Andy R. (mazeface) reviewed on 12/10/2009 + 66 more book reviews

Hailey Trosclair finds herself powerless. At risk is her brother, her home,the marriage of her parents, even her mental health. In reaction she turns to a Christian deity despite her revulsion of her mother's self-righteousness. She seeks control over her life with some most un-Christian acts done in the name of God.

Perhaps she is an embodiment of the U.S. south and how it lives in a country that is walking away from Christianity while at the same time it finds itself trapped in its Judaeo-Christian traditions and restrictions. Hailey, like the south's spotted history, is praying one minute, performing heinously the next.

I'm surprised with how "Dirty Little Angels" gripped me. I ended up reading most of it in one setting. Chris Tusa's characters seem full of southern charm at first, but many of them end up giving me chills with their afflictions buried just below the surface. Definitely worth another read.

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