Thirteen Moons
by Charles Frazier, Read by Will Patton, 2006.
This story is about the life of an individual who moved west to North Carolina as a youth in the early part of the nineteenth century and the subsequent events in his life, particularly as they relate to the Cherokee Nation. While the historical aspects that provide the backdrop of the book are interesting, the pace of the book moves about as fast as the aging process of the main character. Compounding the problem of pace is the slow Southern drawl used by the reader, Will Patton. While his tone and accent are appropriate for this particular book, the style of the reading and the writing together make for a long, long experience getting through it.
Charles Frazier would do well to employ some more action-oriented writing techniques, such as those of Ken Follett, to generate some more pace and, hopefully, an increased level of interest on the part of the reader/listener .
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