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Sound of Mountain Water

by Wallace Stegner

A collection of essays by the renowned author, written over a period of twenty-five years, presents sketches of the West's history and environment, directing our imagination to the sublime beauty of such places as San Juan and Glen Canyon, while examining the state of literature of the American West, the mythical past versus the diminished present, and the difficulties facing the contemporary Western writer.

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?