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gracchus's review
5.0
First of all, I thought I was reading a folklore novel. Nice, but also a little bit boring, and then at 15% of the book the hell broke loose. 20%/ The novel retains three aspects. The first and second aspects are a crime thriller and a fairy tale, and the third one is a poignant story of a family in a mountain village in Kentucky, USA during industrialisation.
The people of the mountain village have been nourished by their farmed crops and self-hunted game in the surrounding woods until now. The companies are overhunting the woods for their workers and deforesting the hills for timber. They are destroying the basis of existence for the mountain people. The promised jobs in the town are not as expected. They are very different and sapping. In one scene, the slaughterhouses in Chicago are mentioned. The mention of the Chicago slaughterhouse reminded me of Upton Sinclair's The Jungle. In these difficult circumstances, the family is fighting for their way of life. I resume the story as not only compelling and poignant but also a critique of the destroying industrialisation for people and the environment.
The people of the mountain village have been nourished by their farmed crops and self-hunted game in the surrounding woods until now. The companies are overhunting the woods for their workers and deforesting the hills for timber. They are destroying the basis of existence for the mountain people. The promised jobs in the town are not as expected. They are very different and sapping. In one scene, the slaughterhouses in Chicago are mentioned. The mention of the Chicago slaughterhouse reminded me of Upton Sinclair's The Jungle. In these difficult circumstances, the family is fighting for their way of life. I resume the story as not only compelling and poignant but also a critique of the destroying industrialisation for people and the environment.
dotorsojak's review
4.0
3.75 stars rounded up
An unusual historical novel, quite unlike anything else I’ve ever read.
A female main character, who’s a hunter and also a bit of an action hero.
Recommended
An unusual historical novel, quite unlike anything else I’ve ever read.
A female main character, who’s a hunter and also a bit of an action hero.
Recommended
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