Small Town Vibes...Huge Texas Drama
Texas native here.....so of course I wanted to read this book. Honestly it is what drew me in immediately. Gillespie county...known for it's quaint small town vibes. But is it known for it's family drama and dysfunction? Maybe...I wouldn't know personally but interested to see this author's take on it.
So many characters...natives of this Texas town. Drama and dysfunction...plenty of it. So much going on thanks to local politics. Ex wives....a whole slew of dysfunctional seedy people, and a defiant little girl named Willow. Yeah...it takes a good long minute to process all the plots, and backgrounds, and stories within stories. Who knew all that drama was centered around a local and popular county fair?! But of course...if you live in Texas you know festivals and parties, and town fairs are all the rage and usually a background to coming to together and finding out what everyone you know is doing with their lives. A lot of lives in this book. A lot going on. If you have the strength and patience to want to know about it all...go for it. If not...maybe this is not the book for you. But how would you know unless you tried it out for yourself? I like author Mar Hess' writing style. He captures the small town feels, he loves to challenge us with these quirky characters. They may not all be likable but they sure are interesting.
So many characters...natives of this Texas town. Drama and dysfunction...plenty of it. So much going on thanks to local politics. Ex wives....a whole slew of dysfunctional seedy people, and a defiant little girl named Willow. Yeah...it takes a good long minute to process all the plots, and backgrounds, and stories within stories. Who knew all that drama was centered around a local and popular county fair?! But of course...if you live in Texas you know festivals and parties, and town fairs are all the rage and usually a background to coming to together and finding out what everyone you know is doing with their lives. A lot of lives in this book. A lot going on. If you have the strength and patience to want to know about it all...go for it. If not...maybe this is not the book for you. But how would you know unless you tried it out for yourself? I like author Mar Hess' writing style. He captures the small town feels, he loves to challenge us with these quirky characters. They may not all be likable but they sure are interesting.