Eric Scott Fischl
Teoksen Dr. Potter's Medicine Show tekijä
Tekijän teokset
Merkitty avainsanalla
Yleistieto
- Sukupuoli
- male
- Asuinpaikat
- Bitterroot Valley, Montana, USA
- Agentti
- Jennie Goloboy (Red Sofa Literary)
Jäseniä
Kirja-arvosteluja
Dr Potter's medicine show Tekijä: Eric Scott Fischl
I enjoyed the book. It owed a lot to "something Wicked This Way Comes," though it lacked the variety. In this version, everyone simply wants to keep living. The leavels of evil and cruelty are shocking and I'm a little confused as to why the most unredeemed character in the book was riding a horse named after King Arthur's horse, but questions like that are unlikely to be answered.
4.5/5 stars!
The Trials of Solomon Parker is a difficult novel to define, other than awesome! Set in Butte, Montana in the early 1900's, it features Native Americans, deep ugly coal mines, mob bosses, boxing, lots and lots of drinking and, oh yeah, second chances.
Solomon Parker is a hard working man who has fallen on some hard times. His wife seems to be suffering from postpartum depression, his infant son is colicky and never stops crying, and Sol just wants to gamble and drink it all away. Add to that a fire in the coal mine and an ugly scene between mine owners and union organizers, and things only get worse. Then, Sol meets Marked Face and has the opportunity to gamble for a second chance. Will he do it, and more importantly, will he win? You'll have to read this to find out.
I requested this book from NetGalley, solely based on the description and the cover. I ended up seriously impressed-most especially with the quality of writing. There were scenes during that mine fire where I felt like I had trouble breathing-they were so smoky, claustrophobic and scary. I felt like I was there.
Interspersed with the main narrative was a bit of Native American back story. This wasn't tribe specific, but it did involve a number of traditional stories that rang true to me, (and really weren't all that different than stories from other religions and belief systems.) The skill with which this was all woven together was admirable, easy to follow, and hard to break away from.
Thinking about this story overnight, I raised my rating a little. This book captured and kept my imagination. It brought Butte, Montana to life, and showed real prowess depicting what the day to day was like for people back then. And that's before all the really cool stuff is taken into account!
So however one wants to label this book, be it historical fiction, a western, a native American fable, or a story about second chances and fate, you can be sure to label it DAMN ENTERTAINING and unique. I highly recommend it!
*Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the free e-ARC of this novel in exchange for my honest review. This is it.*
… (lisätietoja)
The Trials of Solomon Parker is a difficult novel to define, other than awesome! Set in Butte, Montana in the early 1900's, it features Native Americans, deep ugly coal mines, mob bosses, boxing, lots and lots of drinking and, oh yeah, second chances.
Solomon Parker is a hard working man who has fallen on some hard times. His wife seems to be suffering from postpartum depression, his infant son is colicky and never stops crying, and Sol just wants to gamble and drink it all away. Add to that a fire in the coal mine and an ugly scene between mine owners and union organizers, and things only get worse. Then, Sol meets Marked Face and has the opportunity to gamble for a second chance. Will he do it, and more importantly, will he win? You'll have to read this to find out.
I requested this book from NetGalley, solely based on the description and the cover. I ended up seriously impressed-most especially with the quality of writing. There were scenes during that mine fire where I felt like I had trouble breathing-they were so smoky, claustrophobic and scary. I felt like I was there.
Interspersed with the main narrative was a bit of Native American back story. This wasn't tribe specific, but it did involve a number of traditional stories that rang true to me, (and really weren't all that different than stories from other religions and belief systems.) The skill with which this was all woven together was admirable, easy to follow, and hard to break away from.
Thinking about this story overnight, I raised my rating a little. This book captured and kept my imagination. It brought Butte, Montana to life, and showed real prowess depicting what the day to day was like for people back then. And that's before all the really cool stuff is taken into account!
So however one wants to label this book, be it historical fiction, a western, a native American fable, or a story about second chances and fate, you can be sure to label it DAMN ENTERTAINING and unique. I highly recommend it!
*Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the free e-ARC of this novel in exchange for my honest review. This is it.*
… (lisätietoja)
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Tilastot
- Teokset
- 2
- Jäseniä
- 66
- Suosituimmuussija
- #259,059
- Arvio (tähdet)
- 3.5
- Kirja-arvosteluja
- 2
- ISBN:t
- 7