This short novel made me wonder why I don\u2019t read more Westerns. It nicely captures the changes that come with modernity both good and bad. Using a likable main character\u2019s point of view we can see how people react to things we might take for granted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Books like these are the closest thing to time travel. Nothings is juiced up for excitement and we examine things happening at a slow pace. I liked how the author jumps around in the timeline – just enough without being annoying. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019ve never read any other books by this author but I\u2019ll have to remedy that in the future. Next I am reading Will There Ever Be Another You by Patricia Lockwood. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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