The Other

Title: The Other

Author: David Guterson

Pages: 9 discs?

Genre: Fiction

Grade: B

Synopsis: John William Barry was born into one of the richest families in the Seattle area.  Neil Countryman comes from a regular blue-collar Irish family, but when the two boys meet at 16 at a track meet they become fast friends with their shared passion for all things outdoors.  After college Neil becomes a high-school English teacher and John decides that the only way to live without hypocrisy is as a hermit living off the land.  Barry excavates a cave for himself on the west side of the Olympic Peninsula and Countryman visits him as often as he can packing in as much food and supplies as he can carry.

My Review: This was a good slow-paced read, a novel with a unique plot and story.  It was one of those books where after you're done you've got to double-check whether or not the book was based on a true story or not.