false <![CDATA[Arkansas]]> 2066546 2 <div><i>Arkansas</i> is a biting first novel full of wet T-shirt contests, illicit drugs, and cross-country road trips. There are the days: the dappled grounds, the aimless yardwork, the hours in the booth giving directions to families in SUVs. And then there are the nights: crisscrossing the South with illicit goods, the shifty deals in dingy trailers, the vague orders from a boss they've never met. Before Kyle and Swin can recognize how close to paradise they are in this neglected state park in southern Arkansas, the lazy peace is shattered with a shot. Night blends into day. Dead bodies. Crooked superiors. Suspicious associates. It's on-the-job training, with no time for slow learning, bad judgment, or foul luck.</div> 2071773 1 3 2008 Arkansas total:193|5:38|4:74|3:56|2:22|1:3| 193 701 309 57 5 3 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Feb 25 23:45:53 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 25 23:49:06 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 1 false false Thu Apr 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 17 11:44:38 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 17 07:19:57 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jul 21 20:01:08 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 20:05:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Apr 01 17:12:40 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 18 04:15:45 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 01 17:11:19 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Tue Aug 04 08:48:41 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 13:10:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Mar 20 21:51:19 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 20 13:31:51 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 20 21:51:19 -0700 2009
its very entertaining.

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I read the initial excerpt in McSweeney's and was hooked on the skeletal feel of Brandon's writing style and the vivid reality of...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 07 20:39:16 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 20:44:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 26 21:07:16 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 26 21:13:00 -0800 2008 It won't change your life but you'll burn through it and be entertained. Take it on the plane with you. It's worth the space in your carry-on.
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