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Summary: Needs polishing
Review: A very well researched book. I found the facts well looked into. Mr. Egan's style is a little off for me though. It seems to be poorly written when put alongside the research. I also found it humorous that he writes for a newspaper, and publishes a book, but hammers on the timber industry though out said book.
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Summary: Needs polishing
Review: A very well researched book. I found the facts well looked into. Mr. Egan's style is a little off for me though. It seems to be poorly written when put alongside the research. I also found it humorous that he writes for a newspaper, and publishes a book, but hammers on the timber industry though out said book.
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Summary: Required reading for NW residents
Review: An engaging, beautiful and well-written glimpse of the Pacific Northwest. I have given this book as a gift to a couple of friends who have recently moved into the area. Egan's best work, by far.
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Summary: Essential reading for anyone who cares about the PNW
Review: Anyone who is interested in the Pacific North-West - whether its history, ecology, geology or native Amaericans - should read Timothy Egan's excellent book. It is well written and totally absorbing. He speaks up for the natural life of this beautiful area, charting and bewailing the short-sighted despoilation of landscape, wildlife and cultures and arguing for a different approach for the future. You don't have to have visited the area before reading the book - indeed, it provides in itself a fascinating itinerary for the visitor. But if you know Washington,Oregon and Idaho you will relate to this book. It makes you think, understand and most of all, come to love this unique area.
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Summary: The prose can be excessive, but the subject is fascinating
Review: As someone who was born and raised in the Northwest, I found this book to be a fine and insightful look at the region. Gossipy enough to tantalize, but grounded in a real understanding of the state's culture and history. My only beef with the book? I'm a fan of lean, but expressive prose and I felt that Egan too frequently used twenty-five cent words when a ten cent one would do. Still, this book is high on my list of great gifts for friends who live in the Northwest.
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Summary: Not for beer-chugging good ol' boys
Review: Egan's book offers a balanced account of major issues and historical events in the Pacific Northwest. The foci of chapters are evenly balanced between urban and rural issues and the coastal versus interior geographies. Although Egan's essays are colored by Egan's opinions (what else would one expect?), he offers surprisingly fair appraisals of the complex conflicts in this region. For example, resource extraction efforts are not uniformly depicted as wicked. His simple main point is apolitical: mining, fishing, and timber industries have radically changed the face of Northwest ecologies and economies. As another example, the native american tribal leader charged with child molestation is depicted as just that, without apologies. Still, Egan's fairly even appraisal of political and economic issues in the Northwest is unlikely to please those with knee-jerk tendencies to dismiss anything leaning, even slightly, to the left.
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Summary: Not for beer-chugging good ol' boys
Review: Egan's book offers a balanced account of major issues and historical events in the Pacific Northwest. The foci of chapters are evenly balanced between urban and rural issues and the coastal versus interior geographies. Although Egan's essays are colored by Egan's opinions (what else would one expect?), he offers surprisingly fair appraisals of the complex conflicts in this region. For example, resource extraction efforts are not uniformly depicted as wicked. His simple main point is apolitical: mining, fishing, and timber industries have radically changed the face of Northwest ecologies and economies. As another example, the native american tribal leader charged with child molestation is depicted as just that, without apologies. Still, Egan's fairly even appraisal of political and economic issues in the Northwest is unlikely to please those with knee-jerk tendencies to dismiss anything leaning, even slightly, to the left.
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Summary: Jenny's review of the Good Rain
Review: Egan's tail does well to capture the beauty of the Pacific Northwest and inform his audience of some important issues. However, I found the layout of his book hard to follow and this made me want to put it down and stop reading. I also think that some of the chapters were overly long and repetitive.
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Summary: Pacific Northwest, Description. Highly recommended. A must.
Review: I have nothing to add to Amazon's review,
except that I agree. The book is a must.
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Summary: Mandatory reading to obtain a Wash State drivers license?Yes
Review: I have read this book at least twice and quote it to others repeatedly. Now I just give away copies. My concern for our state's natural resources began in 1963--how I wish I had a book such as "The Good Rain" much earlier than 1998. It was given to me by a family member who found it at a garage sale for $5! It has changed our families' thinking tremendously. Wouldn't it be wonderful if it was required reading for every person applying for a Washington State driver's license? Presently I'm enjoying reading "The Canoe and Saddle" by Theodore Winthrop, whom Egan quotes. We spent 17 days vacationing in the west side of the state this summer to recall all the natural wonders of the mountains, Puget Sound, ocean and inland peninsulas. There is no place on earth like Washington State. Sadly, we had only one day of the "drip, drip, drip." It equalled our month-long trip in Europe! (I'm a Washington native, born in Bellingham, lived in Seattle and presently in Spokane.)
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