Wolf False Memoir

Under The Volcano in the deep and dark Michigan woods...Great writing from a great, underappreciated writer. Harrison knows how to hunt with the best of the hairy chesters, but he also knows how to cook. He knows how to tell the plain truth and wax rhapsodic about the stalking the lonesome.

This was my first bite into the words of Harrison, and I quickly bought three more of his afterwards. Wolf is not so much about Harrison's hero searching for the beast, but of him searching to find himself in the reality he has thrown himself into over the years. Drying himself off of bourbon and physical and mental loves over the years, while reminiscing over his well travelled youth. With humor and words that are true to the way we speak and think. Sometimes he'll ramble in newfound dreams while walking alone through the woods, where it's hard to follow, but its interesting to see inside his mind during these times. We truly follow his train of thought, which is important in understanding and relating to the man. Harrison's world lives in all of us...

This book may be hard to appreciate at first, but I've lost count of the number of times I have read it. It is a powerful book, and the quality of the fictional dream-- my primary measure of excellence in literature-- is bewitching, and, in my estimation, difficult to surpass. F*#k, my best advice is to order it immediately. It is my sincere belief that there is at least a 95% probability that you will agree with me after reading it. Like the crass commercial says: "JUST DO IT!"

Harrison's first novel is a great book. It shadows the irrevrant character of the novelist himself. From the purpose of the trip [to see wolves] to the final gorging of food in Ishpeming, Harrison takes one on a roller coaster of emotions all bundled up in the persona of a modern man trapped in a world he doesn't understand and that has long foresaken him. Wolf is a must read for Harrrison fans.

This novel is one of Harrison's finest; the prose reads like poetry and the protagonist lives poetry.