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Liked It “The best contemporary Southern gothic I've read. Vivid. Unflinching. Engrossing. All of that. But also with some thoughts on life and fairness and the nature of existence.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Interesting, modern version Hatfileds and McCoys, no moonshine but meth labs, poverty, women's status”
ML wrote this review Wednesday, November 25 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I know this was generally well-reviewed, but it wasn't for me. The book took every single negative cliche of the Ozarks and weaved it into a book. Do the things in the book happen here? Yes. Definitely. To that crazy-ass degree? No way.”
Audra W wrote this review Thursday, August 27 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“The best contemporary Southern gothic I've read. Vivid. Unflinching. Engrossing. All of that. But also with some thoughts on life and fairness and the nature of existence. ”
C.D. Stephens wrote this review Saturday, May 9 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Excellent novel set in the Ozarks: a young woman has to search for her missing father.
TheophileEscargot wrote this review Tuesday, March 31 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
A short, intense read. Doesn't patronize or sentimentalise the hard-bitten and insular clans of the area. It's written in a terse Hemingway-esque style that seems grimly realistic.
Also refreshing to see a well-written US novel that doesn't attempt to show its greatness by being heavy enough to kill a squirrel with.
Well worth a look, best novel I've read in ages.”
“I read this book in one gulp. Amazingly vivid prose, can't believe I didn't find Woodrell before those. I'm hooked.”
wsstephens wrote this review Thursday, October 9 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This was my first read by Daniel Woodrell. The story is set in the Ozarks and rings true to the poverty stricken characters the novel embodies. This one will stick with you like oatmeal on a cold day.”
J.M. Hannam wrote this review Wednesday, August 27 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A Missouri writer on rural MO - as it is written here it became a time and place very foreign to me - difficult but good.”
melissa k wrote this review Tuesday, April 29 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This is a super-quick read. The setting of the snowy Ozarks and the country folk and their kin is right up my alley.”
Vickie J wrote this review Wednesday, March 12 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This was an excellent read. Woodrell created a cold and gray Missouri that left me shivering. His depiction of the landscape and people was masterful. Ree Dolly was the perfect heroine struggling for survival in the Ozarks where today's moonshine is 'crank'.”
Brian D wrote this review Wednesday, February 20 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
