From back of the book,
"Potatoes, sagebrush and insecurity are mixed together on the high mountain desert of southeastern Idaho in a story about self and spuds. Kyle Clark is a self-conscious Spudnik scooper operator for a potato packaging plant in Aberdeen and on hot summer weekends searches the buckles and splatter cones of the nearby lava flows for a local legend. Along the way he encounters angry cowboys, beautiful cowgirls and Idaho history as he chases his dreams and his grandfather's story of lost riches from the forgotten West, until he finds something even more valuable...himself."
Coming from the same general area as the story, I could relate about 90% to it. You'll probably learn more about the potato industry than you ever knew or wanted to know. I did find it odd that the mystery of the local legend took a far back seat to the day to day life of the main characters in the book. Also, it didn't have the satisfying ending I look for in stories so I was left wondering if it was part of a series that I wasn't aware of. It isn't. Even with those problems that I had with the book I still enjoyed it because I found myself nodding as I read familiar situations and places in the story. Having a brother working for Spudnik made it interesting too!
"Potatoes, sagebrush and insecurity are mixed together on the high mountain desert of southeastern Idaho in a story about self and spuds. Kyle Clark is a self-conscious Spudnik scooper operator for a potato packaging plant in Aberdeen and on hot summer weekends searches the buckles and splatter cones of the nearby lava flows for a local legend. Along the way he encounters angry cowboys, beautiful cowgirls and Idaho history as he chases his dreams and his grandfather's story of lost riches from the forgotten West, until he finds something even more valuable...himself."
Coming from the same general area as the story, I could relate about 90% to it. You'll probably learn more about the potato industry than you ever knew or wanted to know. I did find it odd that the mystery of the local legend took a far back seat to the day to day life of the main characters in the book. Also, it didn't have the satisfying ending I look for in stories so I was left wondering if it was part of a series that I wasn't aware of. It isn't. Even with those problems that I had with the book I still enjoyed it because I found myself nodding as I read familiar situations and places in the story. Having a brother working for Spudnik made it interesting too!
