Chorus of Divided Diners Create a Different Kind of Mystery
As the thoroughly enjoyable plot evolves from another long and very bitter Minnesota winter, diners are divided about the fate of 40 year long Reserve island resident Rauri Paar. Humor enlivens the telling of many entwined and unusual resident stories as they reveal their conflicting deepest feelings. Even if readers are not Winter
Wonderland fans, this book will likely be a straight read-thru, with its smooth and memorable dialogue.
Suspense builds as the wedding of the two main characters, Alpo and Sissy, approaches. Readers may wonder if ANYONE will survive their personal and geological challenges to make the date.
The book holds only a few letdowns. The Pete and Meg episodes involving animal cruelty, as well as later gruesome descriptions of animal slaughter and deer hunting are not for the tenderhearted. Sissy had odd proclivities. As well, Pete's senseless decision to risk his own life to finally hunt for Rauri felt contrived, predictable, and stupid. Why chose the night before his father's wedding? A real Duh. And, readers may wonder why Louise was left alone to reprise her striptease during the wedding...?
Wonderland fans, this book will likely be a straight read-thru, with its smooth and memorable dialogue.
Suspense builds as the wedding of the two main characters, Alpo and Sissy, approaches. Readers may wonder if ANYONE will survive their personal and geological challenges to make the date.
The book holds only a few letdowns. The Pete and Meg episodes involving animal cruelty, as well as later gruesome descriptions of animal slaughter and deer hunting are not for the tenderhearted. Sissy had odd proclivities. As well, Pete's senseless decision to risk his own life to finally hunt for Rauri felt contrived, predictable, and stupid. Why chose the night before his father's wedding? A real Duh. And, readers may wonder why Louise was left alone to reprise her striptease during the wedding...?