Rating: 
Summary: An unlikely choice for me! But...
Review: This was my first Larry Brown novel and I am so glad that I happen to pick it up at the airport bookstore. I decided to take a chance on a new writer and since the description intrigued me I chose this book. I couldn't put it down. The novel would make for an exceptional film and I am hoping that it will be considered for screen adaptation one of these days. I have already cast the juicy characters in my mind.
This is not the type of novel I would typically gravitate towards. It just happened upon me. And I am truly glad that it did.
Rating: 
Summary: too much of bad things can't be good
Review: Usually I am able to fly through books by Larry Brown. I've typically enjoyed the quirkiness of his characters, especially in the short story form. Rabbit Factory was basically filled with less than endearing individuals, (hookers, mobsters, alcoholics, men with penile dysfunction) which in my opinion was difficult to deal with. In his other novels there had been some characters that created balance (i.e. Fay which had the police officer to offset her dysfunction) After months of wanting to finish this novel, I finally, with great disappointment, put it down for possible future reading.
Rating:
Summary: More than Fun
Review: You will care for these people in this novel. You will root for a dog in this novel. You will hope for a murderer in this novel. You will feel for a crime boss and the loss of his son. You will relate to a college professor and his large black police- lady friend. You will be encouraged by the loyalty of a homeless kid to an old man who can't get it up. You will laugh and you will sense the despair and hope that ooses from every word on every page. Faulkner would love this story. It is about humans. Vivillo
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