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Gods in Alabama
by Joshilyn Jackson
My first introduction to Arlene Fleet came from a small part she had in Jackson's latest book Backseat Saints. As soon as Arlene came into the story, I was intrigued by her. I was happy to find out that Jackson had written a book about this character pn her previous novel, Gods in Alabama and so here we are. I found Gods in Alabama to be a really good read.
I'm a sucker for Southern-Fiction novels. Something about the locale just immediately draws me in (y'know, me being a Yankee and all, I'm not used to Southern hospitality and things like that) and makes me want to live there. Gods in Alabama was no exception. Though, Jackson didn't expand so much on Alabama itself, she did paint a wonderful picture of how the state itself affects Arlene and shaped her into the woman she is.
As for Arlene, herself, she was a great character and I loved the relationships with her family. Her relationship with Florence was so wonderfully angsty and her relationship with Clarice was incredibly sweet (their relationship was my favorite and I'm a bit upset that they didn't interact much as adults). Her relationship with Burr was also cavity-inducing. And I mean that in the best way possible.
However, I do have to say that I liked Backseat Saints a little bit more. I just felt that Rose Mae Lolley was an overall more developed character. And she was hilarious and that always helps. But Gods in Alabama is still a really good, sweet, semi-angsty summer read. I'm looking forward to reading Joshilyn Jackson's two other books.
I'm a sucker for Southern-Fiction novels. Something about the locale just immediately draws me in (y'know, me being a Yankee and all, I'm not used to Southern hospitality and things like that) and makes me want to live there. Gods in Alabama was no exception. Though, Jackson didn't expand so much on Alabama itself, she did paint a wonderful picture of how the state itself affects Arlene and shaped her into the woman she is.
As for Arlene, herself, she was a great character and I loved the relationships with her family. Her relationship with Florence was so wonderfully angsty and her relationship with Clarice was incredibly sweet (their relationship was my favorite and I'm a bit upset that they didn't interact much as adults). Her relationship with Burr was also cavity-inducing. And I mean that in the best way possible.
However, I do have to say that I liked Backseat Saints a little bit more. I just felt that Rose Mae Lolley was an overall more developed character. And she was hilarious and that always helps. But Gods in Alabama is still a really good, sweet, semi-angsty summer read. I'm looking forward to reading Joshilyn Jackson's two other books.