A novel of love and destruction, Snow Falling on Cedars is satiated with underlying plots and morally exigent themes. {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. ... Credited with instigating the versat...

• Word Count: 950
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Graduate