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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A fun and moving book--reminded me of To Kill a Mockingbird combined with Thelma and Louise.
No great work of literature but a funny silly beach read.
This was my second Childress novel read, and I liked it much more than "One Mississippi". If anything, this novel is even more unbelievable - Peejoe's aunt cuts off her husband's head and carries it in a hatbox to Hollywood with her. However, that crazy element gives the story depth and a little humor, which is a nice contrast to the story of Peejoe, left back in the South to deal with the race issues that run so deeply there.
Hilarious and absolutely outrageous -- shockingly so at times! Fun read!
I picked this up in a small book store in Oxford, Mississippi many years ago. Great story... you won't believe what happens. They actually made a movie out of this book. I would not recommend the movie. Get ready to laugh.
Apparently I never logged this gem---a mixture of dark humor and 60s racial strife, but ignore the awful film adaptation with a miscast Melanie Griffith. The book, an abused wife dispatches with her loutish husband and runs off to be audition for her favorite tv sitcom as her nephew, the book's protagonist deals with integration and its consequences in mid-60s Alabama.
Powerful story of racism and the struggle for civil rights which continue today, with little change. Concurrent story of a woman's violent escape from an oppressive husband.
I picked up this book not really knowing much about it. A friend actually lent it to my husband a few years ago and my dog chewed a corner, so I bought the friend a replacement book and we ended up with the chewed copy. Years later I pick it up somewhat randomly and couldn't put it down. I fell in love with the characters and couldn't wait to see what happened next. I particularly liked the storyline about the young boys. Mark Childress is clearly a talented writer as he could tell the story from many different angles as well as integrate topics that draw you into the story, get you invested and sometimes enraged! I would recommend this book to anybody who wants to read something completely different that brings you through a variety of emotions, and more than once had me exclaiming out loud!