Music of the Swamp (Front Porch Paperbacks)

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Summary: Imaginative...a great read
Review: Buddy Nordan teaches at the Unveristy of Pittsburgh where i am a writing major. He came to speak to my writing class about Music of the Swap. I loved the book, and hearing him talk about how he came upon the characters and his process of writing deepend my appreciation for the stories even more. It brings back the feel of being young so vividly. I highly recommend this book!!

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Summary: Ugh!
Review: I'm sorry to those who apparently loved this book, but I didn't! I thought it was awful how he strung sentences together, using commas, so that 7 sentences would become 1, making a paragraph! He was not a good author, and I definitly didn't need to hear about "The Time In the Life Of A Hormonally Charged Boy"! All in all it was a complete waste of time, so don't read it! =)

Rating:
Summary: Ugh!
Review: I'm sorry to those who apparently loved this book, but I didn't! I thought it was awful how he strung sentences together, using commas, so that 7 sentences would become 1, making a paragraph! He was not a good author, and I definitly didn't need to hear about "The Time In the Life Of A Hormonally Charged Boy"! All in all it was a complete waste of time, so don't read it! =)

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Summary: Southern magic realism at its best!
Review: This is one of the best books I've ever read. It's hilarious! The reason (as one reviewer noted) that all those thoughts are strung together with comma making long sentences is because that's the way Southerners talk, and Lewis Nordan has captured the sing-song music of Southern language beautifully! Faulkner did the same thing, but Nordan is more fun to read and easier to understand. If you don't like Southern literature, pass this one by. But if you do like Southern writers, it's a must!