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Volt (2011)

by Alan Heathcock(Favorite Author)

3.95 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1555975771 (ISBN13: 9781555975777)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Graywolf Press

review 1: These are exceptionally intense, enjoyable short stories. Their plots are entwined and all take place in the same hardscrabble setting of small town America. The stories are pure country in a flattering and honest way. The writing style is beautifully sparse. The characters are deep, each privately addressing personal sorrow and hardship while maintaining an inherent sense of dignity. My favorite character was Helen Farraly, a female sheriff in the Peacekeeper and Volt stories with a cameo appearance in The Daughter. I absolutely loved her. Other characters also appear in more than one story, including Vernon who is a teenager in Smoke and later a man in Lazarus. The town and its landmarks including the local general store and SuperAmerica gas station provide an evolv... moreing background before and after a devastating flood. Heathcock is a wonderful writer and has done a remarkable job displaying the strengths and challenges of small town America in these compelling, overlapping story segments.
review 2: I envy Alan Heathcock's talent for writing. He does such an amazing job of creating a story where characters are constantly in action, moving forward, even when they are standing still. The descriptions are minimalist in style, and happen when you forget to notice. I start reading each story in this book by re-reading the first three lines three times before understanding them, then I'm off, and I never look back. The images are smoothly painted in my mind. A must-read for short story writers. less

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