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The Revenant

a Novel of Revenge
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May 27, 2016lukasevansherman rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
I'm sure a lot of people (like me), picked this up because of the movie, which was brutally beautiful and punishingly long. Based on the true story of Hugh Glass, a trapper mauled by a grizzly and then left to lie, "The Revenant" may be a little puzzling to those who have seen the movie. The basic story is the same, but the rivalry between Glass and Fitzgerald is played up in the movie and Glass has a son, who is an important part of the story. The book is more understated and, frankly, pretty boring. Sure, it's an incredible story of survival, but Michael Punke's prose is flat and he has little idea of how to tell a compelling story. In his defense, he's the U.S. ambassador to the W.T.O., so he probably doesn't have much time to polish his work. "Blood and Thunder" is a better book about the frontier and "Butcher's Crossing" (John Williams) is a better book about buffalo hunting.