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A review by scorpionwoman
The Great State of West Florida by Kent Wascom

3.0

3.75

a cool plot wrapped up in convoluted nonsense

kind of confusing in that “wait, is that your cousin? or your step-aunt’s niece on your dad’s side?” kind of way. very southern. i did get a little lost with who was related to who, and i think some of those family connections and descriptions bogged the story down.

there are some really interestingly beautiful descriptions. like i can see them in my head vividly and easily. sometimes they get caught in the middle of long meandering passages about one guy or the plot of a movie and im sitting there confused (again).

my favorite parts were rodney’s introduction/initial experiences with du3l and his relationship with claudia and her father. the governor is also intriguing— and cool as hell. i also really like rally as a protagonist. he really is just a little boy wrapped up in some weird family drama turned political strife and trying to grow up in it.

all in all an enjoyable story with a lot of exciting concepts that you have to dig out for yourself.