Bastard Out of Carolina
by Dorothy Allison
Taste attributes: dramaunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesocial commentary
Boxlist takeDark and emotional: a serious novel, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.4 / 5
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About This Book
Essential Edition handsomely packaged with french flaps, rough fronts, high-quality paper, and a distinctive cover lookGreenville County, South Carolina, a wild, lush place, is home to the Boatwright family-rough-hewn men who drink hard and shoot up each other's trucks, and indomitable women who marry young and age all too quickly.
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- Author
- Dorothy Allison
- Published
- 1992
- Pages
- 309
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- Open Library
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