Debra L. (countrylane) reviewed Very Entertaining Novel on 2/23/2009 + 81 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 3

This book will make you laugh your socks off! The tale is about a little boy growing up in the South during the Great Depression. The boy is very intelligent. He lives on a large farm that falls slightly short of being able to call itself a plantation. He manages to outsmart, out-manipulate, out-lie and outdo just about every other character in the book. The result of each of his antics is a lifelong lesson. The novel begins in his preschool days and takes the reader through to the boys high school graduation. His main ambition has been to be the valedictorian. He achieves that goal and how he does it will amuse you. There are bitter sweet images of The South. The boy's daddy is a womanizer, a drunk and a member of the Klu Klux Klan. The boy's best friends are black share croppers. This novel will keep you smiling to the very end. At that point, it stops abruptly and you wonder why. It is the only part of the book I was disappointed in. It left unanswered questions and I wasn't satisfied with the closure. A very good book that you will enjoy reading!

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