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Cameron Bogan

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Average rating: 4.89 · 9 ratings · 5 reviews · 1 distinct workSimilar authors
Meeting Kentucky

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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
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A somewhat-linear true story that focuses on the eccentric nature of coastal Georgia. Berendt learned quickly that there are plenty of stories to tell in the lowcountry, and it’s shaped quickly by the Jim Williams murder trial. It spins and tails in ...more
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Child of God by Cormac McCarthy
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I can understand why this one is seldom brought up as a favorite for McCarthy readers. It’s a good early work for him, but compared to his others, it’s tough to call this a great work. There are elements of this that show an early attempt of what wil ...more
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The Motel Life by Willy Vlautin
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Outlaw escapism. This is my second go-round with Vlautin, and he paints a picture of the ugly side of society made up of degenerate gamblers, used car salesmen, and our itinerant main characters in Frank and Jerry Lee.

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Meeting Kentucky by Cameron Bogan
"As I met Greene and Kentucky, three burning three questions quickly formed in my mind:

1. What is Greene writing? Cowboy poetry mostly, we’re told…but what is he thinking as the road carries him away? He has an artistic and naive bend, but it’s largel" Read more of this review »
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
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A somewhat-linear true story that focuses on the eccentric nature of coastal Georgia. Berendt learned quickly that there are plenty of stories to tell in the lowcountry, and it’s shaped quickly by the Jim Williams murder trial. It spins and tails in ...more
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Jesus’ Son by Denis Johnson
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Good, gritty. The consistent narration throughout makes this compilation a standout vs other short story compilations. At a point it gets a bit repetitive.
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Cofer Woods by Frank Reddy
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A harrowing book start to finish. This is a great “what if” story rooted in a realistic setting with some applied imagination. Toes the line between reality and cryptid enthusiasm that’s rampant in the South.

A standout - Amos McGuire is an excellent,
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The Horse by Willy Vlautin
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I wish GoodReads had a 4.5 star capacity, because this truly would be deserving!

It’s a great blend of broken storytelling that I can only compare to Slaughterhouse Five’s “unstuck in time” as it bounces back and forth between his past and the present
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It’s a great blend of broken storytelling that I can only compare to Slaughterhouse Five’s “unstuck in time” as it bounces back and forth between his past and the present
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