A review by serendipitysbooks
Barkskins by Annie Proulx

emotional informative reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

 Barkskins is epic historical fiction , set mostly in Canada. It follows the contrasting fortunes of two young Frenchmen and several generations of their descendants. It deals with themes like greed, capitalism, deforestation, colonialism and Indigenous peoples, and climate change. I enjoyed it but frequently wanted to shout at the characters “No those forests will not be there forever, especially at the rate you are chopping them down”. 
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