dave37's review against another edition
5.0
Definitely more light-hearted than the rest of Woodrell's books. There's still poverty, drugs, alcohol and crime in the Ozarks, but there's also an almost joyous resignation to the folly of it all. I really enjoyed the change-up.
bundy23's review against another edition
2.0
I'm pretty sure this is the 2nd time I've "reviewed" a Daniel Woodrell novel my calling it Cormac McCarthy for young adults.
I didn't believe any of the characters, the plot was ridiculous and the ending was laughably bad. It was an easy read though.
I didn't believe any of the characters, the plot was ridiculous and the ending was laughably bad. It was an easy read though.
neven's review against another edition
4.0
Nasty and funny as heck, fast-moving and smart. I love a glitz-free crime book with a highly specific setting, and this is IT.
nadinekc's review against another edition
3.0
Not quite as good as Winter's Bone or Tomato Red (which couldn't have been better in my eyes) but still the same great Ozark atmospherics and way with language. The female leads didn't ring as true to me as Rhee Dolly did in W'sB and I had trouble buying Doyle Redmond as a novel-writing redneck, even though he's loosely based on the author's own life. On the other hand this book had more of of his great wry humor. I'll read everything he writes.
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