Book review: Fire
Fire by George R. Stewart. This is a very good novel about a California forest fire that follows the fire from “birth” through “death”, telling the story of those who fight it. It’s very well written: George R. Stewart was a prominent professor of literature. It was written in 1948, and although the male and female roles are very typical for that time, it is otherwise a fairly timeless novel. It is also a great insight into the mindset of firefighting as the dominate approach to managing forests, and so it has an important historical perspective from that aspect. It was wonderful to get this book from the public library and have what appeared to be an original 1948 copy . 4 out of 5. Buy at Amazon or Place hold at Multnomah County Library