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A review by nicolemhill
The Outlaw Album by Daniel Woodrell
3.0
The first couple of stories in this collection are solid 4.5 stars. See the first line of my favorite story:
"Once Boshell finally killed his neighbor he couldn’t seem to quit killing him."
But as you read on, the stories become a little more hit and miss, perhaps because there is so little variation. Don't get me wrong, Daniel Woodrell writes rural melancholy to a T, but when every character's bleak and resigned to some form or another of clapboard bleakness, well, reading loses some of its joie de vivre.
"Once Boshell finally killed his neighbor he couldn’t seem to quit killing him."
But as you read on, the stories become a little more hit and miss, perhaps because there is so little variation. Don't get me wrong, Daniel Woodrell writes rural melancholy to a T, but when every character's bleak and resigned to some form or another of clapboard bleakness, well, reading loses some of its joie de vivre.