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Jan 14, 2021crimesagainstliterature rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Larry Watson's poetic and spare writing style economically reveals his characters; their thoughts, feelings and even details of their appearance and movements in what seemed like foreign landscapes. His decision to not use dialogue quotation marks is one way he exposes the way his characters think. I enjoyed how most chapters ended with imagery that caused me to pause and re-read the words and sometimes pause again. Subtle foreshadowing builds the suspense in this fictional story of love and danger. The key for me to accept the ending was understanding the selfless motivations and actions of the quiet hero, George Blackledge, who reminded me of "Walt" in the movie "Gran Torino". The movie based on this book stars the talented duo Kevin Costner and Diane Lane. When I watched "Let Him Go" movie clips I was disappointed to see how other characters were presented. Did the screenwriter even read Larry Watson's descriptions of his characters? I won't be seeing the movie; it would destroy the book for me.