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Summary: Gone Nuts
Review: I love McCammon's work. When I picked up Gone South, I was under the impression it would be something dark, gritty...something that might make me hold my breath through a few eye-popping paragraphs of horror or near-horror. What I got was totally unexpected and delightfully welcomed...Gone South is weird! Not quite weird like most of McCammon's books are, but delightfully, touchingly, wacky and weird, and chock full of action and surprises! This should be made into a film simply because it would be the oddest buddy film ever. From page to page you'll have no idea what to expect next, and the whole thing plays out like a fantastic roller coaster ride. Bizarre. Bittersweet. Laugh-out-loud. Shake your head in wonderment. Read this book!
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Summary: Good Enough
Review: I read McCammon's "Swan Song" years ago and I loved it. This book is not anywhere near as good, but a decent read nonetheless. I rarely read fiction nowadays. Only Michael Crichton, Mario Puzo, and occasionally John Grisham can interest me in fiction anymore. I bought "Gone South" years ago and it's just been sitting around waiting to be read.So, even though I don't read much fiction, I did enjoy this book. It kept me interested. And that, after all, is one of the reasons to read.
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Summary: Good Enough
Review: I read McCammon's "Swan Song" years ago and I loved it. This book is not anywhere near as good, but a decent read nonetheless. I rarely read fiction nowadays. Only Michael Crichton, Mario Puzo, and occasionally John Grisham can interest me in fiction anymore. I bought "Gone South" years ago and it's just been sitting around waiting to be read. So, even though I don't read much fiction, I did enjoy this book. It kept me interested. And that, after all, is one of the reasons to read.
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Summary: Good Enough
Review: I read McCammon's "Swan Song" years ago and I loved it. This book is not anywhere near as good, but a decent read nonetheless. I rarely read fiction nowadays. Only Michael Crichton, Mario Puzo, and occasionally John Grisham can interest me in fiction anymore. I bought "Gone South" years ago and it's just been sitting around waiting to be read. So, even though I don't read much fiction, I did enjoy this book. It kept me interested. And that, after all, is one of the reasons to read.
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Summary: Why review anything if you don't love it?
Review: I read this all those years ago, and I have since referred it to a number of people in search of a good story and a great laugh. My brother (a non-reader) has always said that he finds it hard to believe that a bunch of words written on a page can make you emote to exaggerated degrees be they horror, sadness or laughter. No, he is by no means stupid, and yes his imagination is not what one would call extremely active...he's a stock broker. What I told him is...it's all about manipulation. Can an author manipulate your emotions effectively? Well, McCammon proved he could very effectively manipulate emtions in this book...all the way around. There were times in this book, where I was tearing up with fits of laughter, and there were a great many times I was intrigued with his manipulation of the age-old craft of physical description...Has Grisham ever described a swamp better than McCammon did in this book...I can hear the bubbling sounds of water ever now.
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Summary: One of the best books I've ever read!
Review: I read this book about 4 years ago and I can still remember the details. After reading some books, I have a difficult time remembering who was who or what happened in the end, but not this book. To me,"Gone South" will be remembered. I wish Robert McCammon would continue to write more novels because I miss his creative style.
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Summary: McCammon's last? I hope not.
Review: I've just heard that Robert R. McCammon has retired from writing. I am saddened by this because I feel that he was just beginning to find his own very unique voice with his last two books, Gone South and Boy's Life. However, like the characters in Gone South, he has his own path to follow and his own dreams to pursue. It would be wrong for any of his fans to demand he write another book, although we all hope he does (he's still a fairly young man). His latest novel Gone South ranks up there with Swan Song and Boy's Life in my opinion. What makes this one special is his ability to make even the most bizarre and unreal characters seem real. He gets into the hearts of Flint and Pelvis and makes you care for them dispite their absurdity. Dan and Arden are also fascinating and sympathetic characters. But in the midst of McCammon's excellent characterization the action never stops. The book is chock full of chases and shootouts and unexpected plot twists. Also the ending with the revelation of Bright Girl is a beautiful surprise that reaffirms McCammon's message of making the best of the hand you're dealt in life. One review wrote that the ending was Koontz-like in its positiveness. I disagree. In a Koontz book Dan and Arden would have fallen in love and become cured of their ailments and live happily ever after. McCammon is a much better writer than Koontz in my opinion, and leaves the fates of the main characters up in the air. All in all, this is a terrific book, so by all means check it out.
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Summary: Gone south was a joy
Review: It's true that Gone South was not 'A Boy's Life' but it has a character and spirit all it's own. I love reading McCammon - and this was by far my faforite. It is different than his typical book. Give it a try.
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Summary: this book was an excellent adventure book.
Review: like most of his other books this one gets you into the middle of the action right away . I hate books that go on and on with description of the sunsets. His books are so descriptive of the action taking place you seem to feel the physical setting. Why is he not writing anymore?
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Summary: ANOTHER WINNER
Review: McCammon can sure tell a story. This is another one of his intriguing ADVENTURES
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