These powerful new stories offer a deeply etched portrait that cuts straight to the heart of a group of disparate people in the Shenandoah Valley. ...
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Sep 27, 2007
Phoenix
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so far so what is otherwise known as beautiful.
greg bottom's writing is soooo sharp.
his drawl is sparse
his sentimentality is for and from those of us in our early 40's or 50's..which is of course, the new 40.
seriously lovely fictionalized memoir
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Dec 14, 2007
Libby
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Please immediately find a copy of this book and read "Secret History of Home Cinema."
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Dec 12, 2008
Acolyte
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has a voice, but keeps telling you. at times heartfelt, profound, but mostly feels like an exercise, like the pages were lifted for printing before they were ready to reach out. and, most of all, parts of it don't feel genuine. writers should strive to be a conduit, not the light itself.
Jul 18, 2009
Doug
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The title story/essay rings in my ears like a gunshot in a sparsely furnished room.
Jun 21, 2009
Nicholas
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A book of fiction or nonfiction - not sure, but it doesn't matter much to me. Let's call them stories, true or not, and leave it at that. What matters is this: the prose is music, the writer is unflinching.
Sep 30, 2007
Tina
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so far so beautiful...he rambles in a way that is sparse and pointed...i stay right with him...perhaps i identify.
it's like terry eggleton's photos in many places...just when he's in empty space and starts to muck through self-absorbed sentimentality, he rinses with abject pontification, then dries with literary consciousness and political assertions.
mainly he's just honest.
we'll see after i'm through....
Dec 17, 2009
Myocardialarrest
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Greg Bottoms writes so beautifully! Read this [http://www.utne.com/issues/2002_110/view/2674-1.html] for a sample. I was so jealous when I originally read his stories. Wow! If you can get your hands on a copy, buy it! I've been searching the used book stores & so far haven't found one myself. But someday, I will!
Nov 30, 2009
Nicole
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I loved Greg Bottoms' first book, but I wasn't incredibly impressed with this one. While I still enjoyed it, it didn't nearly live up to Angelhead. I hope he continues to write more books though, because I find his writing style incredibly fascinating.
Dec 05, 2007
Amber
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[sigh]i can't even begin to tell you how much i really, really love this book-i have read it more times than i can count-and sometimes i wonder where i would be now if i had never read it
Dec 16, 2009
Christy
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The title essay is about the wonderful short story writer, Breece Pancake, and it breaks my heart every time I read it.
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