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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Enjoyable and fascinating,
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This review is from: Woman Who Married a Bear (Paperback)
I enjoyed this book a lot. The Alaskan setting is beautifully described by someone who knows it intimately. The characters are (mostly) unique and memorable; even the potentially cliche-ridden drunken P.I. Younger has a complicated and intriguing background. The writing is economical in the way good poetry is economical -- comparisons with Raymond Chandler are apt, as he's one of the few mystery writers who manage to achieve the same balance. And the animal characters -- ravens, bears, eagles -- are used brilliantly to enhance the drama of the story. I found the mystery itself rather weak: of COURSE the guy who's doing time for the crime didn't commit it, and the isolated setting means that the number of suspects is necessarily limited. The P.I.'s elderly client doesn't tell him the eponymous legend until very late in the book, but that was a wise decision on the author's part, as it clearly gives away who done it. But the climax is still exciting enough, and calls on all of Younger's considerable resourcefulness. I'm definitely planning to read the rest of the series.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Woman Who Married a Bear (Paperback)
"The Woman Who Married A Bear" is an incredibly wonderful novel. It is filled with one-of-a-kind characters who mesh into a compelling, tangled story line. Add to that mix the uniqueness of Sitka, Alaska and and the craftsmanship of Straley as a writer, and you have a fine reading experience. I've ordered the other novels in the Cecil Younger series, and I can't wait to get at 'em.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Well done story telling with creepy atmosphere,
By A Customer
This review is from: Woman Who Married a Bear (Paperback)
Having read The Curious Eat Themselves and being intrigued by the way Straley uses Alaskan wildlife (especially the appearance of ravens), geography and climate to enhance the often creepy mood permeating the storyline I sought out his first. I'm glad I did. Here is an Alaskan version of vintage Chandler. I marveled at the similarities between this novel and The Big Sleep or The Little Sister with the strong matriarch in Straley's novel (analagous to the patriarchs found in Chandler's work) fighting to preserve the family name and honor, no matter what the cost. Also fascinating is Straley's use of Tlingit myths and stories as allusions to the plot twists in The Woman Who Married A Bear. Here is a series of private eye novels with authenticity in voice, setting and style. I plan to read the entire series in chronology.
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