![]() ![]() The mill is the most important part of the town, and a new man has been introduced as the foreman-he's tasked with leaning up the mill and it has resulted in firing, replacing, and steep pay cuts. ![]() The novel reminds me of some of my favorite southern authors-and while it was written in the 1930s, besides a few changes in slang, could be written today-given our heated political and social environment.įor a simple review-the book tells the tale of a town in Washington state during the 1930s. The introduction makes references to the 'lights going out'-which is exactly how the book begins. Each chapter tends to overlap the last-but from a different perspective, so it fills in the gaps as to what may be happening elsewhere in this world (the world is quite small-the majority of the novel takes place over the course of 48 hours and is set in a mill town-the main focus being the mill). It is repetitive-but that's something I highly enjoyed about the book. A lot of conversations, which is sometimes difficult to keep up with, and isn't the easiest read. I don't normally write reviews, however the only other review of this book is written in a way that might lead most people to avoid reading this book, which would be a shame. ![]()
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