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Alone?
When Pierce Chambers accepts a challenge to spend a month alone in the woods of Maine, he thinks he’ll be the only one out there. What he doesn’t know, is that Michael Peck has no intention of letting him complete the challenge. Peck sets up camp nearby and does everything he can to scare Chambers into quitting.
But Peck doesn’t know they’re not the only ones in the woods …
But Peck doesn’t know they’re not the only ones in the woods …
220 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 16, 2019
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January 4, 2021
This was a fun book if you like details about someone living off the land and being alone in the woods...which I do.
Sometimes the action seems a bit slow but the story is so detail driven that I didn't mind the slow spots. The book reminded me a little of "Man vs" - the movie of a survivalist who runs into an alien in the wilderness.
I kind of would have liked an ending that had his Chamber's father in it because what little wisps of wisdom he imparts early on would have made a nice wrap up in the end. Maybe a little on how the whole experience changed Chamber's.
I don't want to give things away but if you like stories about wilderness living and the things that go bump in the night - this is a good book.
Sometimes the action seems a bit slow but the story is so detail driven that I didn't mind the slow spots. The book reminded me a little of "Man vs" - the movie of a survivalist who runs into an alien in the wilderness.
I kind of would have liked an ending that had his Chamber's father in it because what little wisps of wisdom he imparts early on would have made a nice wrap up in the end. Maybe a little on how the whole experience changed Chamber's.
I don't want to give things away but if you like stories about wilderness living and the things that go bump in the night - this is a good book.
January 9, 2022
This was a “Survivor “ on steroids kind of book. Parts were good and parts were slow. Didn’t love it or hate it. Would normally never take this long to read a short book, but it didn’t grab me. Sorry
July 26, 2019
Are you a fan of reality TV survival shows? Do you ever scoff and declare that you could do just as well as any of the contestants? What would you do if someone told you to put your money where your mouth is in front of your peers? Testosterone poisoning says you'd go for it.
ALONE? Is a character driven novel that will make you think and then rethink your initial judgement of Pierce Chambers and Michael Peck, fraternity brothers at a university in Maine. As you get to know these two young men through their thoughts and deeds, you will find your opinion of each change pretty drastically. Rather than a coming of age story, this is a coming to maturity story.
Dan Foley takes the stuff of legend and breathes life into it, makes it real and believable. He does this with foreshadowing so direct that you ignore it. Your logical, everyday mind says no, that's not real until the impossible is in your face. Foley has embraced the common man in all of us and then added his own special twist which can be gross and gruesome or just plain old mind-blowing. Whatever the case, he makes the story his own.
I was fascinated by the carefully placed detail of what being alone in the wilderness entails. Procuring food is just the start. It requires an understanding of the total environment and preparedness that most of us would never consider. On the job training goes only so far.
Even though reality TV is not my cup of tea at all, I totally enjoyed reading this book because the point was reality and not TV.
ALONE? Is a character driven novel that will make you think and then rethink your initial judgement of Pierce Chambers and Michael Peck, fraternity brothers at a university in Maine. As you get to know these two young men through their thoughts and deeds, you will find your opinion of each change pretty drastically. Rather than a coming of age story, this is a coming to maturity story.
Dan Foley takes the stuff of legend and breathes life into it, makes it real and believable. He does this with foreshadowing so direct that you ignore it. Your logical, everyday mind says no, that's not real until the impossible is in your face. Foley has embraced the common man in all of us and then added his own special twist which can be gross and gruesome or just plain old mind-blowing. Whatever the case, he makes the story his own.
I was fascinated by the carefully placed detail of what being alone in the wilderness entails. Procuring food is just the start. It requires an understanding of the total environment and preparedness that most of us would never consider. On the job training goes only so far.
Even though reality TV is not my cup of tea at all, I totally enjoyed reading this book because the point was reality and not TV.
October 3, 2019
An interesting survival story
Survive 31 days in the wilderness? Pierce accepts a challenge to live in the Maine wilderness for 1 month but to his surprise he is not alone! Interesting and captivating story.
Survive 31 days in the wilderness? Pierce accepts a challenge to live in the Maine wilderness for 1 month but to his surprise he is not alone! Interesting and captivating story.
September 26, 2019
Interesting
The plot was much different than a lot of the other bigfoot books I've read. Kind of Refreshing in a way
The plot was much different than a lot of the other bigfoot books I've read. Kind of Refreshing in a way
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