I've mostly been reading nonfiction this year; Arkansas, however, made me VERY glad to have tried something new. Between the book's immediate, taut, non-stop (and sometimes gruesome (and I mean that in a good way-- I still can't look at a coat hanger the same way)) action and its hilariously twisted characters, it very quickly roped me in. In terms of style... I don't get out as much as I'd like, so I guess the best I could come up with today is that Brandon strikes me as a southern-fried, Americanized Brookmyre. Looking forward to his next one!

arkansas is really fast moving and action packed (eyeballs being gouged out and cars being sunk into swamps), yet it doesn't feel rushed. you swiftly gain a relationship with the characters and strangely find them oddly relatable. not to mention this is the funniest book i have ever read.

Enjoyable reading. Differant style of writing, kept me interested most of the time.Sometimes more descriptive than necessary.

I could not put this book down. I had read the reviews of it and knew it was a drug-runner book, which sounded interesting enough, but what the reviewers didn't mention is that the writing in this book is amazing: hilarious, startling, fast, and cutting. Completely engaging on both a narrative level and at the level of the sentence, first to last page.
BRAVO!

Arkansas is a great read! A fantastic combination of well-developed characters, intriguing plot and unbelievably clever, witty dialogue. The story of Kyle and Swin is an incredible saga that includes everything from sinister encounters with the South's drug underworld to comical exchanges with the many great southern characters found along the way. Brandon keeps you guessing, laughing and genuinely entertained right up to the last page.