Because I enjoyed "Peace Like a River" so much, I wanted to try another one by this author. This one is a treasure too. It's another cowboy story, kind of, and the narrator is similar to the one in his first book. That is, the narrator is humble, vulnerable, quirky, and often funny. Both narrators are absolutely delightful and honest and engaging.
Another similarity between the two books is that they deal with a criminal on the run. Outlaws and horses are involved in both stories as well. And both books have fascinating and witty and colorful characters who get caught up in crazy, outlandish, but somehow charming adventures.
I really liked the way this story unfolded. I enjoyed following Monte Becket's adventure, although I worried about him. I liked him so much, I felt protective of him. I wanted him to go home to Susannah, but he just could never get there! Things kept cropping up...and I enjoyed reading about what a road trip across Kansas and Oklahoma, etc., was like. I enjoyed the way he camped out, rode trains, met people, and was true to his friend Glendon. The final chapters set in the citrus orchards of California were beautiful reading too. Enger creates such idyllic settings and warmth, you want to enter the story somehow! He's also very funny. Laugh out loud funny sometimes. That Pinkerton detective, Charlie Siringo, unfolds in a fascinating way, as do all of the characters here. His language, metaphors, and visuals are STUNNING.
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