... provides an immaculate interpretation of a small American coastal island's trial to conquer and expel the ongoing dogmatic narrow-mindedness synonymous with its inhabitants. 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 ... amount of dauntingly familiar reminiscence upon the history of the Island, and contemplates once again the idea of racial superiority and prejudice, ...

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