Thirteen Moons: A Novel

I see that other fans of Cold Mountain (one of my favorite books of all time) really liked Thirteen Moons, but I was disappointed. Frazier got a big advance to write this book, and he clearly did the research around the period in which he writes (though the reference to kudzu and a couple of other things were a century too early), but he appeared to just create a monologue in...more

I see that other fans of Cold Mountain (one of my favorite books of all time) really liked Thirteen Moons, but I was disappointed. Frazier got a big advance to write this book, and he clearly did the research around the period in which he writes (though the reference to kudzu and a couple of other things were a century too early), but he appeared to just create a monologue in which he fills in all the details about the flora & fauna, the Cherokee, period literature, camping craft, politics etc...creating a Zelig like character for the Carolinas of the mid-19th century, but no story. And the miraculous meeting of Clare at the end of the book (literally bumping into her in the woods),then her leaving for no reason just doesn't ring true. Cold Mountain was a lifetime achievment - Thirteen Moons comes off as what it is, a great writer got a big advance after writing a masterpiece, and tried to create another one on a schedule. Like music, it rarely works that way.   hide

again, another beautifully written book by Charles Frazier

beautiful even more so than Cold mountain. Why wont he hurry up and write another book!?

one of the more boring books I have read lately

Beautifully done - I will miss this character.

More layered and detailed than Frazier's debut, Cold Mountain, this will translate better to film without the need for the massive plot re-writes that affected Cold Mountain.

Frazier is known for his very detailed writing.... this book took me a long time to get through. It was good, but not a favorite.

Love his use of language. Cold Mountain better but this a good read none the less

This is a very good book, though a little harder to follow than Cold Mountain.