A review by curlewcora
Damnation Spring by Ash Davidson

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I grew up hearing stories about the logging days. I’ve only heard the “winning” side, despite my dad formerly being a logger and growing up in a former mill town. I worked, testified, and lobbied to protect parcels of land from logging roads. I feel like this book made me finally understand that time, the stakes that existed, the lives the policies affected. It’s also just a really good book. People are complicated, family is complicated, politics are complicated, small towns are complicated. And how beautiful and horrible it all is. What a fucking gut punch the end is, though.