East of Denver

This book left me feeling conflicted.

I picked it up because it's a book about Denver (kind of) by a local author, and it won an Amazon award.

I kept reading it because the first half was beautiful, and then the later plot elements were too fantastical and weird to ignore.

I chuckled and smirked at parts, and became morose and sullen after reading other parts.

The reader of the audio book sounded physically taxed by the act of reading the book; chapters began in a clear voice and ended in a gravelly croak.