Barkskins

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Barkskins by Annie Proulx, 2016

Finished reading in December 2018

I enjoyed this wide ranging novel about the land... the forest as told through a multi-generational saga of two families and their struggles with three centuries of deforestation and the economic and ecological impact of progress. It is also a fascinating and disturbing account of the fate of native peoples in this destructive environment.

The book is really a history of the forests of North America. I started reading this just after finishing another book about trees and forest, Overstory by Richard Powers.

A TV series has been made from the book. I just completed the first season. It has not be announced whether there will be any more shows. The season ended with a cliff hanging battle for the fate of almost all the characters. 

I was disappointed in the way the season ended because I like the closure of a season in multi-season series especially one like this that is from a large far ranging book. At the rate of the first season then this series might go on for at least six seasons to cover all that happens in this book over three centuries. We shall see.