Hunter's Horn [Paperback]

Harriette Arnow (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Macmillan Co. NY, (1949)
• ASIN: B000QMK16A
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Strong characters and detailed descriptions of Ky people, March 8, 1998

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[e-mail] (New York, New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hunter's Horn (Paperback)

This book captures the spirit, character, and complexities of the mountain people of eastern Kentucky better than any other I have read. The individuals are simple, strong-willed, and proud like many of the people I grew up with. The descriptions of the landscape are detailed, accurate, and compelling as I remember them. For anyone interested in a better understanding of the depth of human character explained in a very readable way, this is a terrific book

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Great American Novel of the 20th Century!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, March 25, 2002

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David J. Batten (South of Mayberry, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hunter's Horn (Paperback)

Set in rural Kentucky around WWII, this book is so good, it should replace Huckelberry Finn as "the great american novel". It is a shame that it isn't better known, but unfortunately Arnow-Simpson is thought of as a regional writer. This is a very deep book, but it also has some very funny parts. Her description of pre-consumerism country life is very detailed and insightful. She saw how the world was changing, and captured a piece of it that is now long gone. I'm not even an hunting type, and I wanted to go out and get a couple of hounds after reading this. Better even than The Dollmaker, and not half as sad. Highly Recommended!

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The great American novel, April 19, 2006

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Hoosier Girl (Indianapolis IN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hunter's Horn (Paperback)

If you've never read Harriette Arnow, or only know her through The Dollmaker, you'll be shocked at how stunning this novel is. Beautiful written, with some of the most complex and moving characters in literature.