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1 author picked Crazy Mountain as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Craig Lancaster

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I think it’s easy to live on the fault lines of conflict in the West today and be judgmental about who’s right and who’s wrong. What I love about Elise Atchison’s debut novel is that she avoids those binaries and instead tells the story of a changing Western town through the lens of the land, which bears the transformations—for good or for ill—but also has its own say.

I think Atchison smartly, instinctively employs an excellent piece of writing advice: A good antagonist thinks he/she is the protagonist.

From Craig's list on The best books featuring characters navigating the contemporary American West.