Critical Praise

"Compelling…Woodrell's descriptions seem real and alive and linger long after reading."

——The Boston Globe

"Stunningly accomplished…Woodrell has achieved near mastery of style: language, plot, characterization and theme mesh with a seamless power."

——The New York Times Book Review

"Put [this book] on the shelf alongside Faulkner, Jim Thompson, and Cormac McCarthy. With this one, Mr. Woodrell has earned himself a piece of immortality."

——George M. Pelecanos, author of Hell to Pay

"Fiery, poetic, hair raising...[Shuggie's] voice rings so true and clean, and the prose is so sharp and spikey."

——Los Angeles Times