Rated of 5
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ALeger
Brings a smile to your face and warms your heart.
Growing up in West Virginia where coal miners and their families struggled to make a living, I loved Bragg's descriptions of the country surrounding and the lives of the poor. The respect for the south and the struggle of the poor is in every sentence of this book. He treated his characters (family) with respect. I loved it. It warmed my heart. Bragg took me home for a brief time and made me smile knowingly.
Rated of 5
by
lauren
lu's review
I really liked this book. We read it in my class at school. It was great! I like how he gives a great description of how it really is in the south!!
Rated of 5
by
Arlene Glenn Townsend
Personal
Rick Bragg has documented actual facts of life in some parts of the South, as so many children knew it to be and he has the talent to express. Having to exist on what you could grub from the dirt or sell what was made from corn or rye, shows a type of people not found any where else. Strong, unselfish women that lived and died without the honor they were entitled. Men that were uneducated so far as books enabled but a scholar in quiet resolve.
Rated of 5
by
Dee Pierson
Sweet Choolie
Thank you, Rick Bragg, for a breath of fresh air. Family and loved ones are what our South is all about. I pray we are not a vanishing breed.
What a spell you weave with words.
How proud sweet Choolie must be of you.
Rated of 5
by
Susan Raby
A masterpiece
As an artist, I am able to recognize beauty in words as well as on canvas. Mr. Bragg "painted" a picture of his grandfather and the years that surrounded him in such a way that I felt I truly knew him. Any author that can do that without the assistance of paint, brushes, etc. earns my respect. Thank you Mr. Bragg.
Rated of 5
by
Dee Burris
Terrific
One of the best books I have ever read. A must read, if you are from the south.
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