5-Second Book Review: Five Skies

Five Skies by Ron Carlson

I first read Carlson a couple years ago after reading a review of The Signal in Esquire. His tight description of a western mountain locale is incredible, and his narrative about three men--Darwin, Arthur, and Ronnie, all outcasts in their own way--working on a remote construction project is rife with philosophy. It's really my kind of book, I reckon.

A highlight (from a scene near the end as the men finish up the project):

"What do we do after this? What have I got, two more checks?"
"Or three," Darwin said.
"Go back to Pocatello to that grange hall with that hammer and that toolbelt, and you'll be building garages all fall; that'll lead to something, that'll lead to the next thing for you," Arthur told him. "You could start a table outlet."
"The next thing. Is that what it comes down to?" Ronnie looked across at the tent, the campsite, the table.
"That's the whole lesson, I think."

That's what it comes down to. The next thing.

Which for you should be this book. Check it out; it's a good'un.

Source: http://nobisomania.blogspot.com/2011/05/5-second-book-review-five-skies.html

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