And, to be fair, I did like it better than Crawdads. If you like epic adventure or travel stories and historical fiction that is also trying to be the Great American Novel (similarities to Huck Finn, and Grapes of Wrath), this one might be for you. But, the story itself is good enough, and the writing didn't get on my nerves enough for me to stop reading it. The author seems like a nice guy so I hate to be so negative but I guess I just had some pet peeves when it came to this book. It's a bit melodramatic and overly descriptive. There are "lessons" here that are spelled out very clearly. Because of this, the book is a bit longer than it needed to be and my interest waned here and there. Variety isn't necessary in this instance). get ready for these oft-repeated phrases and ideas: Buck Jones (like the actor!), We're going to St Louis (we have an aunt there!), God is a tornado!, and, my personal favorite- mouth organ (dude, no one says this, ya just say "harmonica", even if they have to use it twice in one sentence. The writing is on the heavy-handed side and repetitive. Because it was compared to Crawdads, I had my reservations about reading it but here we are.
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