A review by borderhopper
Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
This was the second Stegner novel I read, anticipating as good a read as I had with the first (The Spectator Bird). The novel is situated in lives and careers of academics, so it was a bit rarified for those situated here on earth. And also one of the two couple protagonists were from extreme wealth, that being another disconnect, even balanced as it was by the struggling second couple protagonists.
As with the first novel, though, I could forgive a whole lot of cultural distance by Stegner's always beautifully wrought language. I'd likely read it again just for the pleasure his sentences delivered.
As with the first novel, though, I could forgive a whole lot of cultural distance by Stegner's always beautifully wrought language. I'd likely read it again just for the pleasure his sentences delivered.