Reviews of NO OTHER WAY
"On the surface, Roger Real Drouin’s No Other Way is a tale of two men—one a nature photographer obsessed with capturing on film a bird thought to be extinct, and the other, a park ranger committed to preserving a protected forest in Idaho—who find a connection in their interests. Simmering below are important questions about the connectedness people feel to nature and the lengths they will go to protect it. Drouin writes with an earnest, eyes-wide-open writing style, and his lyrical descriptions of wildspaces in Florida and Idaho -- as well as scenes describing bird photography—are breathtaking."
—Richard Melo, a member of the National Book Critics Circle and author of Jokerman 8.
"... while the young author lacks Hiaasen’s dark sense of humor, he shares his tree-hugging passion. It’s a good bet 'No Other Way' would bring a smile to Hiaasen’s face -- and yours."
--Sarasota Herald-Tribune (September 18, 2012 book review)
"If Ernest Hemingway wrote Nick Adams’ stories to commune with nature, No Other Way captures and catalogs what Hemingway’s character found totally holy . . .
"What makes No Other Way a genuinely standout novel is, other than the clean but vibrant prose, the book is written by an actual nature photographer as well as focused on one. Reading with one’s eyes is the great caveat of literature. Unimaginative authors cripple the world they wish to create by a broken vision, but here, the inhabitants of the world, both human and undomesticated are just as vibrant as the colors of birds contrasting in perfect ways. No Other Way becomes the reason why people will subscribe to National Geographic or watch Planet Earth: you want to see nature and have your senses assaulted by the natural world, Sun and all."
—Poet Tyler Malone (October 2, 2012 book review)
"It combines a fictional story together with an Audubon guidebook. While sharing a story of human interaction and healing, the pages are also filled with incredibly descriptive scenes involving local wildlife -- mainly birds."
--Dew on the Kudzu (June 28, 2012 book review)
"On the surface, Roger Real Drouin’s No Other Way is a tale of two men—one a nature photographer obsessed with capturing on film a bird thought to be extinct, and the other, a park ranger committed to preserving a protected forest in Idaho—who find a connection in their interests. Simmering below are important questions about the connectedness people feel to nature and the lengths they will go to protect it. Drouin writes with an earnest, eyes-wide-open writing style, and his lyrical descriptions of wildspaces in Florida and Idaho -- as well as scenes describing bird photography—are breathtaking."
—Richard Melo, a member of the National Book Critics Circle and author of Jokerman 8.
"... while the young author lacks Hiaasen’s dark sense of humor, he shares his tree-hugging passion. It’s a good bet 'No Other Way' would bring a smile to Hiaasen’s face -- and yours."
--Sarasota Herald-Tribune (September 18, 2012 book review)
"If Ernest Hemingway wrote Nick Adams’ stories to commune with nature, No Other Way captures and catalogs what Hemingway’s character found totally holy . . .
"What makes No Other Way a genuinely standout novel is, other than the clean but vibrant prose, the book is written by an actual nature photographer as well as focused on one. Reading with one’s eyes is the great caveat of literature. Unimaginative authors cripple the world they wish to create by a broken vision, but here, the inhabitants of the world, both human and undomesticated are just as vibrant as the colors of birds contrasting in perfect ways. No Other Way becomes the reason why people will subscribe to National Geographic or watch Planet Earth: you want to see nature and have your senses assaulted by the natural world, Sun and all."
—Poet Tyler Malone (October 2, 2012 book review)
"It combines a fictional story together with an Audubon guidebook. While sharing a story of human interaction and healing, the pages are also filled with incredibly descriptive scenes involving local wildlife -- mainly birds."
--Dew on the Kudzu (June 28, 2012 book review)
