
Member Reviews

There is a lot to admire about this novel. The author does a fabulous job of brining to life 1932 America including schools for Native American children, the impact of the Great Depression, traveling by train and boat and revivals. The four main characters are admirable and there is some suspense and surprises in the novel. The epilogue nicely wraps up an ending for the characters.
The downside was somewhere in the middle, the story waned and I found my interest slipping away. Overall, this is a good story and one I'd recommend.

William Kent Krueger is one of the finest writers writing today.
His protags Odie, Albert, Mose, and Emmy in This Tender Land, are characters you won't soon forget.
They have adventures and collect a wealth of characters during their journey set in a landscape beautifully rendered, during a time skillfully presented.
A treasure of a novel.

Thank you NetGalley and Atria Books for this arc.
This was an absolutely WONDERFUL read. I can't quite classify it as simply an historical read, or literary fiction, or a coming of age tale (a la Huckleberry Finn) as it is a magical combination of all three. All the characters, major and minor felt real. All of the places felt real. It moved along at a good pace even though I really wanted to know what came next for the Vagabonds, I just had to slow my reading down to savor what was happening now.
Thank you NetGalley and Atria Books again.