
Cold Storage, Alaska
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Narrated by:
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Stephen R. Thorne
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By:
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John Straley
Cold Storage, Alaska, is a remote fishing outpost where salmonberries sparkle in the morning frost and where you just might catch a King Salmon if you're Zen enough to wait for it. Settled in 1935 by Norse fishermen who liked to skinny dip in its natural hot springs, the town enjoyed prosperity in the mid-20th century, at the height of the frozen fish boom. But now the cold storage plant is all but abandoned and the population is shrinking every day.
Clive "the Milkman" McCahon returns to his tiny Alaska hometown after a seven-year jail stint for dealing coke. He has a lot to make up to his younger brother, Miles, who has dutifully been taking care of their ailing mother - and, really, all of Cold Storage. Miles is a physician's assistant and the closest thing to a doctor this side of Sitka. But Clive doesn't realize the trouble he's bringing home. He's reformed now, and his dream is to open a bar-slash-church (a Cold Storage ordinance requires there to be as many churches in town as there are bars). Clive's vengeful old business partner is hot on his heels, a stick-in-the-mud State Trooper is dying to bust Clive for narcotics, and, to complicate everything, Clive might be going insane - lately, he's been hearing animals talking to him. Will his arrival in Cold Storage be a breath of fresh air for the sleepy, depopulated town? Or will it turn the whole place upside-down?
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Critic reviews
Hope for more books like this
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Don't leave this book in Cold Storage!
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An absolutely delightful book
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What did you love best about Cold Storage, Alaska?
The characters that live in the town of Cold Storage, very believable.What other book might you compare Cold Storage, Alaska to and why?
Tom Bodett's books on Homer are similar but Straley is more gritty in his prose.Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
I'm ready for the third book about Cold Storage, AK. Love these characters. I really like that all the bad guys end up revenged but okay. Very different philosophy but I like it.Lived in Alaska? You'll LOVE this book!
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Real SE Alaska
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What other book might you compare Cold Storage, Alaska to and why?
Similar authors would be Elmore Leonard, but the writing is smarter. Or Carl Hiasson but the characters are much more defined and enjoyable. The book has the same quirky humor as those authors but the story flows better and the funny parts seem more genuine.Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
I enjoyed the interaction between the brothers, the upstanding one is scared to make a wrong move and the scoundrel is fearless, I also enjoyed the bonding that took place between Clive and Little Brother, the distrusting scarred up pit bull. In fact the characters in this book are all interesting and I'm looking forward to a sequel in order to get know them better. The characters are quirky and funny.I'm Packing for Cold Storage Now!
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Is there anything you would change about this book?
Put a warning label on the jacket indicating that this is juvenile at best.How did the narrator detract from the book?
The narrator was great. The story was lame, not even remotely believable.Was Cold Storage, Alaska worth the listening time?
If you are 12 years old you may like this. I kept thinking that the story would become interesting, unfortunately I had to wait until THE END before the headache started to subside.gave me a headache
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Fun read
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Great Read!!
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