Scar Lover

This was my second reading. Wow! Some critic once wrote that Crews writes like Flannery O'Conner on steroids. That's what this book reminded me of. I really like Crews' novels, but I love this one. The characters are outrageous, yes, but so oddly real. If you are looking to laugh and cry and think, read Crews.

I've heard a lot about Harry Crews -- he sounds like something of a cult writer, not well known but passionately loved by his fans. This is the first book of his that I've read. I can see what the fuss is about, although this book didn't quite do it for me. I'm going to have to try another. There was a lot I loved about Scar Lover but it felt incomplete somehow. The story and the characters. We'll see if this is part of Harry Crews style or an idiosyncracy of this particular book.

A really goofy outing by Crews—full of good lines and scenes, but just a bit too quirky overall to add up to a solid novel. If it's the only book of his you read, try again; his style here is markedly different.

What in the world is this book supposed to be about?
When is it supposed to take place?
Hunter S Thompson’s worst drunk and drug infused ramblings are pure straight speaking English compared to this book.
This book is definitely one of the worst I ever read.
I should have known when it was compared to Faulkner another unreadable author but considered a writer of classic literature.
I read A Feast Of Snakes By this author and loved it. This book was just a mess from the beginning.

This is the book that the critics picked to say Harry Crews had discovered "love" in his work.

The most deranged love story I've ever read.

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