A review by brittney_megan
The Ballad of Tom Dooley by Sharyn McCrumb

4.0

I really enjoyed this book. I'm from the Appalachian area and live very near many of the locations described in the book, so I think that led me to be more interested in the story. And yes, I've heard the story told from some older folks around here and know of some of the different variations of the story. I thought this author did a very good job of describing the area and the attitudes of the mountain people at that time. And I read the book in less than 24 hours. I really had a hard time putting the book down. I just had to know what would happen next. While the narrator Pauline was not very likeable, she was an interesting character and her style of speaking was something I'm familiar with as some of the older generations here in the mountains still speak like that. Overall a very good book and interesting story, especially since it was based on true events.