gctommy 's review for:

The Heavenly Table by Donald Ray Pollock

4.5

challenging dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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It’s really specific 1917 historical fiction. A exploration of what happens when three poor, uneducated brothers who can’t make sense of the Bible lose their father and decide to escape the squalid lives by living life as described in the pulp fiction novel The Life and Times of Bloody Bill Bucket. And boy does it get bloody!