Adrianne Harun
Auteur de A Man Came Out of a Door in the Mountain
A propos de l'auteur
Adrianne Harun's stories have appeared in numerous journals. She has been the recipient of a Nelson Algren award and a MacDowell Fellowship. She lives in Port Townsend, Washington, where she co-owns a garage, Motorsport. 010
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Œuvres de Adrianne Harun
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Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 20th century
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- USA
- Pays (pour la carte)
- USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Port Townsend, Washington, USA
- Professions
- fiction writer
creative writing teacher, Pacific Lutheran University
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 4
- Membres
- 224
- Popularité
- #100,172
- Évaluation
- 3.5
- Critiques
- 15
- ISBN
- 13
The town this book is set in a remote Canadian town in British Columbia, surviving off of Lumber and Mining, but thriving on neither. The high schoolers are stuck between worlds, needing to work just to survive, but with no opportunities. Add in missing women, women who walk home at night after work, but never arrive.
I found the writing competent, but at times disjointed. The three pieces of missing women, the downfall of the local crime boss, and than what happens at the hotel, are connected, but its a bit disjointed, not always clear on what is happening. Hana Swan and Keven Seven are never really explained, nor is their role in all this.
I think the elements are important, but in this story, they are too jumbled.
One thing, there is a sentence about how the res kids drink any alcohol they can find, but they do it because nothing better will happen. This is a thought that is eye-opening to those who have a future to look forward to.… (plus d'informations)