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I just picked up this book before I left for holiday travel to South Carolina.  I tend to read books to get involved in a place, and this summer I was rereading Faulkner's The Unvanquished and then Absolom! Absolom!  

I haven't finished reading Mink River yet, but I was astonished at how similar the writing is.  I enjoy Mink River because it's of the place.  I'm a new comer to Oregon, so I feel like this novel is helping me know Oregon. 

The quote from Pavel Florensky on the cover and Worried Man's obsession with time are reminiscent of Faulkner: "Nothing ever happened and is finished."  I also think that the town of Mink River is like Yoknapatawpha County.

What do you think?

I'm also thinking about sending the book to my Irish Literature professors. I know all the characters of the Tain and can follow along.  I wish I knew something about Gaelic.

Great Book!

Erin Butler

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