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Gods in Alabama
by Joshilyn Jackson
My mother gave me this book years ago and I finally got around to it this summer. I asked her why she had it at all since this was not her usual read. Apparently she bought it at the Philadelphia Seminary and therefore thought I needed to read it. Not much of this makes sense given the book. However, I'm recording all this so I remember why I picked this up at all.
Not that this novel was boring or bad. I found the story interesting and well worth reading. I am just not sure I would have picked it up without a nudge.
Jackson is a good writer; her first sentence is a winner and the story spills out in an intriguing way. I got caught up and had no trouble continuing to read along. Towards the end, I had figured out where we were headed, but I definitely enjoyed the ride.
I recommend this book to readers of Southern fiction, to folks who enjoy the promise of a well written first novel and even to mystery readers, although the mystery is very small.
Not that this novel was boring or bad. I found the story interesting and well worth reading. I am just not sure I would have picked it up without a nudge.
Jackson is a good writer; her first sentence is a winner and the story spills out in an intriguing way. I got caught up and had no trouble continuing to read along. Towards the end, I had figured out where we were headed, but I definitely enjoyed the ride.
I recommend this book to readers of Southern fiction, to folks who enjoy the promise of a well written first novel and even to mystery readers, although the mystery is very small.