A review by readhikerepeat
Shotgun Lovesongs by Nickolas Butler

5.0

There are a million things I loved about this book, from the writing and the storyline to the depth and honesty of the characters’ troubles and successes, but my favorite part is that Butler does an incredible job of creating three-dimensional characters. Several of his characters are, in all honesty, portrayed as brutal stereotypes in most books, whether it be an alcoholic rodeo man who didn’t have much formal education being portrayed as “less than” or a musician portrayed as a jerk. Butler, however, not only kicks aside the stereotypes, but he actually leans in the opposite direction by taking greater care with writing these characters. By bringing them fully into the fold, it adds to the richness of the story and is what makes the book so great.

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