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In The Devil's Territory (2008)

by Kyle Minor(Favorite Author)

4.12 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0979312361 (ISBN13: 9780979312366)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Dzanc Books

review 1: blurbed by donald ray pollock, benjamin percy, erin mcgraw, and edward falco, all great and gritty novelists/short story writers. reviewed by karen and given tres estrellas, and seems hand made just for mariel and her strange, sad florida. so one story got in the "best american mystery stories 2008" which is nice, and published by dzanc books, which is nice. but what can i say, compelling stories of fucked up southern baptists, evangelicals, marital cheaters, family dealers, wife beaters, racist meaters, sanctified cheaters, scared little liars, bold liars, malicious liars, liars lying to themselves, cocksuckers (but not cunt lickers), no hopers, saved sinners, two dentists, and a hero who gets screwed. so lots of things to think about in 6 short stories and the above is ... morejust a taste of all that is in between the covers. southern culture told as real perhaps as you can stand, and you wonder why the southern strategy has worked so well?
review 2: In the spirit of full disclosure, I'll admit that Kyle Minor is an online writing friend. That being said, this book thoroughly deserves five stars. Kyle Minor is one of those young writers you keep hearing about--and he's worth all the hype. One of the longer stories in this book, actually a novella, called "A Day Meant to Do Less" was a selection for Best American Mystery Stories in 2008. What I found most beautiful were the intertwining stories with recurring characters. I absolutely loved the story "The Navy Man," but all of these stories are must-reads. less

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