Touching Spirit Bear
by Ben Mikaelsen
Taste attributes: dramateenadventureheavylinearemotive & stirringempowerment/personal growthhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeEmotional and weighty: a novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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4.6 / 5
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About This Book
After his anger erupts into violence, Cole, in order to avoid going to prison, agrees to participate in a sentencing alternative based on the native American Circle Justice, and he is sent to a remote Alaskan Island where an encounter with a huge Spirit Bear changes his life.
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- Author
- Ben Mikaelsen
- Published
- 2001
- Pages
- 241
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- Open Library
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