Got this book of ten stories on Thursday and finished it out
at the lake on Sunday morning. The stories are bleak, set in
the "lush and deadly" wilds of southern Alabama. I'd say they
could easily qualify as Southern Gothic. They are not all
crime stories, but they are all harsh, tough, and colloquial,
with a heavy leaning towards gloom.
I liked them a lot. They reminded me of D'J Pancake, except I
stalled on the fifth Pancake story. I don't know whether it
was just my mood at the time or what, but once I started the
Franklin stories, I couldn't stop. That's unusual for me.
Short stories I usually take only in small doses.
I believe that the last story, "Poachers," has been expanded
into a book.
Moving. Moody. The stories are loosely related and together
they mesh into a sum greater than the parts. Highly
recommended. Especially to Ed Lynskey.
miker
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