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trin's review against another edition
3.0
Why hello, intense '90s Vermont nostalgia!
I lived in Vermont in the '90s, this is set in Vermont in the '90s, and it feels deeply of Vermont in the '90s. This is both good and bad. On the good side, the atmosphere is thick on the page and lovingly portrayed. The characters could easily be people I knew back then, the crotchety weirdos. And this is ultimately a tender, environmentalist narrative that celebrates family and the land.
Bad: wow the '90s hated fat people. And was weirded out by queer people. Yikes. Maybe I don't actually miss the '90s.
But this is still a solid story that at least made me want to spend a few days in the mountains.
I lived in Vermont in the '90s, this is set in Vermont in the '90s, and it feels deeply of Vermont in the '90s. This is both good and bad. On the good side, the atmosphere is thick on the page and lovingly portrayed. The characters could easily be people I knew back then, the crotchety weirdos. And this is ultimately a tender, environmentalist narrative that celebrates family and the land.
Bad: wow the '90s hated fat people. And was weirded out by queer people. Yikes. Maybe I don't actually miss the '90s.
But this is still a solid story that at least made me want to spend a few days in the mountains.
sandygx260's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this book. I'm thinking that Chris Bohjalian delivers a far better novel when he maintains some simple joy in his prose. In short, he's has been sucked up his own asshole and has forgotten how to write a joyful, lyrical novel. This is far more superior than the silly, overwrought "The Flight Attendant".
select52's review against another edition
5.0
Wonderful story. Don’t know why it took me so long to read books by this home state author. @ChrisBohjalian has not failed to treat this reader with his fantastic novels.
melohpa's review
4.0
See my review at https://topplingbookpile.blogspot.com/2020/01/water-witches-by-chris-bohjalian-2020.html
margyly's review against another edition
2.0
Another Vermont story, this one about dowsers and ski area developments that need water to make snow. Not compelling. I skipped to the last chapter after reading the first quarter.
clarbineds's review against another edition
4.0
Set in the nineties, this story showed its age a bit, though the standard Bohjalian plot worked as usual. The Good Guys win!
marie_gg's review against another edition
4.0
Fascinating story about dowsers in Vermont, who come head to head with a major ski resort, which wants to tap a low-flowing river during a drought. Bohjalian always provides a thought-provoking read.
wolfsonarchitect's review against another edition
3.0
This is a fun, light novel set around Montpelier, VT. It captures Vermont culture well.