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The River
Reader Score
80%
80% of readers
recommend this book
Critic Reviews
Good
Based on 8 reviews on
"A fiery tour de force ... I could not put this book down. It truly was terrifying and unutterably beautiful."--The Denver Post
Wynn and Jack have been best friends since college orientation, bonded by their shared love of mountains, books, and fishing. Wynn is a gentle giant, a Vermont kid never happier than when his feet are in the water. Jack is more rugged, raised on a ranch in Colorado where sleeping under the stars and cooking on a fire came as naturally to him as breathing. When they decide to canoe the Maskwa River in northern Canada, they anticipate long days of leisurely paddling and picking blueberries, and nights of stargazing and reading paperback Westerns. But a wildfire making its way across the forest adds unexpected urgency to the journey.
One night, with the fire advancing, they hear a man and woman arguing on the fog-shrouded riverbank; the next day, a man appears on the river, paddling alone. Is this the same 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.
Book Details
- Publisher: Vintage
- Publish Date: Mar 3rd, 2020
- Pages: 272
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 7.90in - 5.10in - 0.90in - 0.60lb
- EAN: 9780525563532
- Categories: • Action & Adventure• Thrillers - General• Sea Stories
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What people are saying
Early stage VC, True guy, dad, pilot
5 of 5 stars to The River by Peter Heller https://t.co/KloVioLtfZ
Dedicated to publishing distinguished fiction and nonfiction since 1915.
March Indie Next pick THE RIVER goes on sale today! 🛶 “Peter Heller has struck gold again… Masterly paced and artfully told, THE RIVER is a page-turner that demands the reader slow down.” —@bookpage, ⭐ Get your copy of THE RIVER now: https://t.co/DXilsaeekw https://t.co/iGuYJR3bro
Critics’ reviews
Praise for this book
"Vivid and engaging. . . . A suspenseful tale told with glorious drama and lyrical flair."
--The New York Times Book Review
"A fiery tour de force. . . . Terrifying and unutterably beautiful."
--The Denver Post
"[A] poetic and unnerving wilderness thriller. . . . Full of rushing life and profound consequences."
--USA Today
"Packed with action. . . . Engaging. . .satisfying."
--Outside Magazine
"[A] modern-day survival tale. . . . Takes on the urgency of a thriller."
--The New York Times
"[Heller] has created indelible characters. . . . The River is a beauty-of-nature/cruelty-of-humanity hybrid, but this time he leans into the thriller aspect of the tale, with gripping results."
--Minneapolis Star Tribune
"The prose is glorious, Heller's evocation of the natural surroundings stunning, the tension razor-sharp."
--The Observer (London)
"Stunning, beautiful, life-affirming, and heartbreaking. . . . Heller writes with deep respect and empathy for not only nature and its inhabitants but also of human frailty, friendship, loyalty, and love. [An] exquisite book."
--Criminal Element
"[A] superbly crafted adventure-action-mystery story. . . . Reminiscent of James Dickey's classic Deliverance."
--New York Journal of Books
"As much an allegory about man's impact on the Earth as it is an adventure story. . . . Heller's melodious renderings are drawn from a lifetime of not just witnessing nature, but of actively paying attention to how it is woven together."
--5280 Magazine
"Using an artist's eye to describe Jack and Wynn's wilderness world, Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist Heller has transformed his own outdoor experiences into a heart-pounding adventure that's hard to put down."
--Library Journal (starred review)
"Peter Heller has struck gold again with The River. . . . Masterly paced and artfully told, The River is a page-turner."
--BookPage (starred review)
"Fresh and affecting. . . . [Heller's] pacing is masterful. . . . An exhilarating tale delivered with the pace of a thriller and the wisdom of a grizzled nature guide."
--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
What people are saying
Early stage VC, True guy, dad, pilot
5 of 5 stars to The River by Peter Heller https://t.co/KloVioLtfZ
Dedicated to publishing distinguished fiction and nonfiction since 1915.
March Indie Next pick THE RIVER goes on sale today! 🛶 “Peter Heller has struck gold again… Masterly paced and artfully told, THE RIVER is a page-turner that demands the reader slow down.” —@bookpage, ⭐ Get your copy of THE RIVER now: https://t.co/DXilsaeekw https://t.co/iGuYJR3bro