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A Far Distant Place
This novel follows a young native Alaskan woman's dream of running the Idatrod.
9 pages, Audio CD
First published January 1, 2001
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December 14, 2016
Very interesting and informative in terms of Alaska and The Last Great Race. I struggled to really bond with the characters though. The story line is a little thin.
January 19, 2024
This book was given to me a few years ago by a friend - now beginning to think she secretly dislikes me.
The book started promisingly, and the subject matter should have been really exciting. I did enjoy being made aware of the Iditarod race but a Google search of it was much more interesting than this book.
I didn’t care for any of the characters, even the dogs. SO boring.
The book started promisingly, and the subject matter should have been really exciting. I did enjoy being made aware of the Iditarod race but a Google search of it was much more interesting than this book.
I didn’t care for any of the characters, even the dogs. SO boring.
December 9, 2018
Good work
January 11, 2020
Very descriptive and makes you feel like you are on the trail with the mushers and very sad when short dies
August 14, 2010
inupiat
This is the story of an Inupiat woman who has left her village
to work in the Alaskan oil fields with her Non-Inupiat boyfriend.
When the Grandmother who raised her dies,she realizes she has
turned her back on her heritage. She decides to train for and
run the Iditarod race. She returns to her fathers house to train
and her boyfriend, who is now her husband, also decides to run
the race. Her father has befriended two brothers and one of them
decides to run the race as well.
The best part of this book is the information on the hardships
and challenges that are involved in running this race. It also
has a lot of interesting details about the nature and handling of
the dog teams. There was also insights into the beliefs and
customs of the Inupiat people.
That is what kept me reading the book. The characters and
the story itself weren't that interesting.
This is the story of an Inupiat woman who has left her village
to work in the Alaskan oil fields with her Non-Inupiat boyfriend.
When the Grandmother who raised her dies,she realizes she has
turned her back on her heritage. She decides to train for and
run the Iditarod race. She returns to her fathers house to train
and her boyfriend, who is now her husband, also decides to run
the race. Her father has befriended two brothers and one of them
decides to run the race as well.
The best part of this book is the information on the hardships
and challenges that are involved in running this race. It also
has a lot of interesting details about the nature and handling of
the dog teams. There was also insights into the beliefs and
customs of the Inupiat people.
That is what kept me reading the book. The characters and
the story itself weren't that interesting.
October 26, 2014
It took me a while to get into the story, lots of character building to begin with. But then I couldn't put the book down, loved the setting and also learnt a lot, the story seemed very well researched. I was sad when I finished and would love a sequel to follow the lives of the characters, including the dogs!
July 11, 2012
Weak story line and character development but some good descriptions of the Iditarod.
Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews