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emmalynn 's review for:
Gods in Alabama
by Joshilyn Jackson
I had a great time reading this. I was hooked by the very first sentence and I'll let you judge yourself:
"There are gods in Alabama: Jack Daniel's, high school quarterbacks, trucks, big tits, and also Jesus. I left one back there myself, back in Possett. I kicked it under the kudzu and left it to the roaches."
The story's told backwards, you first learn that Arlene has killed a "God from Alabama" then the rest of the novel slowly leads you to the motive and circumstances of that murder... it reminded me of old Columbo episodes and for that only, I would have liked the book :D.
This is a lovely mix of heavy, heavy topics with a very witty humor and tons of Southern quirks (can't judge of the accuracy but it's entertaining to read, that's for sure).
"There are gods in Alabama: Jack Daniel's, high school quarterbacks, trucks, big tits, and also Jesus. I left one back there myself, back in Possett. I kicked it under the kudzu and left it to the roaches."
The story's told backwards, you first learn that Arlene has killed a "God from Alabama" then the rest of the novel slowly leads you to the motive and circumstances of that murder... it reminded me of old Columbo episodes and for that only, I would have liked the book :D.
This is a lovely mix of heavy, heavy topics with a very witty humor and tons of Southern quirks (can't judge of the accuracy but it's entertaining to read, that's for sure).