Edge of Civilization
I really got sucked into this story line. Maybe because on...
Earl Hollsopple lived on the edge of civilization in a deserted shack for nearly forty years. His life was one beautiful night of stargazing after another, until a helicopter flies overhead, and exposing his meager world. It is a sign; it is time for him to return to civilization Unknowingly, Earl's journey parallels another he had deeply repressed, and that is his return from the Vietnam War. The lone survivor of a plane crash, Earl waits for rescue that never comes. He is left to find his way home alone. On his quests, old Earl and young Earl learn lessons of survival, overcoming isolation and handling conflicts; his travels teach him not just about himself, but...
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- Pages: 186 pages
- ISBN: 9781312021426 / 0
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Parts of this book confused me totally. I am unsure if the muddled thoughts were written to display a muddled mind or if it were simply written that way with no intent. Some things in the book, like Earls "escape" from China requires a massive leap of faith ... That said. Earl is amazing. I fell in love with the character of Earl and... At its most basic, Edge of Civilization is the story of a man trying to find his way home from the edge of civilization twice. Earl Hollsopple is a lost Vietnam veteran who sets out to find his way home, forty years after his first expedition. His modern-day journey parallels his repressed wartime odyssey in unexpected ways. As Earl... I really got sucked into this story line. Maybe because on some level, I can relate to Earl and his desperate searching journey. There was so much more to the man than what the world saw, except for a very few that took the time to get to know him and see beyond his scruffy exterior. There were a few times where the editing was rough,...
