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Five Skies
Five Skies
Author: Ron Carlson
Award-winning short story writer Ron Carlson delivers a stirring novel about three men confronting their pasts and their purpose — Beloved story writer Ron Carlson?s first novel in thirty years, Five Skies is the story of three men gathered high in the Rocky Mountains for a construction project that is to last the summer. Having par...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780143113461
ISBN-10: 0143113461
Publication Date: 4/29/2008
Pages: 256
Rating:
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
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4.2 stars, based on 5 ratings
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
Members Wishing: 0
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Helpful Score: 3
"Five Skies" is a marvelous look at the lives of men who are broken, and who drift into an unlikely place of redemption.

I can't praise this enough -- the setting, the dialogue (and lack thereof), the descriptions of town and food and desolate Southern Idaho are all wonderful.
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Helpful Score: 1
Beautifully written, with rich characters, but the ending seemed a bit abrupt
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