Helpful Score: 4
I very much enjoyed Leif Enger's debut novel "Peace Like a River," so was looking forward to reading "So Brave, Young, and Handsome." The latter is a tribute to Western novels, and reads like a cross between a cowboy novel and On the Road.
The story is narrated by Monte Becket, a successful first time novelist who can't find the inspiration for a follow up. With the encouragement of his wife, he travels with Glendon, a boat builder and ex-con with many regrets, to find Glendon's true love Blue so he can make things right with her. What follows is a road trip via boat, horse, and automobile, filled with romance, shooting, and more horses.
Perhaps I am the wrong audience for this book because although Enger writes eloquently as always, the time period in which the book is set doesn't appeal to me. Unfortunately, the events in the story and the characters did not interest me enough to overcome this. I would recommend this book to a reader who is interested in cowboys, train robberies, etc., but only to those readers interested in that niche.
The story is narrated by Monte Becket, a successful first time novelist who can't find the inspiration for a follow up. With the encouragement of his wife, he travels with Glendon, a boat builder and ex-con with many regrets, to find Glendon's true love Blue so he can make things right with her. What follows is a road trip via boat, horse, and automobile, filled with romance, shooting, and more horses.
Perhaps I am the wrong audience for this book because although Enger writes eloquently as always, the time period in which the book is set doesn't appeal to me. Unfortunately, the events in the story and the characters did not interest me enough to overcome this. I would recommend this book to a reader who is interested in cowboys, train robberies, etc., but only to those readers interested in that niche.
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