An entirely kindle based reading pose gathered to review this drama set in rural Mississippi. I chose it and was really besotted. I thought that the narrative was beautiful, the characters and their relationships fascinating and the plot, if not gripping on every page, very pacey. The opening chapter encapsulated Larry's world, his loneliness and his basic goodness in a few tightly written paragraphs. There was general agreement that the story was enjoyable, and that the setting was evoked with eerie clarity. Carole argued that the narrative style was a bit trashy, (but this was strongly contended by those of who thought otherwise!) She also felt that some of the characters (eg Wallace Stringfellow) were rather stereotyped, and not so believable. Chris also wasn't very caught up in it - she didn't feel gripped by the story or characters, although she didn't have difficulty picking it up as she did with 'incredibly close...' Both Anna & Judith enjoyed it and felt that the 'murder, mystery' element was well balanced with the unfolding of Larry & Silas' relationship as boys, and later adults. Judith was surprised that it ended so happily, expecting a much gloomier outcome for Larry. Carole pointed out that a dog died, but didn't dock a whole point as it was a rather nasty dog...
Scores
Annie 8
Carole 5.5
Judith 7.5
Anna 7
Chris 5
quote: 'Occasionally as he drove past Silas had seen Larry leaning on his push broom watching cars. Silas would front his eyes as if he had someplace important to'
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