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Once Upon A River (2011)

by Bonnie Jo Campbell(Favorite Author)

3.66 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0393079899 (ISBN13: 9780393079890)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.

review 1: This novel presents the story of an adolescent girl who ends up living on her own on a river, sort of like Huck Finn, but the setting (Michigan, late 1970s) makes it a totally different thing. I enjoyed the book because the protagonist is so unusual, but in the end I found its moral stance too opaque. There's a lot of sex, not all of it healthy, and a lot of shooting, not all of it for food or target practice.
review 2: Margo, the female protagonist, is much like a leaf upon the river, flowing with the current throughout this story. We see glimpses of her strength, but she is overall passive. Until a major change pushes her into a stronger role. I honestly enveyed Margo throughout much of the book - I wanted to live by the river. But like Margo, it is a t... moreough choice between modern society versus the call of the river. But for the short time I was reading this, I was living on water like a modern Mark Twain. less

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