"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
This week's pick is by an author that I've enjoyed a few times in the past. His writing tends to be a bit dark, but is very well done.
Release date: September 10, 2013
In David Vann’s searing novel Goat Mountain,
an 11-year-old boy at his family’s annual deer hunt is eager to make his
first kill. His father discovers a poacher on the land, a 640-acre
ranch in Northern California, and shows him to the boy through the scope
of his rifle. With this simple gesture, tragedy erupts, shattering
lives irrevocably.
In prose devastating and beautiful in its
precision, David Vann creates a haunting and provocative novel that
explores our most primal urges and beliefs, the bonds of blood and
religion that define and secure us, and the consequences of our
actions—what we owe for what we’ve done.
David Vann is the award-winning author of Legend of a Suicide, Caribou Island, A Mile Down, and Last Day on Earth.
Great pick, Diane. I actually got a galley of this one at BEA. I enjoyed his previous novel, Caribou Island. This new one looks interesting as well.
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I'm not sure if this one's for me so I'm going to be watching for everyone's reviews.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a very dramatic tale. Thanks for the great review Diane.
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Denise
An English Girl Rambles
Children and guns. Sounds like a lesson to learn...
ReplyDeleteI'm a Vann Fan! This one looks good. I asked for a review copy and look forward to reading it.
ReplyDeleteOh sounds intense. I'll be looking for the reviews of this one when it comes out.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a good book!
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