A review by mark_lm
As Good as Gone by Larry Watson

4.0

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In this true Western, I especially liked:
The title and the ending from Catullus 101 (that play on each other), the theme of loss of a loved one from death or abandonment, its effects on a family, its appearance from those close to it, children and adults, and from neighbors and strangers in a small town.
An image of death as sleep that occurs to three principal characters at a moment of crisis.
A brief suggestion of a literary image of Christ.