--- product_id: 16927814 title: "SO BRAVE, YOUNG, AND HANDSOME" brand: "leif enger" price: "₩31455" currency: KRW in_stock: null reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.kr/products/16927814-so-brave-young-and-handsome store_origin: KR region: South Korea --- # SO BRAVE, YOUNG, AND HANDSOME **Brand:** leif enger **Price:** ₩31455 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** SO BRAVE, YOUNG, AND HANDSOME by leif enger - **How much does it cost?** ₩31455 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.kr](https://www.desertcart.kr/products/16927814-so-brave-young-and-handsome) ## Best For - leif enger enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted leif enger brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![SO BRAVE, YOUNG, AND HANDSOME - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/619nqf15tqL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Adventure With A Writer *by K***R on Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2020* Leif Engel is a skilled, perceptive writer as any reader of his novel, Peace Like A River, will attest. The subject of this novel --a one-time successful writer on an apparently random journey west from Minnesota to California with unusual companions--did not really draw me. Remembering the pleasure of Enger's previous novel, however, I got on board and was rewarded by a most rewarding reading experience.The real value of the novel is not so much the plot featuring a struggling author and family man who takes off on an impetuous journey with an eccentric neighbor who has previous criminal history. The neighbor has become a skilled boat maker so the first part of the journey features water-based adventures. There are also intermittent train escapades and a long journey in an old Packard joined by a young boy companion with cowboy aspirations. The trio become the objects of a quest by a former Pinkerton man who is a a major force in the story, allowing neither a shooting injury nor a stroke to deter him from his quest for justice. As intriguing as the plot, the. appeal of the novel lies iin the author's ability to draw the reader 100% into the unfolding saga.The climax takes place on a California fruit orchard property owned by a charismatic couple who add depth to the drama. The author's wife and son have joined him and are starting a new life at story's end. One is left wondering if the multitude of experiences during his journey will stimulate the author's literary creativity.The characters are a unique blend of well recognizable traits despite despite the rough garb of their embodiers. The ever-changing natural scenery emerges as an actor as interesting as the human characters. Floods, fires, heat and cold all play a role in the novel's appeal. The author writes simply but elegantly, creating a fascinating, memorable journey. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars A Story About Storytelling *by G***G on Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2009* It's inevitable that "So Brave, Young and Handsome" will be compared to Leif Enger's first novel, "Peace Like a River." And that first book, published in 2000, is an incredible story that's received well deserved acclaim.Yet as much as I liked "Peace Like a River," I liked "So Brave, Young and Handsome" more. In fact, the second novel helped me understand the first novel better - an outcome I wasn't expecting.It's Minnesota, 1915. Monte Beckett is a writer with a highly successful first novel, a shoot-em-up western, who finds he can't write a second novel. Nothing works. Everything he sends to his publisher is turned down; everything he writes is unsatisfying. And then Glendon Hale comes rowing down the river by Monte's house, and he's rowing while standing up. And Monte's life fundamentally changes.Eventually, with his wife Susannah's blessing, Monte leaves to accompany Glendon to Mexico, to look for Glendon's first love. Along the way, Monte finds out that Glendon was an outlaw. And he's still being chased down by the authorities.Like "Peace Like a River," Enger's second novel is about a journey, but also much more than that. He raises subtle questions about the nature of good and evil, and heroes and villains. The reader comes to root for the outlaw and despise the ex-Pinkerton agent chasing him. But what great characters Enger creates in the process!Ultimately, "So Brave, Young and Handsome" is a story about storytelling - how stories are written and change, how even "factual accounts" are often anything but. And it's a delight to read. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars A classic *by M***K on Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2024* This is an endearing story filled with warmth and lovable characters, but what truly sets Enger's books apart is his writing style. The man has a gift with words. I could read a story he wrote about watching the grass grow. 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