Scan barcode
mudmule's review against another edition
3.0
I received this book as a First Reads Program winner. It's not my type of book but I wanted to try something different, I usually stick to horror. I did enjoy the book, I found myself really liking Boone and felt for him in the life he was living. I recommend giving it a read.
thedullestswall0w's review against another edition
1.0
Waste of my time. I push through most anything once started but really no payoff for me. If I could figure out how to give 0 stars I would.
kathykekmrs's review against another edition
3.0
At first I thought this book would be a stereotypical look at poor town junkie/meth-head culture, but it read more like the true-crime books of the 1980's and 1990's. I am aware that none of them which I have read appear on my Goodreads lists, but they have not come up on any recommended reading list to mark as read. I do read a wide variety of books. This story is about a single family unit that does not like outsiders including spouses and goes after everyone. The Mayor of the town is corrupt and is the biggest drug-dealer in town. The only competition is a methlab run by a drug addict. As the story progresses the reader learns that the son-in-law, Boone Sumner wants out of the business and to get his five-year-old daughter away from this town. This is the story of how he does that.
There is a lot of blood and mayhem in this book along with overdoses. There is a lot of swearing so readers who enjoy no profanity in their reading would not like this book. Ironically there is little sex. Crime is never a good thing and corrupt government officials are not a good thing, but read this as a cautionary tale of a worst-case scenario if there are local officials whose motives that you mistrust.
There is a lot of blood and mayhem in this book along with overdoses. There is a lot of swearing so readers who enjoy no profanity in their reading would not like this book. Ironically there is little sex. Crime is never a good thing and corrupt government officials are not a good thing, but read this as a cautionary tale of a worst-case scenario if there are local officials whose motives that you mistrust.
eleellis's review against another edition
2.0
Sewerville is one of those novels some readers will like more than others. For this reader, the novel did not click.
The novel details the life of Boone, and others, as he has married into the local crime family. Boone's father in law, Walt is the Kentucky area crime kingpin and is assisted by his daughter Karen, Boone's wife, and Walt's son John, the county sheriff.
Of the characters in the novel, about the only likable one is Boone's daughter Samantha.
Oddly, the writing of the novel is quite good, although the author has the tendency to be repetitive in the storytelling area and seemed to prolong segments in the book for too long while accomplishing little to move the story forward.
The novel details the life of Boone, and others, as he has married into the local crime family. Boone's father in law, Walt is the Kentucky area crime kingpin and is assisted by his daughter Karen, Boone's wife, and Walt's son John, the county sheriff.
Of the characters in the novel, about the only likable one is Boone's daughter Samantha.
Oddly, the writing of the novel is quite good, although the author has the tendency to be repetitive in the storytelling area and seemed to prolong segments in the book for too long while accomplishing little to move the story forward.
violetwraith's review
5.0
I was not expecting to like this book as much as I did, but I was hooked once I started. One of the best things about this book is the fact that almost none of the characters are truly innocent. The only innocent character with dialogue was Boone's and Karen's five-year-old daughter, Samantha. Apart from her, everyone had some sort of skeleton in their closet. There were so many corrupt, shady characters to choose from, but I hated Karen more than all of them. Manipulative parents are bit of a trigger for automatic rage for me. But I digress. Saylor had great descriptions, created multifaceted characters, and set an easily visualized setting accompanied by an equally easily felt tone. Nothing was watered down, nothing was glossed over. There were some minor typos, and a couple scenes were a bit confusing, but other than that, it was a great, truly gritty read. I kind of want Saylor to write a sequel, but I don't think it's going to happen. Shame. Boone had a dark, corrupt past, but I was rooting for him all the way.
eleellis's review
2.0
Sewerville is one of those novels some readers will like more than others. For this reader, the novel did not click.
The novel details the life of Boone, and others, as he has married into the local crime family. Boone's father in law, Walt is the Kentucky area crime kingpin and is assisted by his daughter Karen, Boone's wife, and Walt's son John, the county sheriff.
Of the characters in the novel, about the only likable one is Boone's daughter Samantha.
Oddly, the writing of the novel is quite good, although the author has the tendency to be repetitive in the storytelling area and seemed to prolong segments in the book for too long while accomplishing little to move the story forward.
The novel details the life of Boone, and others, as he has married into the local crime family. Boone's father in law, Walt is the Kentucky area crime kingpin and is assisted by his daughter Karen, Boone's wife, and Walt's son John, the county sheriff.
Of the characters in the novel, about the only likable one is Boone's daughter Samantha.
Oddly, the writing of the novel is quite good, although the author has the tendency to be repetitive in the storytelling area and seemed to prolong segments in the book for too long while accomplishing little to move the story forward.
jamiereadthis's review
2.0
This was my first read-along for the Southern Literary Trail group, and I don’t know how the others go, but it was a great pleasure to have Aaron Saylor himself along for the ride. The book shares similarities with Tom Franklin and Chris Offutt for me, in both their strengths and their weaknesses. If there’s a group read-along for the second book, count me in.
More...