I just finished reading USFS 1919, and I actually found it to be very interesting. Though some would disagree, I enjoyed that there wasn't ever a real hero in the end. The narrator constantly talked about how he was in some sort of literature piece, which made it even more real. Because the story was true, and it was his real life, there wasn't ever a real climax, or a huge dramatic ending, but i liked that. I liked the simplicity of the story; it made it more relatable, therefore keeping me wanting to read more. Some of the discription that took place in this story was absolutely beautiful. One of my favorite passages that he spoke about was when he explained the mountains. It was all so detailed. My favorite from all of that was probably "I knew that, when needed, mountains would move for me." Even though it is just a short sentence, it brings so much. It is so perfect.
I really loved the way that he spoke about the other characters, and people that were with him at this job. He explained their personalities, and how he felt toward them, so wonderfully. It was so unbelievably relatable, because no one gets along with they work with perfectly, and so I like that he shared his relationship with the cook.
I wasn't completely interested in the book at the beginning, and wasn't too excited to read it to be quite honest, but in the end, I am very pleased. I feel like I learned a lot of how to write in description, though I'm not sure they would be as beautiful as some of his descriptions, for he has a pure gift. In general though, I can now understand how to phrase things a little more clear, and in more depth and detail. I also loved how in detail he discussed place. Every place seemed so different, and had it's own personality almost. It was almost like when he was up in the mountains, you could smell the pine, or when there was a fire, you could smell the burning. That is how powerful the detail was. But all in all, I really enjoyed what I read, and will be able to use some of his techniques, to help me when writing and describing.
