{Guterson's novel interweaves realistic interpretations with romantic accents to fuse these subplots, together with a role-playing setting, into one watertight mystery romance.} ... The presence of setting, in its most transparent realistic form, swabs the otherwise blasé backgrounds and characters with hints or sponge-loads of romantic tinges, depending upon their corresponding importance in Snow Falling On Cedars. ... Satiated with underlying plots and morally exigent themes, Guterson's novel Snow Falling on Cedars interweaves realistic interpretations with romanti...

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• Grade Level: Graduate