Sound of Mountain Water
by Wallace Stegner
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Author: Wallace StegnerEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1997-11-01
ISBN: 0140266747
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Book Reviews of Sound of Mountain Water
Book Review: "It's all right, I'm okay! I'm not great, but I'm okay!" --The Sound of Mountain Water, after a bad fall
Summary: 3 Stars
Oh, what do we have here?
Oh, it's a cute, little, cute book.
Why, it's a collection of essays by noted writer Wallace Stegner!
Oh, how adorable!
Hmmm. I don't know, what can I say about another bunch of essays by Wallace Stegner? The thought of writing about them just kind of depresses me. I mean, the book is fine, for what it is, but it's not that exciting. It's another nature writer writing about the West, another collection of essays, and another book that just kind of IS. It's not great, it's not bad, it just is.
You might like its essay on southern Utah's Glen Canyon filling with water (Lake Powell) after the construction of Glen Canyon Dam. That's nice, and good enough that it's been reprinted many times in many books because of its statement that Lake Powell's Escalante Arm--where the Escalante River used to be--should be banned to powerboats.
Or, you might like its account of the trading posts and Navajo Rodeo near Lees Ferry in northern Arizona, or the account of hiking and rafting the San Juan River, but the essay on the billboards of New Mexico is just kind of dumb, and several others just didn't do much for me.
Read it if you want to. You'll find some good things in it, especially if you're a Western historian or obsessed with Glen Canyon, but don't expect anything too wonderful.
Expect papercuts.
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