Review: Southern Fried
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 7, 2013
How could this book have earned four stars? I think an editor for the first half of the book would have been able to cut back some of the drinking and sexual activities. Though these stories were likely true to form for college students during the '80's, much of those things didn't apply to the story line. Some parts DID apply, but the important parts weren't really highlighted.The plot didn't get good until I was half finished with the book. I enjoyed all the characters, but I'm not sure "Storm" was true to his character. I don't want to give too much away, but I don't know if he would have been so up-front  with Rachael as he was. I also don't find it quite so believable that a 30 year old(Billy Ray) was such a big part of the high school and college kids' lives.The "southern-ness" of the story was fairly good and I enjoyed those parts.  I'm pretty sure the Brown's would not have been so easy-going with their daughter about all the mishaps, either. Most southern parents I know were way more strict!If you can get through the first half, then get the book. I liked the second half quite well.