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The River is a 2019 novel by Peter Heller that tells the story of two college friends, Jack and Wynn, who take a canoe expedition in the remote Northern Canadian wilderness. What begins as an idyllic journey soon turns ominous when a nearby forest fire threatens the young men’s safety and survival .
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For the Detailed Plot Summary, click here or scroll all the way down. Jack and Wynn are best friends from college, bonded by their mutual love for the outdoors. When a forest fire breaks out during a canoeing trip, they’re initially only mildly concerned. However, soon they come across a man whose wife is missing, and the small fire they initially ...
Stylistically, my impression of this book is similar to those I had from reading the Dog Stars many years ago. Heller’s prose flows smoothly. He takes his time at parts, but I was always eager to keep reading. The plot is simple and streamlined, but the characters are complex. A lot of authors dazzle you with huge casts of characters with big perso...
Heller is clearly knowledgeable about the outdoors. The authenticity of The River sets this story apart and heightens its immersive qualities. There are a multitude of technical details (the way the smoke blows or how the currents flow or what food supplies are available, etc.) ingrained in the plot, which adds a distinctive, realistic dimension to...
Slow burning and intense, this book is a proper survivalist story. The Riverwould be a fantastic book for any anyone who is an outdoorsy-type — full of evocative details and with obvious attention to technical accuracy. That said, I’m not remotely outdoorsy, and I still appreciated it for its well-constructed prose and the straightforward but textu...
Mar 5, 2019 · Book Summary. From the best-selling author of The Dog Stars, the story of two college students on a wilderness canoe trip - a gripping tale of a friendship tested by fire, white water, and violence.
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This study guide contains the following sections: Plot Summary. Chapters. Characters. Symbols and Symbolism. Settings. Themes and Motifs. Styles. This detailed literature summary also contains Quotes and a Free Quiz on The River: A Novel by Peter Heller.
Mar 5, 2019 · Peter Heller creates this wilderness journey with broad strokes of the lay of the land. He surrounds us with full, lush views of the dense trees and wildlife along the Maskwa River. His finite descriptors have us, as readers, crouched low within the canoe ourselves.
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Mar 5, 2019 · Peter Heller's 'The River' is full of fire, life and profound consequences. Tod Goldberg. Special to USA TODAY. Few people have the luck to die “in the prime of life,” Peter Heller writes...
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But: The next day a man appears on the river, paddling alone. Is this the man they heard? And, if he is, where is the woman? From this charged beginning, master storyteller Peter Heller, unspools a headlong, heart-pounding story of desperate wilderness survival. ★ A NATIONAL BESTSELLER ★ AN INDIE NEXT PICK ★ FORBES RECOMMENDED BOOKS FOR ...
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