The Ranger, The Cook, and a Hole in the Sky

Norman Maclean is an awesome writer. He uses details very well to describe many different things and places to where you have an exact image in your head of what he is talking about. For example, he did a fantastic job of describing the mountains and the different areas within them. Even better he used good details to describe the people in the story which I really liked because I love to be able to picture each character in my head. Bill Bell, for example was described as a big man who fits his hands. Even though the beginning of the book was kind of slow and a little bit boring, it got a lot better as you read on. It made you want to keep reading to find out what would happen next. The author also has a good sence of humor which I think is needed to write a book, to keep the audience drawn in and interested. It was interesting for me to see what the USFS was like in the 1900's, and how much it has changed over the years. Back then you pretty much didn't have to have any education to do the job and now degrees are required. He also described the rangers as being these huge buff guys and now a days thats not necessarily the case. The ending of this story was interesting to me, and I couldn't decide right away if I liked it or not. However, thinking about it I decided that it made sense because in the end everybody was a hero in their own way and in their own exciting story.