A Town Called Suckhole
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A Town Called Suckhole
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Blade Runner meets Sling Blade in the weirdest Southern Gothic ever. Far into the future, in the nuclear bowels of post-apocalyptic Dixie, there... read full description

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Jan 12, 2012
Jonathan rated it: 5 of 5 stars
David Barbee serves up a fine slab of Dixie Fried post-apocalyptic buddy comedy with his first full-length novel, A Town Called Suckhole. The first chapter does an incredible job of setting the tone for the novel as well as giving a rich and hilarious history of Barbee’s twisted Southern nuclear survivors.
Our story gets rolling with Suckhole preparing for the annual Hell Yeah Heritage Jamboree; the biggest thing that happens all year in the futuristic Podunk town. Sheriff Billy Jack Bledsko More...
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Nov 11, 2011
Dustin rated it: 4 of 5 stars
One of the things I have always loved about Louis L'Amour is that, in all of his books, each chapter usually starts with some kind of scene description. Like, he'll talk about the way the sun looks as it crest over a sand dune in the distance. He then pans back in his description and introduces the characters. For example: the thing about the sun and the sand dunes? That gets explained in great detail and then he reveals that it is on this same dune upon which our hero is riding his trusty horse More...
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Jan 15, 2012
Steve rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Love is a strong word. I've met David W. Barbee in real, non-Internet life. I've quaffed beers shoulder to shoulder with the man and his wonderful wife. I've marveled at the awesome vision of David reading from his masterpiece, A TOWN CALLED SUCKHOLE, and how people lined up afterwards to get their hands on this book.

I mention all this for transparency's sake, but I also want you to know that I love David W. Barbee. I love him in the bromantic way that two men can love each other wit More...
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Dec 16, 2011
Sam rated it: 4 of 5 stars
First, I'd like to say that I'm not sure I have ever seen a cover art and book title combination that so accurately represented the feeling of a book. If you like the name, and you like the cover art, you will like this book! :)

Though it took me a couple chapters to immerse myself, I quickly picked up on who was who, and what was going on... and fell in love with it.

This is the bizarro hillbilly version of Mad Max, and delivers. Suckhole is all that is left of civilization af More...
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Nov 11, 2011
David rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Psst. Hey, you! Post a review of this here book and I'll send you some of my Granny's fruitcake and a bottle of toilet liquor!
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