This story was engrossing from start to finish. The narration was among the best I have ever heard
I would highly reccomend it.

Charles Frazier has an agility with words that draws me right into the scents and sounds of lived history. Will Patton reads as if he's slowly melting chocolate and is in no rush. The paradox of world views, the conflicts of power and space, are expressed with fine sensitivity and no sentimentality. I have already listened to the whole book twice.

If you love justice this will be a melancholy experience with brief moments of joy.

This is, quite possibly, the saddest book I have ever read. Also the loveliest. Heartbreaking. Rending.

Loved this fictional rendition of the time of Indian removal in America. it aptly described what I imagine the reactions and feelings of people had at that time. This authors prose is exceptional and read perfectly by the performer.

I love to listen to Will Patton I search audible for Will Patton's reading of books and this is one of them

This is a complete package experience. If you like folksy, looking back over a life of experiences, this is a masterpiece. What a life & story.

This book was written for Will Patton to read, he brings this book to life! Wow what a perfect fit!

There is a scene, when the main character is just a young boy & meets the young girl in the barn, their first conversation & your mind just melts into the story from there...this is a book that doesn't overweight your mind with descriptive adjectives, but you can visualize it all as if your watching it on a big screen.

This is one of my favorite books of all time, maybe it's more for a masculine reader, maybe it's for fans of an old time storytelling style (like listening to Mark Twain speaking from his front porch rocker) but I recommend this book to everyone & haven't heard anyone that has been disappointed yet.

Thirteen Moons is no Cold Mountain. I guess it's hard to successfully follow up on a blockbuster like Cold Mountain. Cold Mountain is one of my all time favorites, but Thirteen Moons is not one I'll remember very long. The narrator was the best aspect of Thirteen Moons.

I don't think it can be changed exactly, it is just not as good as Frazier's other books.I think the narrative just moves much more slowly. Ironically, one of the best parts of listening to the other Frazier books was the voice of Will Patton- in this book however, the slow drawl seems to make the book go even more slowly (though I still LOVE his voice!)

It was interesting to learn more about the history of Native American's in this country and the struggles they faced as the Whites moved west and took their land. It had never occurred to me before reading this book that 1. Marriage between Whites and Native Americans was not legal and 2. that some of the Cherokee were land owners with houses (and slaves!) and that 3. they were relocated to the reservations along with the other Cherokee.

I'm pretty sure I developed a serious crush on Will Patton the first time I heard him read one of Frazier's books (Cold Mountain). I was even more enthralled with his performance of Night Woods and after finishing that book, I wanted to hear more. I found Thirteen Moons and chose it primarily because of Will Patton although I did like Frazier's other books as well. That said, as mentioned above, despite his excellent voice for reading, the slow pace of this book combined with his slow drawl made it almost impossible for me to stay interested in the book.

Perhaps it would be easier to stay interested if it were a movie. I love Frazier's descriptions of landscapes and other aspects of nature (and life) that he finds beautiful. I can imagine that a movie version of this book would be visually quite impressive.

Overall this wasn't a bad book, it was just a bit slow for my taste and not what I was hoping for. It didn't take 13 moons to get through this book- though it seemed like it after reading Frazier's other books in 1-2 days each. After 6 weeks, I had to put this book, unfinished, on the shelf (so to speak- given that it is an audio book).

If you are looking for a good novel that is easy to sink your teeth into, and liked Frazier's other books for this reason, this may not be the book for you.

I am struggling with how to classify this book, as it seems to cover multiple genres. It is an adventure story and a coming-of-age story, but there is also an undercurrent of epic-love-story throughout. The performance is exceptional, with the narrator giving emotion and life to the words that will pull at your heart. The characters are complex and interesting, and you will love them despite of their faults. I have listened to the book three times, enjoying it more with each listen. And even though I know the story, I continue to hope that Will Cooper will make a different choice, sparing me the heartache I know to come.

Do yourself a favor and buy this book.