Outbound: The Curious Secession Of Latter-day Charleston

by Charlie Geer

"In a satire on Charleston, South Carolina, the city's peninsula breaks off from the mainland and floats out to sea. A mixed bag of characters find themselves unbound from the conventions of family, community, and geography"--Provided by publisher.

278 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 2005

Reviews

[Karin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Terrible Cover. Delightful Story. Lots of inside jokes for the Charleston, SC crowd.

[Simen Oem · Rating 4 out of 5]

Slicker than eel shit and more blinding than a drink at the Blind Tiger.

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Oh, I really wanted to adore this book. I was all set to be completely blown away by it. And the opening bits I did like. Sort of a Dave Barry does Charleston. But the momentum wasn't sustained, for me. There were moments where amusement would surge up again, but it was uneven. I think that for someone who is not a local, it would be even harder. We do have such quirky characters and types here, and Geer did a good job of capturing many of them. But for me, I'd built the book up so much in my mind before reading it, that I came away a little disappointed.

But not disappointed enough to keep me from picking up another book by Mr Geer or to keep me from keeping track of his writing and lectures from this point on! I think he'd probably be a fantastic speaker-- very entertaining.