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Farmer
Jim Harrison
Delta, 1980
Transforming
I was but two pages into the book when I read the line "He pokes at the ocean with his cane,staring at it with the raptness he felt for the northern lights as a child." And I wept. I grew up in the Upper Penninsula of Michigan and have stared at the northern lights ...
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The English Major: A Novel
Jim Harrison
Grove Press, 2008
I'd Like a Sequel!
As you can see, the reviews of Jim Harrison's "The English Major" run the gamut. Well for my two cents, I thoroughly enjoyed it; laughed out loud many times, and would love to see a sequel where Cliff continues his odyssey into the southern states. Amazing and humors ...
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The Road Home
Jim Harrison
Washington Square Press, 1999
Incredible Experience
After discussing this book with several other literature-lovers, I've found that you either really love this book or you're so-so on it. Women love it more than men, which surprised me, but then, I'm a woman and really loved it and don't see how you can't. But I also ...
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Saving Daylight
Jim Harrison
Copper Canyon Press, 2007
Inspiring and Transcendent
I read this in three sittings over 2 days and I have to say it is the best poetry I have read in a long time. Subtle hints of Whitman and Neruda are folded into an American West verbage that sweeps you away to wherever Jim was when he wrote. I am rereading it now and ...
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Legends of the Fall
Jim Harrison
Delta, 1980
Innocence lost
The three novellas by Jim Harrison collected in Legends of the Fall took my breath away when I read them, and made me wonder why in the world it took so long for me to discover Harrison. His language is sparse and clean--reminiscent to a certain extent of Cormac ...
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Dalva (Contemporary Classics (Washington Square Press))
Jim Harrison
Washington Square Press, 1991
They sin who tell us love can die
This book provided great comfort to me during my struggle with loss. I read it three years after the sudden death of my boyfriend in a grisly auto wreck. It has a lot to say about undying love. The beauty of the language is startling; savor it. The author presents ...
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Just Before Dark
Jim Harrison
Mariner Books, 1999
Another Harrison Treasure
Harrison's Just Before Dark sets itself apart from other works of non-fiction and leaves the reader astonished. Out on the landscape of Hemingway's A Movable Feast, Steinbeck's Travels With Charlie, and Faulkner's Go Down Moses; Harrison has brought forth his ...
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True North
Jim Harrison
Grove Press, 2005
True North
Jim Harrison is, in my opinion one of the best writers we have today, I think he is very much undervalued by the public or whomever, I highly recommend his books. so much so that I named my dog Dalva which is the main character in one of his books, she is long gone ...
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The Woman Lit by Fireflies
Jim Harrison
Grove Press, 2008
Brown Dog is a Hero for Our Time
I was first introduced to Jim Harrison when I took an Intro to Fiction class taught by Harrison biographer/critic Edward Reilly. The book that I read was The Woman Lit by Fireflies. "Brown Dog" is, by far, my favorite novella in the collection. He is an underdog that ...
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The New Elite: Inside the Minds of the Truly Wealthy
Jim Taylor, Doug Harrison, ...
AMACOM, 2008
Best book on The Minds of The Wealthy to Date
I've spent the last 18 months researching academic journals, scientific and popular literature about how those who achieve the top 5% of wealth end up where they are. I've gone through three dozen books, of which four were quite good and the others were brutally poor.
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Off to the Side: A Memoir
Jim Harrison
Grove Press, 2003
Jim Harrison: upinmichigan.org review
Jim Harrison, Off to the Side: a Memoir
Atlantic Monthly Press
reviewed by Sean Aden Lovelace
Jim Harrison has often said he's horrible at titles. I'm not sure that's true (excluding his novel SunDog, neither of sun or dog, and possibly A Good Day to Die, ...
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Braided Creek: A Conversation in Poetry
Jim Harrison, Ted Kooser
Copper Canyon Press, 2003
Braided Creek
Braided Creek was my introduction to Ted Kooser after hearing him interviewed and reading selected pieces of his work on the radio. He captured my attention. Braided Creek is a vehicle for sage conversation, discourse, disclosure and affection between pals Ted Kooser ...
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The Raw and the Cooked: Adventures of a Roving Gourmand
Jim Harrison
Grove Press, 2002
Make the Meatballs!
Well, there certainly is more than enough erudition in all of these reviews. How about just enjoying the food, as Jim Harrison does? My copy is worn out from making the most fabulous meatball recipe on this earth! I have read all of Jim Harrison's books, but totally ...
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A Good Day to Die
Jim Harrison
Delta, 1981
The book that ruined my life
This is an incredible book that drove me into a writing career. Jim Harrison has the rare ability to write about people, not heroes or monsters. You leave this book feeling the story may be exaggerated, but that these people were real. Stumbling upon this book in high ...
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For a Handful of Feathers
Guy de la Valdene
Atlantic Monthly Press, 1997
Remarkable book!
This is a remarkable book. Admittedly my vice is quail hunting, but this book is that and much, much more. It demonstrates an insight into the minds of people. Its language can be a bit rough but only in the way people speak. To anybody who has a love for the ...
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