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