Cabin Fever Notes from a PartTime Pioneer eBook William Sullivan Janell Sorensen
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When William L. Sullivan and his wife Janell built a log cabin in the wilds of Oregon's Coast Range, they were swept up in 25 summers of back-to-the-earth adventure, felling trees with a crosscut saw and confronting beaver in the refrigerator. Along the way they raised a family and puzzled out a murder mystery that had haunted their roadless homestead for decades.
Cabin Fever Notes from a PartTime Pioneer eBook William Sullivan Janell Sorensen
We chose this as one of our book club selections primarily because the author is a local Oregonian. He is well known for his travel books, primarily those about hiking in the Northwest. I get the feeling that travelogues are his forte, because writing a compelling novel is clearly not.The subject matter of a young couple building a cabin by hand, in a remote part of wilderness (though remote only by choice as they are surrounded by dairy farms and others with modern conveniences) could have been so much more interesting than it turned out. Even winding a mysterious death into the story did little to help this plodding, simplistic, and often predictably mundane story.
It is as if the author was channeling "Little House on the Prairie" with none of the charm or warmth. It feels as if it is written for young adults, or adults so idealistic as to simply set aside common sense, to believe that there is much of anything to be appreciated in the day to day lives of the main characters.
The author begins many chapters with quotes from Thoreau's "Walden Pond." However there is nothing as rich, entertaining, or philosophic about this book in comparison. Thoreau spent two years, two months and two days in his cabin, while this book's main couple endures more than 20 summers in barely as many chapters. However, reading the mundane minutia often felt like an eternity.
For me, the ironic part of the the author's background as travel writer, was the lack of description in the landscape that we Oregonians know to be lush, beautiful, and welcoming.
Don't expect any grand conclusions...they just aren't there.
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Cabin Fever Notes from a PartTime Pioneer eBook William Sullivan Janell Sorensen Reviews
Love this book. Clean, family oriented content and great story. Live your cabin-in-the-woods dream vicariously.
This is a wonderful book. It's well-written and keeps your attention throughout. You get to know the people, and to care what happens to them.
The focus is less on the hands-on pioneering, although that aspect is fascinating and enlightening, and more on the pioneering spirit. It's nice to know that the spirit is still alive.
Interesting book that covered a number of years but was difficult at time to keep track of when and where they were in life.
GREAT book. I love Mr Sullivan's writing style. Perfect mix of gentle honest humor, suspense, and he has a way to draws descriptions with words. On of the books I return to often.
An absolute Oregon classic. I ordered the and the Audio book, which is narrated by Sullivan himself.
Fun story. You can tell that the author dances between real events & fictional events throughout the book. But overall I enjoyed the read.
A friend whom recently passed away at only 59 recommended this to me... If you want to get lost in the wilderness and the old style or writing this is for you.. A great book...
We chose this as one of our book club selections primarily because the author is a local Oregonian. He is well known for his travel books, primarily those about hiking in the Northwest. I get the feeling that travelogues are his forte, because writing a compelling novel is clearly not.
The subject matter of a young couple building a cabin by hand, in a remote part of wilderness (though remote only by choice as they are surrounded by dairy farms and others with modern conveniences) could have been so much more interesting than it turned out. Even winding a mysterious death into the story did little to help this plodding, simplistic, and often predictably mundane story.
It is as if the author was channeling "Little House on the Prairie" with none of the charm or warmth. It feels as if it is written for young adults, or adults so idealistic as to simply set aside common sense, to believe that there is much of anything to be appreciated in the day to day lives of the main characters.
The author begins many chapters with quotes from Thoreau's "Walden Pond." However there is nothing as rich, entertaining, or philosophic about this book in comparison. Thoreau spent two years, two months and two days in his cabin, while this book's main couple endures more than 20 summers in barely as many chapters. However, reading the mundane minutia often felt like an eternity.
For me, the ironic part of the the author's background as travel writer, was the lack of description in the landscape that we Oregonians know to be lush, beautiful, and welcoming.
Don't expect any grand conclusions...they just aren't there.
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