Sunday, January 20, 2013

HARD TIMES (1 of 12)

Author:  Ron Rash
Genre:  Short Story Collection
Published:  Burning Bright, 2010
Personal Rating:  3.75/5 (good +)
Format:  Book
(ss) Yearly Count:  1


During the depression, eggs are disappearing from a family's henhouse.

Ahhh, so happy to be reading more Ron Rash!  This was a good story . . . better than good, actually.  Some of the scenes I'd rate as very good even, but I didn't feel the oomph needed to qualify it as a very good read overall.  Not that oomph is always necessary.  I'm definitely looking forward to story #2.

6 comments:

  1. One scene in that story made me feel sick to my stomach, but I thought the book was great!

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    1. Bermudaonion ~ I love Ron's work, so I'm confident the collection will be a success. The scene you are referring to was certainly shocking!

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  2. He wrote The Cove, right? I'm digging the cover....hope the other 10 stories are good!

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    1. Staci ~ Yep! If you like country noir, I suggest One Foot in Eden. Loved it!

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  3. I have this on my wish list at the library but haven't actually checked it out yet. I need to remedy that. I love Ron Rash's writing so much.

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    1. SuziQoregon ~ I didn't read many short stories last year, so I decided to start out with an author that I knew I would like. :)

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