Burn

A Novel

English language

Published 2024 by Knopf Incorporated, Alfred A..

ISBN:
978-0-593-80162-8
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Every year Jess and Storey have made an annual pilgrimage to northern Maine where they camp, hunt, and hike, leaving much from their long friendship unspoken. Although the state has convulsed all summer with secession mania--a mania that had simultaneously spread across other states--Jess and Storey figure it's a fight reserved for legislators or, worse-case scenario, folks in the capitol. But after two weeks hunting moose off the grid, the men reach a small town and are shocked to find a bridge blown apart, buildings burned to the ground, and bombed-out cars abandoned on the road. Trying to make sense of the sudden destruction all around them, the men set their sights on finding their way home, dragging a wagon across bumpy dirt roads, ransacking boats left in the lakes, and dodging men who are armed--secessionists or military, they cannot tell--as they seek a path to safety. And then, a …

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Wondeful mix of suspense and character backstory-story telling

There's really no way to add spoilers to this one - the description blurb tells you most of what actually happens in the story.

But it doesn't explain the near-perfect build up of confusion from the two main characters as they try to make sense of what is happening around them, the outdoorsmanship they display that isn't full of author mistakes, and the timed blending of back story about how they became the best friends we see now as they navigate their crisis together

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  • American literature