Fine Just the Way It Is: Wyoming Stories 3

from frisbeesage

"Fine Just The Way It Is" is Annie Proulx's third collection of short stories about Wyoming. Her series is best known for the story "Brokeback Mountain", but dig deeper and you will find a stunning array of creatures living in this bleak and mysterious landscape. This collection is more fanciful,...

from mojomomma

Well-written, western-oriented short stories that hint at the grimness of life in historical and modern-day Wyoming.

from theageofsilt

The settings are vividly described -- Wyoming, where the snows blows until it just get worn away. The characters are also well realized with believable, but peculiar names. I enjoyed the stories of ranch life and death and failure to thrive in the wilderness. There are stories about the Devil whi...

from bensdad00

As the second collection I have read by her, it was nice to see an expanded range of topics this time around. All of the stories are enjoyable for their completely human protagonists and the unpredictable nature of the plotting.

from FredB

This set of short stories by Annie Proulx depicts life in Wyoming, a harsh place with harsh people. Many of the stories are about sad, lonely or forgotten people. One of them is specifically about a couple (named Rose and Archie McClaverty) who buy a piece of land and then, through a series of ev...