After receiving the Teaser Edition of Tom’s Crossing—as living in France, I am really lucky, thank you so much— and savoring all these 159 pages or 1st act — I am not ashamed to claim that’s a masterpiece: the XXIst century western everyone should read.
I know that westerns are, but maybe I’m wrong, especially in my country, a little bit “old fashioned” and more watching on screen than read.
Let me tell you that you never read such a western like that.
Of course, all the characteristics of this literary story are in it: Stetsons, guns, horses, pokers, campfires tales… and more.
But all of these are renewed.
First of all, it’s a tale told by someone, transmitted from one to another (just a thought), and, transcribed. . . But when?
Where? By whom?
Time is also moving from past to future, to past, and a lot of questions are here to maintain the reader in waiting to read the 1232 pages of the full story.
So once you begin to read, and savoring it more and more, you only want to know more.
You won’t be able to put it down: it’s really addictive and you will feel happy, angry, sad, heartbreaking.
Note to those who already known Danielewski’s novels, you won’t be deceived — still some, well, Easter eggs, specially for you.
For those who didn’t read any of his work, this one is for you.
A standalone novel/story that will haunt you for years.
Even if you never loved westerns.
Impossible to be indifferent to the rhythm , the poetry of sentences, the structure, and much more.
So, preorder it right now and prepare yourself to an incomparable journey among UTAH mountains, trails… and ghosts.
Believe me, Tom’s Crossing deserves an NBA.
Don’t miss it!
(and if you remember what I said at the top of this review, all of that only in 159 pages — I let you imagine how mindblowing will be full book!)
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