A well-constructed, affecting, simple, satisfying book. A small cast of characters creates a story wide in scope. In the McPheron brothers Haruf has written two of the most heartwarming, purely good people I've ever encountered in a work of fiction. Wonderful stuff.

Love the simplicity of the writing; I didn't need to be told what was going on in each character's mind to understand them. This also feels like a traditional western but without the typical clean ending....life just goes on. The McPheron brothers were my favorite characters.

What a delightful book! So beautifully written. Takes place in the small town of Holt, Colorado and is the story of 2 elderly brothers, a pregnant teenager and a high school teacher who is left to raise his sons, Ike, 10 and Bobby, nine, on his own after his depressed wife moves to Denver. We read and watch as these characters' lives change drastically during the course of the story. The book is at times funny; at times intensely painful; sometimes incredibly descriptive; and other times deliberately vague. This is an absolute must read!