Bastard Out of Carolina: A Review
by fringethemagazine

This is the twelfth of a many-part series written by the staff and editors of Fringe Magazine, who will be reviewing books from the Pool as part of the 25 Books Project.

Dorothy Allison's

devastating novel, Bastard Out of Carolina, was the last fiction book I read before entering journalism school. The day I started reading it, two different strangers on the train came up to me and said, "that's a really good book," and Bastard delivered.

Read more on the FRINGE BLOG.

Submitted by fringethemagazine (view blog) on Thu, 10/11/2007 - 11:57

Comments

 

Strangers often comment

I have read a lot of blog posts that indicate strangers often comment in this way when they see others reading Allison's book.

I always find it interesting that people say "that's a really good book" about Bastard Out of Carolina. It is, a good book, of course - but it's a lot more than that. In fact good is not really the first word that would come to mind if I wanted to describe it.

~Denise
Fast Times @ Homeschool High & Flamingo House Happenings

Submitted by Denise on Thu, 10/11/2007 - 09:15
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