Where the Line Bleeds

"THE RIVER WAS YOUNG AND SMALL . AT ITS START IT SEEPED FROM the red clay earth in the piney woods of Southern Mississippi, and then wound its way, brown and slow, over a bed of tiny gray and ochre pebbles through the pines, shallow as a hand, deep as three men standing, to the sandy green lowlands......more

A bit too meandering for me, but a genuine, painful look at the fallout and perseverance of 2 brothers in the face of adversity.......more

Christophe and Joshua are twin brothers living in Bois Sauvage, along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. At the beginning of the book they are preparing to graduate from high school. They are living with their Ma-Mee (Maternal Grandmother) who has raised them since they were children. Their Mother floats i......more

Guarda "le triglie guizzare in quelle acque oscure, piene di residui marcescenti." Guarda come si inclinano a quarantacinque gradi, come si nutrono "del pacciame e del fango depositati sul fondo" e guarda come "diventano sempre più lunghe e striate." Guarda come scivolano e come si fermano "assieme al......more

3.5, ale podciągam do 4 gwiazdek, bo uwielbiam, jak Ward opisuje Południe. Ward pisze rewelacyjnie. I "Linie krwi" są tego świetnym dowodem. Nie mogę oprzeć się porównywaniu tej książki do kolejnych jej powieści. No bo tak - "Linie krwi" są debiutem - i to widać. W tym sensie, że zarówno powieść ta j......more