Will I love The Crazies?

The Crazies brings the reader to the history and present-day problems of the Crazy Mountains of Montana. Reporter Amy Gamerman clearly got caught up with the lawsuits and drama of the small rancher whose attempt to turn his hardscrabble operation into real money with a wind farm is thwarted by the wealthy owners of much of this exceptionally beautiful mountain range. And learn about the history of the Crazies from the Crow point of view, a people who have valued the land for many generations. Is the fact that the wind farm might be considered an "eyesore" enough to have… show more.

A nonfiction book about attempts to erect wind turbines to generate electricity, the author tells the stories of several people, representing all sides of the disputes, who are involved. She makes complex issues understandable, and makes a complicated story accessible. In the end, it seems that right or wrong are not factors in the decision making, but that the power that comes wealth and privilege outweighs other considerations. The "Crazies" of the title refers to a mountain range, but readers may come to think it is commentary on some of the people whose stories she tells.