Genre: Novel
Grade: A
Notable People: Daniel Woodrell
Title: Winter’s Bone
Review: I finally got around to reading this ten year old novel, that created quite stir when it came out. A harsh and gripping tale of life in the hollows of the Ozark mountains……bleakly and beautifully told. The heroine, 16 year old Ree Dolly, is forced to try and find her disappeared father in the back woods and deep gorges of the mountains- either that or lose the home he has put up as bail collateral….the tiny mountain cabin that she presides over for her two teen age brothers and far gone mentally ill mother. Danger and heartache lurk around every bend, but the courageous young woman refuses to flinch or bend. Slight, mountain humor is sprinkled throughout, which reduces the tension a bit, and the use of colloquial language makes it bearable. Tough story, exceedingly well written and told throughout out. Had to read it slowly- as it haunts.