Visits from the Drowned Girl

The prose made this an easy to read book. The story is set in a small town in the Carolinas. Making allowances for the general culture of this area, being 'redneck' country, I still had difficulty even marginally liking the main character, Benny Poteat. He is cowardly and cruel - contemptible. His f......more

So I bought this book last year during the pandemic from my local store…. And I was thinking it would be a Halloween read. Boy was I wrong. It is definitely the most crass book I’ve read this year. I wish Goodreads would allow half stars because I would definitely give it 4.5 because it was really m......more

Honest, poetic, & crude. A good read.......more

The title of this one is just wrong. The drowned girl never does visit. This one was filled with dry humor, midget humor, and various other humorous bits. But it was a circular story that probably shouldn't have been. The ending was a sort of let down—but listen to it anyway and see if you agree... I......more