A Bit Bookish

Weedeater: An Illustrated Novel by Robert Gipe
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I did not read Gipe's first book, Trampoline, so this was my first experience with Canard County and its unforgettable characters in a place broken by addiction and the coal industry, but also a place of beauty and kindness and resistance. The dialogue was hilarious, even among all the dissolution and pain and dysfunction. The story was/is heartbreaking, of course. As Glenn Taylor says, this book sings the truth of a place where everything bends. Not your typical read...but worth the effort.


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