I'm REALLY enjoying Stag Dance, and would like to read something else in a similar setting and voice to Babe Bunyan's, not necessarily about a character dealing with gender issues, but with that kind of use of slang and background and so on. I would also take coal miners, or other similar sort of dangerous, outdoor based, "hyper masculine" environments, sailors would also work.
by MrHorseley
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Check out The North Water by Ian McGuire. Its about whale hunters in the 1850s. Super gritty and brutal, lots of old timey sailor talk. Also maybe try The Sisters Brothers – not logging but its about two outlaw brothers during the gold rush. Both got that rough masculine vibe ur looking for.
Deep River by Karl Marlantes