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The Big Rock Candy Mountain
The Big Rock Candy Mountain
Author: Wallace Stegner
Bo Mason and his wife and two boys live a transient life of poverty and despair, drifting from town to town. A restless, violent adventurer lured by golden dreams, Bo takes his family around the vanished frontier from Nevada to Saskatchewan. Crony of banker, broker, bootlegger, and pimp... a man of towering rages and warmth, with elusive visions...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780671810948
ISBN-10: 0671810944
Publication Date: 2/1/1977
Pages: 635
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  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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3.3 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: Pocket
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
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Wallace Stegner is in true form with his novel...a master of literature, and a well-told story. I was mesmerized from page 1.
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He was a consummate writer--this book has very very well developed characters, plot and descriptions of everything if you slow down long enough to really really read them, are wonderful. Found myself going back pages when I was reading too fast because I realized I was missing the whole, round 'sense' of a scene he set up with incredible descriptions that made you feel like you were right there. The subtlety of how deeply he understood each of the characters was impressive.
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Been reading things I missed when they first appeared. Enjoyed this style of writing.
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well-written saga of a couple and their children. spans two generations and two countries.
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Wallace Stegner at his best.


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