the mountain between us by charles martin

In Chapter 5 we have some medical procedures described. Ben had really high morals but I count off one point because he didn't always utilize full disclosure. Morality - Although trapped with a woman for almost a month, Ben maintains a doctor/patient relationship with Ashley. Not in the manner of someone jumping out from behind trees but in plot twists that might surprise some more than others. Suspense - There was more suspense than it seemed. Gruesome - Factual references to hunting and broken bones could be gruesome to some but it was all very minor and mostly necessary. Religion - I do not recall a single reference to religion where certainly there was plenty of time and cause for reflection on a higher power. 218) A couple of mentions of naked female bodies but more factual than sexual. Sex - One scene of a husband remembering seeing his wife in the shower (more about the conversation than visual description) (p. I thoroughly enjoyed the reader's voice - it sounded very much like I imagined Ben's voice would sound. I read the hard cover book (used for page refs. He also uses lots of allusion - which is fun because they are very modern references.Īlthough I list several things below that annoyed me about the book - overall it was enjoyable, not as predictable as I thought it would be, and time I do not regret spending with this book. Along with the simple wording Martin includes more blatantly obvious foreshadowing than Romeo and Juliet. Being set in the snowy mountains is a nice diversion from a hot, Texas summer.

However, this was intended to be a light and breezy summertime read - and that it is. I could hypothesize that sophomoric language paired with a plot that includes actual sophomores might not seem as juvenile as using simple words in a plot about adults. While we have had some monthly book club selections from the Young Adult Fiction genre such as Twilight and Hunger Games, language in those books somehow felt more mature than in Mountain. If I were finding fault in anything it would be in the significantly simplistic language and the repetitive elements. If you can't write gender neutrally (and probably few can) then write what you are.

Nor do I fault him for letting his maleness show through so obviously in his observations of females - among other things. So I'm not finding fault - just making an observation. I'm a believer in 'write what you know' and to that would add 'read what you don't know'.

I read the brief Personal Note to the Reader bio at the back before I started the novel so I was then acutely aware from the Prelude of the strong similarities to the author's life. Click ' here ' to link to this book on Amazon.

The mountain between us by charles martin