Review: A Great Read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 24, 2012
I initially bought the book because, having lived in Alaska for ten years, anything about AK that appears reasonably interesting appeals to me. I was delighted to discover that not only is Delany a great story teller, with elements of adventure, suspense, a bit of mystery and paranormal, but he knows Alaska, her people and her attitudes, frontwards and backwards. Yes, there are many stories of what happens in wilderness areas of Alaska and most have been neither proved or disproved. He drew me immediately into his property on Moose Jaw, into living in the wilderness and into the mystery of the woman, the "bad men," the bear and life in the wilderness, with rare contact with the outside world. His characters, their actions and reactions are real. There's nothing plastic about anyone or anything involved in the story. This is the first of his books I've read, but it certainly won't be the last. I've recommended his books to a number of friends.