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It seems that personal ethics have gone by the wayside. Hogan's narrative travels beyond the conflict between functioning in the modern world and accepting inherent traditions. The story invites the reader on a journey to assess personal values, and how the path one takes can force a person not to ignore, but rather to confront ethical decisions encountered along the way.
Good novels raise more questions than answers: Hogan fulfills this requirement with text that is both elegant and stoic, challenging her readers to walk away wondering where they might fit into two worlds.
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Power (Norton Paperback Fiction) by Linda Hogan
Dorothy Flaherty, January 1, 2012
It seems that personal ethics have gone by the wayside. Hogan's narrative travels beyond the conflict between functioning in the modern world and accepting inherent traditions. The story invites the reader on a journey to assess personal values, and how the path one takes can force a person not to ignore, but rather to confront ethical decisions encountered along the way.Good novels raise more questions than answers: Hogan fulfills this requirement with text that is both elegant and stoic, challenging her readers to walk away wondering where they might fit into two worlds.