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Down Town
Down Town
Author: Ferrol Sams
A rollicking tale of a small Southern town by the bestselling author of Run with the Horsemen — With his naturalistic and humorous storytelling style, Ferrol Sams has won fans from all walks of life, especially those drawn to Southern fiction. And while the literary landscape of the rural South is peppered with great storytellers, f...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780143114383
ISBN-10: 0143114387
Publication Date: 9/30/2008
Pages: 320
Edition: Reprint
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  • Currently 1.5/5 Stars.
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1.5 stars, based on 1 rating
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Book Type: Paperback
Members Wishing: 0
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Helpful Score: 2
I suppose there IS a plot in this book, but it's really more of a series of sequential folksy sayings. Even though I grew up in the South, many of these cutesy sayings were lost on me, and many of the ones that I am familar with seemed barely appropriate to the situation. I got the impression that Sams was clearing out a large folder full of a lifetime of collected southern colloquialisms.
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