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A soft pick. There were some issues I had to handwave but I concentrated on the interesting work the expedition was doing. I enjoyed seeing the same events through more than one POV- it was a good reminder that people often view things very differently from others without being motivated by maliciousness.
The descriptions of nature & the acknowledgement that there were competing ideas about how to protect (& exploit) the park were good.

Solitude, a book I'm enjoying, and the Broncos in London (on mute because I'm here for the quiet! 😄), ahhh Sunday 🧡💙

I'm in my #happyplace enjoying some genuine quiet time. As in, not only am I the only one up, but, the quiet up here is truly quiet. There is NO noise. Heavenly.
I don't expect to get through all of these books but it would be nice.
#OnMountainTime 🥰

4⭐. The latest in the Walt Longmire series. AND it's narrated by George Guidal. Love this author and narrator.

John is a black man who trains horses on his ranch outside of a small town in Wyoming. When a gay man is murdered in the town the event vibrates through out his life in unexpected ways including bringing the son of his college roommate to stay. Percival Everett is in a league of his own and my only complaint about this book is that it is so short. The ending was so abrupt, I wanted another 150 pages.

Wow—for as much as I didn‘t love the first book in the #FrankieElkinSeries, I sure did love this second one! Impulsively, nomadic citizen finder of missing persons, Frankie joins the search for Tim O‘Day who went into the WY Shoshone National Forest with his groomsmen for a bachelor party weekend & was the only one to not make it out, despite being the most experienced outdoorsman. 5 years later, they‘re hoping the SAR dog Daisy can bring closure.

This is Everett‘s collection of short stories about the West. I didn‘t particularly love the book, and none of to the stories are a must read, but I was entertained throughout. My faves included The Day Comes, which had a suspenseful ending, and Wrong Lead about a horse trainer and riding instructor who mistakenly becomes enmeshed with one of his student‘s romantic lives. I think Everett‘s novels seem more impactful than his shorts.

I‘ve got a lot of homeowner-y, dog training-y, food-preparing-y things I *should* be doing on this beautiful Saturday. But, if the forecast is to be trusted, this might be the last day of weather for quite a while that isn‘t so hazy, hot and humid that I wander around all sweaty boobs and salty moods. SO: I shall spend this fine day on my new deck with my fictional husband, Walt Longmire. (28 pages in, and this new installment is already a win!)

“Wounded” is a compelling read. It‘s a quick one too. There‘s a lot happening in 207 pages.

By far one of the most consistently surprising single authors story collections read so far this year. Bad Dirt ranges from a gritty realism to a magical realism that truly works. I loved this linked collection and Proulx has a truly Dickensian knack for character names. I have been meaning to read Proulx for awhile and was not disappointed. Will definitely be reading more.
#bestof2025