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A review by mctumenas
Shotgun Lovesongs by Nickolas Butler
4.0
I received a review copy of this book from NetGalley.
I didn't expect to like this book. The hokey sounding title, the graphic design of the book cover both said- no, this is not your kind of book. However, it had excellent reviews, and I figured I would give it a try. So glad that I did.
It is a story of 4 men who grew up in a small town in Wisconsin. They are all very different as men, but were best friends growing up. The novel goes back and forth between the present and the past, with chapters from the point of view of the men and their wives, lovers.
What drew me in was the honesty of men in the story and the description of the town and surroundings. Growing up in small towns of the NorthEast, many descriptions resonated. Perhaps, not the wide open spaces, but the feelings expressed by the characters as we were brought back in time, felt real to me.
I enjoyed the stories of the big fish in the small pond and the various roads they each took to success in their own right.
I didn't expect to like this book. The hokey sounding title, the graphic design of the book cover both said- no, this is not your kind of book. However, it had excellent reviews, and I figured I would give it a try. So glad that I did.
It is a story of 4 men who grew up in a small town in Wisconsin. They are all very different as men, but were best friends growing up. The novel goes back and forth between the present and the past, with chapters from the point of view of the men and their wives, lovers.
What drew me in was the honesty of men in the story and the description of the town and surroundings. Growing up in small towns of the NorthEast, many descriptions resonated. Perhaps, not the wide open spaces, but the feelings expressed by the characters as we were brought back in time, felt real to me.
I enjoyed the stories of the big fish in the small pond and the various roads they each took to success in their own right.