A review by timdemarco
The River Swimmer: Novellas by Jim Harrison

3.0

Three stars, but really it's five stars and one star, added and divided by two. I had never read anything by Jim Harrison before picking up this book. The first novella in this collection of two, "The Land of Unlikeliness," had me tempted to run out and buy everything this man has written. I'm glad I hesitated since it only took a few pages of the second novella, "The River Swimmer," before I wanted to steer clear of anything else this guy has written. In any case, the first novella is an excellent story, great language, beautiful descriptions of the landscape, characters that will stick with me. The second one... eh. Poor editing, strange pacing, unlikeable/unrealistic characters, just not my thing at all.
So, buy this used and read the first half. That's my recommendation.