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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm reading to The North Woods by Daniel Mason, a booker finalist for other works. It's the story of a cabin/house in rural western Mass and the stories of the inhabitants over 300 years. Really wonderful, especially since I grew up in a similar house in Vermont. [/quote]

I think the North Woods is the type of book you’d like if you liked Lincoln in the Bardo. Similar vibes…

Unlike the PPs who disliked it, I think North Woods is a masterful, magical book. I liked it a lot on the first read and loved it on the second. The creativity in this novel is just unmatched and so clever. It's packed with quiet, subtle gems.  It's like Daniel Mason trusted his readers to be intelligent, thoughtful readers instead of spelling everything out and hitting us over the head.  [/quote]

Love the underlying diss to the previous PPs lol[/quote]

yup, basically you have to have a superior IQ to like a book...uhhm..ok[/quote]

It's not about having a superior IQ. The magic in North Woods is in the Easter eggs, the through lines between all the vignettes that are often only connected by a single line or cursory reference.  I said I read it twice; I myself missed half of the special moments on first read. I think you have to be in a certain reading mood to appreciate North Woods. If you're in the mood for something plot or character-driven that is more straight-forward entertainment, it's not going to be the book for you at that moment.  Not to say it's not entertaining, it's a very funny book.

What's the point of book discussion if we can't say more than "I liked" or "I didn't like" a book? [/quote][/quote]

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