*God's Little Acre *is one of the sharpest, funniest, least
"politically correct" books I have ever read. I think
Caldwell is akin to a lot of authors of distinction who get
lost in the shuffle as time passes. There are so many great
writers to rediscover. I don't much trust "the test of time"
to save all the good ones for us; we have to do our own
exploring.
Mark
On 2/4/08, Ron Clinton <
clinton65@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> As much as I enjoy the backwoods / swamp tales from
Brewer, Williams,
> Whittington, et al, I've never read any Caldwell. I
recognize he's a bit
> more on the literary end of the scale than the Gold
Medal end, but am
> curious is he's worth reading? Maybe TOBACCO ROAD or
GOD'S LITTLE ACRE or
> ???
>
> Apparently one of the most widely-read authors of
his era, his stuff
> doesn't
> seem to have stood the test of time very
well...which makes me wonder if
> it's worth the effort.
>
> Ron C.
>
>
>
>
-- Mark R. Harris 2122 W. Russet Court #8 Appleton WI 54914 (920) 470-9855 brokerharris@gmail.com
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