Review: Thigh slapping satire!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 15, 2014
I loved the authors' use of rural Southern " twang" since drawl will not do.Much of the humor in this book is based on the language used. Specific word usage that would have lessened the effect if interchanged with more current and extracted usage put a smile on my face.The rumor mill of the small town the prejudices long held and the contradiction between a community united against " big brother in total naivety of who they are uniting against form the center of the satire that belies the theme of the book.Rallying against the powers that be is as a matter of course a noble thing. It keeps them on the straight and narrow after all. But uniting against said powers to ensure a regular flow of the best moonshine in the county -- well now that is less than noble. That said, the struggle between a rural community and big money America forms the plot of this book.Reasons and noble intent be darned, this is at times a thigh slapping funny fast read.WaAr