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writesdave 's review for:
Winter's Bone
by Daniel Woodrell
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Ree Dolly has ascended to the pinnacle of American literary heroines as she tracks down her deadbeat addict dad to save her family's house. It's an amazing odyssey in a forgotten part of America, one I would not have even considered were it not for Woodrell's firsthand experience in that rural hellscape. The prose is beautiful, at times over-the-top, and the plot moves quickly. In essence, a uniquely American novel about hardscrabble Americans struggling in a world threatening to leave them behind, but somehow finding a way.