Angle of repose
by Wallace Stegner · first published 1971
100% recommend
Wallace Stegner's Pultizer Prize-winning novel is a story of discovery—personal, historical, and geographical. Confined to a wheelchair, retired historian Lyman Ward sets out to write his grandparents' remarkable story, chronicling their days spent carving civilization into the surface of America's western frontier. But his research reveals even more about his own life than he's willing to admit. What emerges is an enthralling portrait of four generations in the life of an American family.
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…perspective. Sadly he died young in a motorcycle accident, so we didn't get many examples of his approach. Another modern writer that I think he would have approved of is Wallace Stegner. Crossing to Safety and Angle of Repose are both wonderful.
on “Who the Hell Is This Joyce (1928)” ↗…moment, but I'll split a couple of top choices via genre. (Also worth noting that in the end, my final choice would probably be the Bible.) Fiction: The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter - Carson McCullers Angle of Repose - Wallace Stegner Non-fiction: In Good Company - Stanley Hauerwas Into the Silent Land - Martin Laird
on “Ask HN: Which book would you pick to re-read for the rest of your life?” ↗Angle of Repose, Wallace Stegner
on “Ask HN: Favorite fiction books of 2018?” ↗