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hectaizani's review against another edition
4.0
There was so much going on in this book it was like two books in one. A group of high school buddies get together to catch up. One is a doctor who specializes in cryogenics, another runs arms to foreign countries, the last two don't really do anything interesting. As the story progresses we learn more about the arms runner and the doctor and their stories become intertwined.
The arms runner is in trouble with the CIA, and several foreign interests and they all want him dead. The doctor has his own agenda, and is dabbling in reincarnation. The points of view switch back and forth in a dizzying pattern and the story gets more and more interlinked until it all comes together at the end.
I really enjoyed this book, I was first intrigued by the description of it being a medical action thriller. As I got further into the action I got sucked in and couldn't put it down.
The titular Dixie Pig is a restaurant where the friends would gather together and eat the house specialty, a trough of ice cream with loads of toppings. Sounds delicious! While not really important to the story, it added a degree of realism and tied the characters together.
The arms runner is in trouble with the CIA, and several foreign interests and they all want him dead. The doctor has his own agenda, and is dabbling in reincarnation. The points of view switch back and forth in a dizzying pattern and the story gets more and more interlinked until it all comes together at the end.
I really enjoyed this book, I was first intrigued by the description of it being a medical action thriller. As I got further into the action I got sucked in and couldn't put it down.
The titular Dixie Pig is a restaurant where the friends would gather together and eat the house specialty, a trough of ice cream with loads of toppings. Sounds delicious! While not really important to the story, it added a degree of realism and tied the characters together.
mad_about_books's review against another edition
5.0
It is my habit to immediately start reading a new book upon finishing one. In reading THE BOYS OF THE DIXIE PIG, I have come to realize that this might not always be the best thing to do because of my eclectic choices in books. Every author has his or her own style which is evident no matter the plot and characters about which he or she is writing. Because of this reading style, if you will, I immediately thought this book a 3 star effort. It was pretty much a knee-jerk reaction that disproves the first impression theory. Stylistically jarring as the opening pages were, I soldiered on.
The boys are five men in their sixties that have known each other since their school days.They've gone their separate ways, but are reunited in a tale that might be science fiction, or a mystery, or a medical thriller, or maybe a treatise filled with political cynicism, or just a book about five good ole boys from Texas. People of a certain age will remember Donny & Marie opening their variety show with "I'm a little bit country..." "I'm a little bit rock 'n' roll." This book is a lot like that... A little bit of this, and a little bit of that. Ultimately all of the bits come together in a really good story. To be honest, I didn't think that Stacy Childs would be able to pull all the threads together into a cohesive, single plot that would work but dang it all, he did.
THE BOYS OF THE DIXIE PIG is definitely a good read, and I highly recommend it to anyone who is looking for something new and different to read.
The boys are five men in their sixties that have known each other since their school days.They've gone their separate ways, but are reunited in a tale that might be science fiction, or a mystery, or a medical thriller, or maybe a treatise filled with political cynicism, or just a book about five good ole boys from Texas. People of a certain age will remember Donny & Marie opening their variety show with "I'm a little bit country..." "I'm a little bit rock 'n' roll." This book is a lot like that... A little bit of this, and a little bit of that. Ultimately all of the bits come together in a really good story. To be honest, I didn't think that Stacy Childs would be able to pull all the threads together into a cohesive, single plot that would work but dang it all, he did.
THE BOYS OF THE DIXIE PIG is definitely a good read, and I highly recommend it to anyone who is looking for something new and different to read.
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