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Email the author. Much news and many comments have been written and spoken concerning the recent news conference held by Gabriel Sterling, an election official in Georgia. Sterling called out the president and his supporters for the verbal and printed violence that President Trump, U. Sterling said someone was going to be killed if the assault on the election continued. His plea for leadership from President Trump and senators and others called them out. But has Sterling not heard President Trump these last four years? From the beginning Trump has lied and not accepted responsibility. When candidate Trump offered to pay the legal fees for anyone at his rally in S. And did Sterling not wonder about all the convicted people surrounding President Trump? Did he not hear what his professional logic must has spoken? However, I will not applaud Gabriel Sterling as a model of citizenship and as a model for an elected official. Retrieved 19 September Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata. Namespaces Article Talk. Views Read Edit View history. Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file. Download as PDF Printable version. Thriller , crime , historical. My voice did not start to change until I was 17, I didnt have to shave until I was 19, I was skinny as a rail until 19, and I grew 6 inches between graduating high school and turning So, I was bullied without mercy and called "faggot," "sissy," and other names. Thing is, I have always been heterosexual and never questioned my sexuality. I've never had a problem with the sexuality of others. In my family-- that I know of--I have a gay first cousin and 2 gay first cousins-once removed. Looking back, I have little doubt that my torturers acted against me, as smaller and weaker, out of fear and hatred and self-repression. Though I still carry light scars from those few years, I have always been secure in my sexuality and I am probably considerably bigger than those guys are now. Back to this brilliant book, it is a real steel-toed boot to the butt of many bullies. A compelling examination of self-hatred's hoodoo and the hold over a household that a rabid dog can have. View all 14 comments. Dec 28, Carol rated it it was amazing Shelves: american-west , lgbt , owned-book , favorites , re-read-shelf. It was just as emotionally powerful for me this time around. Beautiful, lean writing style with few wasted words The story depicts family dynamics in the life of two brothers from a wealthy ranching household in Phil, the oldest is a brilliant but repressed homosexual. His younger brother, George is slow- witted yet basically a decent, caring man. Tensions surface when George marries a widow and brings her, along with her sissy son to the ranch to live. Parts of the novel are as brutal as the harsh, isolating and unforgiving elements of the western landscape, also a character in this story. Annie Proulx wrote the Afterword to this particular edition I was mesmerized by this tragic and complex character study as it builds heightening tension from beginning to its karmic conclusion. View all 46 comments. Oct 29, Michael rated it really liked it Shelves: american-west , montana , lgbt , fiction , coming-of-age , historical-fiction. An intriguing character study that explores the hollowness of manly virtues. I liked how it surprised me by showing how the true Western wilderness of the American Dream may be gone by the early 20th century, but it is still lodged in the human heart. Annie Proulx, in her afterword provided this summation of the strengths of this book: Savage, though rarely included in the western literary lists, was one of the first Montana writers His novels are rich in character development, written in clear An intriguing character study that explores the hollowness of manly virtues. Annie Proulx, in her afterword provided this summation of the strengths of this book: Savage, though rarely included in the western literary lists, was one of the first Montana writers … His novels are rich in character development, written in clear and well-balanced sentences wit striking and important landscape description, imbued with a natural sense of drama and literary tension. The main characters are two middle-aged brothers, Phil and George, who are running a large family ranch, and a widow and her son, Rose and Peter, who move in after she marries the more kindly brother. Phil is the bright and articulate one of the pair, college educated with a razor wit, a sort of Renaissance man with skills in artistic ironwork, taxidermy, chess playing to complement his ability to fix equipment of all sorts and manage the crew. In contrast, George is slow and laconic, stolid and reliable in his job of managing the books and communicating with buyers. Where Phil is mercurial and just plain mean, George is good humored and kind. Rose moved from the East with her doctor husband and is cast adrift when he dies , leaving her to struggle with how to raise her son in the dog-eat-dog world of this small railroad town on the plains of southwestern Montana. No wonder he gets tagged a sissy and is subject to bullying by the other kids. Phil is such a fascinating character. At first you can almost appreciate his devotion to proving himself superior in his toughness and competency and worthy of his heroes from the old days. But something is frozen and twisted in his development. He gets the same pleasure in bullying people he perceives as fools as you would expect in children. He and George still sleep in the same beds in the same room they did as boys, and neither pursue continuing the dynasty for the next generation after their parents retire to a hotel room in Salt Lake City. There the Old Gent dabbled in the stock market and the Old Lady played mah-jongg and dressed for dinner as they always had. But the situation changes dramatically when kindly George falls for the widow and brings her back to the ranch as his new bride. Phil makes it clear to all how he sees Rose as a mercenary gold-digger with pretentions to culture he is ready to undermine at every step. Phil viciously turns them away at gunpoint, but Rose later encounters them and invites them to camp on the land. Life soon becomes a living hell for all four of the main characters as each seeks some kind of solution. The ending and resolution to this tale has a dark, karmic twist that left me reeling. Much is left to the reader to figure out what this book says about the role of the West in the American character. It was a time and place for discovery and escape from stultifying aspects of civilization, a chance to prove yourself against the hazards of the wilderness and tough peoples and dangerous Indians who resided there. Teddy Roosevelt, who was a sickly boy tagged a sissy, proved himself in just such a ranch. But many who banked on such an outlook were misfits not worthy of the term civilized, and the greed that steamrolled the Indians is a heritage hard for us descendants to live by. Much food for thought her. View all 12 comments. I didn't want this to end. I read slowly. But I also had to find out what happened. So I read fast. How did I get this old and not know about this primal work of art first published in ? Thank you to Goodreader Mel for her unrevealing yet irresistible review; she is rightit is best to go into this book blind. If I owned a copyand I'll probably end up buying it to read it againI would put it on my shelf beside a book I've read three times and own two copies of, John Williams's Stoner. And if I I didn't want this to end. Thank you to Goodreader Mel for her unrevealing yet irresistible review; she is right—it is best to go into this book blind. If I owned a copy—and I'll probably end up buying it to read it again—I would put it on my shelf beside a book I've read three times and own two copies of, John Williams's Stoner. Also, maybe John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath there is an almost invisible reference homage to that book on page of Dog. If you love any of these writers and their books as much as I do, that is all the recommendation you'll need to read Mr. Savage's exquisitely written novel. The republished edition has an enlightening afterword by Annie Proulx. I suspect this book gets even better on a second reading—to see how it is made. It's even more delicious to read, knowing what the whole story is. I saw so much more. This is a book that can be read multiple times! View all 32 comments. What a sly and creepy old cowboy story! Utterly outstanding and, considering that this was written in , it is timeless as well. Don't let the western setting nudge you into thinking that this is a shoot- em-up or something that Louis Lamour would have written. This is dark and juicy. Two middle-aged bachelor brothers are very prosperous ranchers in s Montana, both loyal to their land and tending to the wealth that came from their parents. But it is at that point that their similarities What a sly and creepy old cowboy story! But it is at that point that their similarities stop. Handsome Phil is known for his brilliance and artistry, roping, photographic memory, charm, witty repartee - you name it. George, on the other hand, is a bit of a duff. Kind, but still a duff. Remember that song from Donny and Marie - I'm a little bit country I'm a lil bit rrrock and rollll? Slick Phil prides himself on being a man's man - bathing in the creek once every few weeks, never wearing gloves no matter the weather - but he is absolutely the rock and roll side of the brotherly duo. Quick-witted, I took a shine to him in the early pages of this fantastic psychological tale. Poor George is definitely in his brother's shadow but seems very content to be there. When their lives intersect with a beautiful town woman, mother to an incredibly bright and sensitive boy, the balance between the brothers is irrevocably upset. No - they do not both fall in love with her. Nothing that shallow plot-wise happens, but when this woman and her boy enter the brothers' world, frightening things begin to happen. This book is rich in texture and nuance, and I am afraid to write anymore for fear of giving things away! There were two resolutions at the end of the book that I thought I saw coming, but I believe the author intended that so we could savor the anticipation. It is fitting that Annie Proulx wrote the afterword for this re-release. The book reminds me of her "That Old Ace in the Hole" in a way, but this old beauty is encased in psychological tension that thrilled me. View all 22 comments. Apr 09, Ned rated it it was amazing. I thought I'd put my thoughts down before reading the Afterward by Annie Proulx. What a story. Its been awhile since the first and last paragraphs so neatly capture a tortured saga. I saw the ending coming, doubted it, but yet it came in unexpected iteration. Im so delighted to have found this author, hes on my A list. The people are drawn true, most eccentric, therefore all-the-more true characters as they play out a drama on the high plains of a cattle ranch Utah right after the war. This book worked on all levels, resonating with me since the macho farm vs the town pretenders are brought into stark relief. Two bachelor brothers have stayed on the ranch that their sophisticated, eastern parents had migrated to, then left to the sons as they returned to civilization. The older Phil cottoned to the rough lifestyle, yet educated and keenly intelligent, his personality dominates the land, his workers and even the town. He is stubborn, principled, irrational, and plain old mean-spirited. The conflict arises when his brother marries, late in life. The point of view shifts between the new wife, Rose, her son, and the two brothers. Savage uses their points of view most cleverly, revealing their thoughts by the action and the dialogue. In fact he rebels against civilization, seeking a purity of living that he tries to bend to his authority. The battles are psychological, very real to my personal life experiences, and very deeply satisfying in the best that novels can do for us. I love novels that teach me of a time a place, and the western planes of Utah, after the great war, was beautifully and clearly drawn. I found the animal care and ranch hand personalities most satisfying. This has been my experience as boy growing up in the country. Bad women had not more right to respect than animals, and as animals they were used and discussed. How red and chapped his hands were, his worldly, scratched and damaged hands. View all 8 comments. If you value an interesting story, a beautiful and unusual writing style, and descriptions that make you pause to completely absorb their depth, this novel is for you. They say a good book is timeless, and this one fits the bill, even though it was written back in the sixties. Some may dismiss it as a cowboy story, but it is so much more. The story follows two brothers who have carved out a partnership running a ranch, each contributing according to their particular interests and gifts; their If you value an interesting story, a beautiful and unusual writing style, and descriptions that make you pause to completely absorb their depth, this novel is for you. The story follows two brothers who have carved out a partnership running a ranch, each contributing according to their particular interests and gifts; their lives set by predictable routines, their interactions etched into accepted patterns, even if not fully enjoyed by the other. There is a status quo that each has accepted, despite being polar opposites on most measured dimensions, and they live as though that status quo will last forever. Enter a wife with a teenage son and watch the apples roll from the toppled cart. Gone is the order from their world as adjustments are made to this new consideration and these presences. The remainder of the novel provides glimpses into the inner thoughts, feelings, and responses of each as they try to co-exist in a world where little is said out loud. It is the lack of actual dialogue, and the nature of what does get said, that is so striking about this novel. We are in the heads of the characters, or being given background through narration, which is very different from books of today where action and dialogue fill most of the pages. It's as though the characters are talking to us in their heads, which creates a very different experience It created a world representing all the things that don't get done and said, but are there lurking in the background. Some will say there was too much "telling" and not enough "showing", but this was a masterful tell. We feel Phil's callousness, George's empathy and patience, Rose's anxiety, and Peter's aloofness as they stealthily move towards the ultimate intersection that changes everything. I've never seen a gradual reveal done quite so splendidly. It produces the simultaneous reactions of shock and "of course". You have hints, you think you maybe know where it's going, but still, the arrival makes you catch your breath. And the language His silence left people guilty and they had no chance to dilute their guilt with anger. Great read. Thank you to those of you who had reviewed it, letting us know it was out there. View all 18 comments. Pile of rotting fence posts on a Montana ranch Under there gophers were safe from badgers who wished to eat them whole. There cottontails were safe from coyotes who worried the poles with their paws and teeth. It was a sport of ranch boys to rout out the gophers, the cottontails, the mice - to exhaust themselves lifting pole after pole to expose the hiding place of some terrified creature grown too confident. How moving it was to see it cowering, the eyes mad with fear, limbs trembling, hoping by stillness it might yet again escape. I haven't been this excited about stumbling across a truly great writer who has fallen into relative obscurity in a long time. Some reviewers place him with Wallace Stegner, but I haven't read any Stegner yet so I can't say whether I agree with that. I say that because of the great landscape descriptions, the deep loneliness of the characters, and the many crushed and broken dreams. While ranch hands anticipate the delivery of dream goods alongside their orders of gloves from the Sears, Roebuck and Montgomery Ward "Wish Book", the outcast son pastes scrap magazine images of a happier life in his secret "book of dreams", and the new wife's own hope for happiness slowly fades. The characters are all complex and deeply developed. All of them. Even the minor characters have interior lives. I even pitied Phil, the bitch. Imagine that. Sounds depressing? Well, maybe. But it's also awesome. View all 41 comments. Recommended to Lawyer by: Doug H. Shelves: brothers , marriage , death , sexuality , mothers-and-sons , , thomas-savage , utah , repressed-homosexuality , montana. Brothers Phil and George Burbank own the biggest cattle spread in the state. They have shared the same room since they were boys. Phil is the man the cow hands admire. George is the quiet one, a bit of a bore. But a cruel streak runs through Phil. The Power of the Dog by Thomas Savage creates an unnerving tension in the opening chapters of the novel. On the surface, Phil Burbank is a successful rancher. He is a man's man. In the ranch crew's bunk house all the younger hands seek to impress him and aspire to emulate him. Phil excels in all things required of a trail boss in the harsh and unforgiving world that comprises the Burbank empire. Phil is the brilliant brother. The tough one. In the ranch house, the young cow hands seek his favor, his attention. They aspire to emulate him. Phil Burbank possesses all the toughness required to run a cattleman's empire. Weakness is a quality he will not tolerate in anyone. Not slower, more cautious brother George. Not even his own parents, "The Old Gent" and his mother the "Lady. They have never fit in with the surrounding ranching community. Burbank left the ranch in the charge of their two sons in , taking residence in a Salt Lake City hotel. The Power of the Dog () - IMDb

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Phil is the bright and articulate one of the pair, college educated with a razor wit, a sort of Renaissance man with skills in artistic ironwork, taxidermy, chess playing to complement his ability to fix equipment of all sorts and manage the crew. In contrast, George is slow and laconic, stolid and reliable in his job of managing the books and communicating with buyers. Where Phil is mercurial and just plain mean, George is good humored and kind. Rose moved from the East with her doctor husband and is cast adrift when he dies , leaving her to struggle with how to raise her son in the dog-eat-dog world of this small railroad town on the plains of southwestern Montana. No wonder he gets tagged a sissy and is subject to bullying by the other kids. Phil is such a fascinating character. At first you can almost appreciate his devotion to proving himself superior in his toughness and competency and worthy of his heroes from the old days. But something is frozen and twisted in his development. He gets the same pleasure in bullying people he perceives as fools as you would expect in children. He and George still sleep in the same beds in the same room they did as boys, and neither pursue continuing the dynasty for the next generation after their parents retire to a hotel room in Salt Lake City. There the Old Gent dabbled in the stock market and the Old Lady played mah-jongg and dressed for dinner as they always had. But the situation changes dramatically when kindly George falls for the widow and brings her back to the ranch as his new bride. Phil makes it clear to all how he sees Rose as a mercenary gold-digger with pretentions to culture he is ready to undermine at every step. Phil viciously turns them away at gunpoint, but Rose later encounters them and invites them to camp on the land. Life soon becomes a living hell for all four of the main characters as each seeks some kind of solution. The ending and resolution to this tale has a dark, karmic twist that left me reeling. Much is left to the reader to figure out what this book says about the role of the West in the American character. It was a time and place for discovery and escape from stultifying aspects of civilization, a chance to prove yourself against the hazards of the wilderness and tough peoples and dangerous Indians who resided there. Teddy Roosevelt, who was a sickly boy tagged a sissy, proved himself in just such a ranch. But many who banked on such an outlook were misfits not worthy of the term civilized, and the greed that steamrolled the Indians is a heritage hard for us descendants to live by. Much food for thought her. View all 12 comments. I didn't want this to end. I read slowly. But I also had to find out what happened. So I read fast. How did I get this old and not know about this primal work of art first published in ? Thank you to Goodreader Mel for her unrevealing yet irresistible review; she is rightit is best to go into this book blind. If I owned a copyand I'll probably end up buying it to read it againI would put it on my shelf beside a book I've read three times and own two copies of, John Williams's Stoner. And if I I didn't want this to end. Thank you to Goodreader Mel for her unrevealing yet irresistible review; she is right—it is best to go into this book blind. If I owned a copy —and I'll probably end up buying it to read it again—I would put it on my shelf beside a book I've read three times and own two copies of, John Williams's Stoner. Also, maybe John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath there is an almost invisible reference homage to that book on page of Dog. If you love any of these writers and their books as much as I do, that is all the recommendation you'll need to read Mr. Savage's exquisitely written novel. The republished edition has an enlightening afterword by Annie Proulx. I suspect this book gets even better on a second reading—to see how it is made. It's even more delicious to read, knowing what the whole story is. I saw so much more. This is a book that can be read multiple times! View all 32 comments. What a sly and creepy old cowboy story! Utterly outstanding and, considering that this was written in , it is timeless as well. Don't let the western setting nudge you into thinking that this is a shoot-em-up or something that Louis Lamour would have written. This is dark and juicy. Two middle-aged bachelor brothers are very prosperous ranchers in s Montana, both loyal to their land and tending to the wealth that came from their parents. But it is at that point that their similarities What a sly and creepy old cowboy story! But it is at that point that their similarities stop. Handsome Phil is known for his brilliance and artistry, roping, photographic memory, charm, witty repartee - you name it. George, on the other hand, is a bit of a duff. Kind, but still a duff. Remember that song from Donny and Marie - I'm a little bit country I'm a lil bit rrrock and rollll? Slick Phil prides himself on being a man's man - bathing in the creek once every few weeks, never wearing gloves no matter the weather - but he is absolutely the rock and roll side of the brotherly duo. Quick-witted, I took a shine to him in the early pages of this fantastic psychological tale. Poor George is definitely in his brother's shadow but seems very content to be there. When their lives intersect with a beautiful town woman, mother to an incredibly bright and sensitive boy, the balance between the brothers is irrevocably upset. No - they do not both fall in love with her. Nothing that shallow plot-wise happens, but when this woman and her boy enter the brothers' world, frightening things begin to happen. This book is rich in texture and nuance, and I am afraid to write anymore for fear of giving things away! There were two resolutions at the end of the book that I thought I saw coming, but I believe the author intended that so we could savor the anticipation. It is fitting that Annie Proulx wrote the afterword for this re-release. The book reminds me of her "That Old Ace in the Hole" in a way, but this old beauty is encased in psychological tension that thrilled me. View all 22 comments. Apr 09, Ned rated it it was amazing. I thought I'd put my thoughts down before reading the Afterward by Annie Proulx. What a story. Its been awhile since the first and last paragraphs so neatly capture a tortured saga. I saw the ending coming, doubted it, but yet it came in unexpected iteration. Im so delighted to have found this author, hes on my A list. The people are drawn true, most eccentric, therefore all-the-more true characters as they play out a drama on the high plains of a cattle ranch Utah right after the war. This book worked on all levels, resonating with me since the macho farm vs the town pretenders are brought into stark relief. Two bachelor brothers have stayed on the ranch that their sophisticated, eastern parents had migrated to, then left to the sons as they returned to civilization. The older Phil cottoned to the rough lifestyle, yet educated and keenly intelligent, his personality dominates the land, his workers and even the town. He is stubborn, principled, irrational, and plain old mean-spirited. The conflict arises when his brother marries, late in life. The point of view shifts between the new wife, Rose, her son, and the two brothers. Savage uses their points of view most cleverly, revealing their thoughts by the action and the dialogue. In fact he rebels against civilization, seeking a purity of living that he tries to bend to his authority. The battles are psychological, very real to my personal life experiences, and very deeply satisfying in the best that novels can do for us. I love novels that teach me of a time a place, and the western planes of Utah, after the great war, was beautifully and clearly drawn. I found the animal care and ranch hand personalities most satisfying. This has been my experience as boy growing up in the country. Bad women had not more right to respect than animals, and as animals they were used and discussed. How red and chapped his hands were, his worldly, scratched and damaged hands. View all 8 comments. If you value an interesting story, a beautiful and unusual writing style, and descriptions that make you pause to completely absorb their depth, this novel is for you. They say a good book is timeless, and this one fits the bill, even though it was written back in the sixties. Some may dismiss it as a cowboy story, but it is so much more. The story follows two brothers who have carved out a partnership running a ranch, each contributing according to their particular interests and gifts; their If you value an interesting story, a beautiful and unusual writing style, and descriptions that make you pause to completely absorb their depth, this novel is for you. The story follows two brothers who have carved out a partnership running a ranch, each contributing according to their particular interests and gifts; their lives set by predictable routines, their interactions etched into accepted patterns, even if not fully enjoyed by the other. There is a status quo that each has accepted, despite being polar opposites on most measured dimensions, and they live as though that status quo will last forever. Enter a wife with a teenage son and watch the apples roll from the toppled cart. Gone is the order from their world as adjustments are made to this new consideration and these presences. The remainder of the novel provides glimpses into the inner thoughts, feelings, and responses of each as they try to co-exist in a world where little is said out loud. It is the lack of actual dialogue, and the nature of what does get said, that is so striking about this novel. We are in the heads of the characters, or being given background through narration, which is very different from books of today where action and dialogue fill most of the pages. It's as though the characters are talking to us in their heads, which creates a very different experience It created a world representing all the things that don't get done and said, but are there lurking in the background. Some will say there was too much "telling" and not enough "showing", but this was a masterful tell. We feel Phil's callousness, George's empathy and patience, Rose's anxiety, and Peter's aloofness as they stealthily move towards the ultimate intersection that changes everything. I've never seen a gradual reveal done quite so splendidly. It produces the simultaneous reactions of shock and "of course". You have hints, you think you maybe know where it's going, but still, the arrival makes you catch your breath. And the language His silence left people guilty and they had no chance to dilute their guilt with anger. Great read. Thank you to those of you who had reviewed it, letting us know it was out there. View all 18 comments. Pile of rotting fence posts on a Montana ranch Under there gophers were safe from badgers who wished to eat them whole. There cottontails were safe from coyotes who worried the poles with their paws and teeth. It was a sport of ranch boys to rout out the gophers, the cottontails, the mice - to exhaust themselves lifting pole after pole to expose the hiding place of some terrified creature grown too confident. How moving it was to see it cowering, the eyes mad with fear, limbs trembling, hoping by stillness it might yet again escape. I haven't been this excited about stumbling across a truly great writer who has fallen into relative obscurity in a long time. Some reviewers place him with Wallace Stegner, but I haven't read any Stegner yet so I can't say whether I agree with that. I say that because of the great landscape descriptions, the deep loneliness of the characters, and the many crushed and broken dreams. While ranch hands anticipate the delivery of dream goods alongside their orders of gloves from the Sears, Roebuck and Montgomery Ward "Wish Book", the outcast son pastes scrap magazine images of a happier life in his secret "book of dreams", and the new wife's own hope for happiness slowly fades. The characters are all complex and deeply developed. All of them. Even the minor characters have interior lives. I even pitied Phil, the bitch. Imagine that. Sounds depressing? Well, maybe. But it's also awesome. View all 41 comments. Recommended to Lawyer by: Doug H. Shelves: brothers , marriage , death , sexuality , mothers-and-sons , , thomas-savage , utah , repressed-homosexuality , montana. Brothers Phil and George Burbank own the biggest cattle spread in the state. They have shared the same room since they were boys. Phil is the man the cow hands admire. George is the quiet one, a bit of a bore. But a cruel streak runs through Phil. The Power of the Dog by Thomas Savage creates an unnerving tension in the opening chapters of the novel. On the surface, Phil Burbank is a successful rancher. He is a man's man. In the ranch crew's bunk house all the younger hands seek to impress him and aspire to emulate him. Phil excels in all things required of a trail boss in the harsh and unforgiving world that comprises the Burbank empire. Phil is the brilliant brother. The tough one. In the ranch house, the young cow hands seek his favor, his attention. They aspire to emulate him. Phil Burbank possesses all the toughness required to run a cattleman's empire. Weakness is a quality he will not tolerate in anyone. Not slower, more cautious brother George. Not even his own parents, "The Old Gent" and his mother the "Lady. They have never fit in with the surrounding ranching community. Burbank left the ranch in the charge of their two sons in , taking residence in a Salt Lake City hotel. George failed at college, while Phil excelled there. George is Phil's frequent target for barbed sarcasm, and thinly veiled insults of what Phil considers George's inferiority, inappropriate for any Burbank. Yet, George complements Phil's presence at the ranch by handling the business end of ranch management. Thomas Savage's tone grows increasingly dark through the careful plotting of this story. Though not overtly chilling in a relentless sense, there are moments so meticululously crafted that Savage is able to raise the short hairs on the back of the reader's neck. In viewing the story of these two brothers one cannot help but think of Cain and Abel. Yet Phil emerges even more calculated in his callous view of life. The innocent foils to Phil Burbank's acid tongue is the Gordon family in nearby Herndon. John and Rose Gordon are decent people. Gordon is the town Doctor. He and Rose have a rather effeminate son, Peter. Phil Burbank sneers at the Gordon's, all of whom he considers weaklings. His berating Gordon and Peter, whom he labels a sissy lead to Dr. Gordon's taking his own life. Peter is her right hand, an excellent cook, and co-host with his Mother. Ironically, it is George, in all ways decent, who comes to court Rose. She accepts him, not knowing that George's brother Phil led her husband to commit suicide. Phil sets out to destroy the marriage. George, oblivious to Phil's tactics, is unaware that Phil secretly torments Rose to the point of keeping her in a constant state of terror. Young Peter becomes a pivotal character in Savage's enthralling novel of psychological insight. Peter can see what George cannot and will become his Mother's protector. At the same time, Phil becomes more impressed with the young man's willingness to learn the rigors of life on the range leading to an unlikely bond between the older man and the younger. Savage keeps the reader on the edge of his seat throughout this taut character driven novel. Originally viewed as a western novel upon its publication in , clearly this is a much deeper and complex story than one of sibling rivalry. Rather this is a masterful story of repressed sexuality. And it is Phil Burbank's homophobic behavior that is his own cloak of self denial that leads to the stunning conclusion of this novel. For those drawn to novels of great characterization and nerve wracking plotting, The Power of the Dog will be an irresistible read. Track this one down. Prepare to be mesmerized. View all 3 comments. After an opening scene involving a castration I could swear I was in for my first five star rating of I was immediately drawn into the story. I found the writing mesmerising, and the idea of two brothers as opposites, although not new not even in the s , seemed fascinating. I couldnt wait to know where Savage was taking me. Characters were well introduced. Tension started building up. On top of that tension there was a constant eerie sense of doom and I realised I was literally After an opening scene involving a castration I could swear I was in for my first five star rating of On top of that tension there was a constant eerie sense of doom and I realised I was literally holding my breath. Then, all of a sudden, out of nowhere Savage decided to do something I tend to find really distracting; a background story. At this point, at least, not feeling any tension at all, I was finally able to breathe again. I wanted forward motion. Throughout the whole book I experienced the tension building up, then being released. In and out, on and off, yin and yang, just like Phil and George. Even I felt they were a nuisance in the brothers lives which is a paradoxical feeling of mine because nothing would have even happened if Phil and George had stayed sleeping in the same room and fixing fences and machinery as a daytime job forever. None of the characters were ready for one another and the tension created around their conflicted relationships were the highlight of this story for me. Sometimes I needed less. Sometimes I wanted more. The castration scene was really really good though. Even necessary. Another thing that kept on bugging me was how nuanced everything was especially about one of the brothers. I know this was published in the sixties but just a little bit more clarity would have been good. So much to think about… So much to discuss… By the end we get to know the meaning of The Power of the Dog , the strength of the winds of change and the compulsive force of fate. This is a small world indeed. A world where some people get what they deserve. Jun 05, Mel rated it it was amazing Shelves: Let this be a surprise. Do yourself that favor, if possible, and remember this was first published in , 50 yrs. In light of today, that is significant and another reason to justify the word powerful when referring to this novel. Find your own way into this book rather than have another reader give you their experience first. Savage doesn't so much write a novel that unfolds as much as he creates intensity; conducting wonderful little sparks across your cortex. You can feel the power of his novel gathering, just like he describes the clouds moving across the Montana plains, the great columns of clouds collecting against the spine of the Rockies; billowing darkening towers trapped within the scene, dropping heavy, charged and threatening. Reading the reviews after I finished, I realized that people have different takes, as expected, but the timing, the subconscious explorations Savage almosts encourages with what he doesn't spell out, are priceless IF you are lucky enough to let the author throw the punch himself. I would suggest that when you get to the ending -- the powerful didn't-see-that-one-coming ending so beautifully set up and yet so surprising -- pause and ponder the possibilities that Savage sets up, the psychological underpinnings, the writing so as-if-you-were-there, then let the weight of it settle. You will look back at a very different book than what you started with. This book was suggested by a GR friend. What a gift and what an overlooked author. I purposely wrote this review before reading Annie Proulx's afterword, not wanting to regurgitate her intelligent thoughts The title and a GR friends review are what attracted me to this novel by Thomas Savage. It opens up with a bang, a detailed sequence of castrating calves on the Burbank ranch in Montana. Dont let the brutality of this opening put you off. Published first in and part of what Annie Proulx labels along with Savages first two novels as late novels from the golden age of American landscape fiction, this is an incredible and worthy read. Savage writes expertly and with insight into human behavior. Thirty-eight-year-old George and his forty-year-old brother, Phil run the Burbank ranch. A novel of contrasts set against a beautiful and harsh landscape, Savage sinks the reader into a particular place, a particular time. How well can he ride or break horses? How tough is he? How long can he work and how hard? Phil resides in the upper echelons of manliness measuring. Because of that, his hands are a mess. Whereas Phil is tall and intelligent, George is stout and plodding. Everything that Phil is, George is not. For all that Phil seems to be a bright and shining star, I quickly learned that Phil has a glitch in the personality department. And yet Phil is popular and well liked among the ranch hands. Over the years, he and George have settled into a pattern that seems to suit both of them; they still sleep in their boyhood room. George is nothing, if not tolerant. Rose Gordon has a young son, Peter, who speaks with a lisp and loves books, especially the medical books his father left to him. When Rose enters his boyhood home, inflexible Phil becomes a somber cloud, a thundercloud that simmers along the horizon stocking up on lightning bolts. What I like most about this book is the psychological depth with which Phil and Peter are drawn. Peter is a strange boy who has been bullied a lot and has thereby earned skills at distancing and being cold when it is necessary. Savage renders it powerfully! View all 10 comments. Feb 20, Laura rated it it was amazing Shelves: montana-setting , favorites. Favorite read of but also going on my favorite list. What's that, "loose lips sink ships? Read it for yourself. You will either love the opening sentence or be repulsed. Apr 13, Diane Barnes rated it really liked it. I was all set to give this book a 4 star rating, then changed it to 5 after I read the last page, then thought about it some more and finally decided that for me, 4 stars is correct. So, 4. Anyway, back to the book. I hate bullies, and I love revenge and the kind of people who exact their own form of private justice, both in fiction and in real life. The real west, with it's loneliness caused by both landscape and the I was all set to give this book a 4 star rating, then changed it to 5 after I read the last page, then thought about it some more and finally decided that for me, 4 stars is correct. The real west, with it's loneliness caused by both landscape and the type of people who live there, the stereotypical "cowboy" type of man, comes through this book to skewer the ideas of what we have come to expect. The setting of this novel is Montana in the 's, when things were changing rapidly. The open range was giving way to gates and fences, cars were replacing the horse, the Indians had been removed to reservations. George and Phil were wealthy ranch owners, sharing the work and responsibilities of a large holding. Then George marries a widow with a teenage son, and secrets and resentments come to the fore with Phil, who makes their life miserable with subtle comments and actions. The character developement is slow and sure, the tension grows, the ending is very satisfying. I like this author, he knows how to tell a story. Big thanks to Doug for recommending this one, I enjoyed it. I'm going to look for more by Thomas Savage, he deserves a resurgence. Dec 24, Rod rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: Fans of modern westerns, family dramas, psychological dramas. Shelves: favorites , owned , the-west. Martin Ritt's Hud is, in my opinion, one of our finest American films. The Power of the Dog , like Hud , is a tense family drama taking place on a cattle ranch in a relatively modern in this case, the s western setting, featuring Martin Ritt's Hud is, in my opinion, one of our finest American films. As for the rest of the world, The Power of the Dog should release in your Netflix region. Prior to the casting of Kirsten Dunst, actress Elisabeth Moss was cast as Rose but due to scheduling conflicts, she had to back out of the project. Moss is most well known for her role as June Osborne,. Another replacement was Paul Dano who had previously been cast as George Burbank. Despite his best efforts, his scheduling conflicts required him to step down from The Power of the Dog and was replaced by Jesse Plemons. He has previously starred in a Netflix Original when he lent his voice to the production of Mowgli by portraying Shere Khan the tiger. Are you looking forward to the release of The Power of the Dog? Let us know in the comments below! Netflix News. Coming Soon to Netflix. What To Watch on Netflix. Share Tweet Pin.

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Filming has finally begun, and we can look forward to learning more about the drama in the coming months, including filming locations, trailers and ultimately the Netflix release date. IMDb has the film listed for , so we can expect the Original drama to arrive at the earliest in the first quarter of As for the rest of the world, The Power of the Dog should release in your Netflix region. Prior to the casting of Kirsten Dunst, actress Elisabeth Moss was cast as Rose but due to scheduling conflicts, she had to back out of the project. Moss is most well known for her role as June Osborne,. Another replacement was Paul Dano who had previously been cast as George Burbank. Despite his best efforts, his scheduling conflicts required him to step down from The Power of the Dog and was replaced by Jesse Plemons. He has previously starred in a Netflix Original when he lent his voice to the production of Mowgli by portraying Shere Khan the tiger. Are you looking forward to the release of The Power of the Dog? Let us know in the comments below! Netflix News. Coming Soon to Netflix. The CIA prevents him from taking revenge on the drug cartels to combat left-wing activists in Latin America. Winslow shows the brutality of the war of drugs with very graphic scenes involving torture and massacres. He also explains with many details how the drug trade worked and how the different organisations collaborated to achieve their respective goals, from the Mexican drug cartels to the Vatican. It includes the Mexico City earthquake and its far reaching consequences for Mexico into the plot, and portrays the Mexican presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio 's murder in Tijuana on March 23, Aspects and some of the resolutions of the Cristero War are also mentioned. In the first sequel The Cartel , was published. It follows Keller from to as he continues to track down Barrera after he escapes from prison. In , the second sequel The Border was published. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This article is about the Don Winslow novel. For the novel, see Thomas Savage novelist.

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