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GtrsRGr8 · 10-15-2016, 01:52 PM

By "audio alone," I mean, of course, at Audible.

I'm sure that there is here some hype and from a reviewer who does not hold the average American values and sensitivities, but The New York Times Book Review says that the book is "As close to flawless as any reader could ask for."

In case you are not familiar with this book (as I wasn't until I was preparing this post), it apparently is very graphic and gut wrenching, at least at points. If you are bothered by such things and/or unfamiliar with the book, I especially suggest that you read some of the preview and some of the reviews before purchasing it.

Title: Bastard Out of Carolina: A Novel.
Genre: Fiction (Literary Fiction).
Author(s): Dorothy Allison.
Price: $5.98 ($1.99 ebook (marked down) + $3.99 Whispersync audio).
Regular Price of Audio, by Itself, at Audible: $21.95.
Ebook Rating/Number of Reviews: 4.4 stars/323 reviews (Amazon).
Audio Rating/Number of Ratings: 4.4/376 ratings.
Pages/Audio Length: 326/11 hours and 17 minutes.
Narrator(s): Elizabeth Evans.
Audible URL: http://www.audible.com/pd/Fiction/Ba...ok/B00A6GK9UE/.
Amazon URL (you can get the whole Whispersync deal here): https://www.amazon.com/Bastard-Out-C.../dp/B001R9DHP8.
Comments: The book/ebook is the #1 seller in three categories in the regular Amazon bookstore and the Kindle bookstore.
Book Description (Amazon):
The publication of Dorothy Allison's Bastard Out of Carolina was a landmark event. The novel's profound portrait of family dynamics in the rural South won the author a National Book Award nomination and launched her into the literary spotlight. Critics have likened Allison to William Faulkner, Flannery O'Connor, and Harper Lee, naming her the first writer of her generation to dramatize the lives and language of poor whites in the South. Since its appearance, the novel has inspired an award-winning film and has been banned from libraries and classrooms, championed by fans, and defended by critics.
Greenville County, South Carolina, is a wild, lush place that is home to the Boatwright family-a tight-knit clan of rough-hewn, hard- drinking men who shoot up each other's trucks, and indomitable women who get married young and age too quickly. At the heart of this story is Ruth Anne Boatwright, known simply as Bone, a bastard child who observes the world around her with a mercilessly keen perspective. When her stepfather Daddy Glen, "cold as death, mean as a snake," becomes increasingly more vicious toward her, Bone finds herself caught in a family triangle that tests the loyalty of her mother, Anney-and leads to a final, harrowing encounter from which there can be no turning back.

Now available in a twentieth anniversary keepsake edition with a new afterword by the author.

10-15-2016, 01:52 PM	#2537
GtrsRGr8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,334 Karma: 27815322 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Southeastern U.S., ya'll Device: Kindle; Kindle (10.1.1) for PC; Kindle Cloud Reader	Get the WS Deal on this Literary Fiction for $5.98. Get the Audio Alone for $21.95. By "audio alone," I mean, of course, at Audible. I'm sure that there is here some hype and from a reviewer who does not hold the average American values and sensitivities, but The New York Times Book Review says that the book is "As close to flawless as any reader could ask for." In case you are not familiar with this book (as I wasn't until I was preparing this post), it apparently is very graphic and gut wrenching, at least at points. If you are bothered by such things and/or unfamiliar with the book, I especially suggest that you read some of the preview and some of the reviews before purchasing it. Title: *Bastard Out of Carolina: A Novel. Genre:* Fiction (Literary Fiction). Author(s): Dorothy Allison. Price: *$5.98* ($1.99 ebook (marked down) + $3.99 Whispersync audio). Regular Price of Audio, by Itself, at Audible: $21.95. Ebook Rating/Number of Reviews: 4.4 stars/323 reviews (Amazon). Audio Rating/Number of Ratings: 4.4/376 ratings. Pages/Audio Length: 326/11 hours and 17 minutes. Narrator(s): Elizabeth Evans. Audible URL: http://www.audible.com/pd/Fiction/Ba...ok/B00A6GK9UE/. Amazon URL (you can get the whole Whispersync deal here): https://www.amazon.com/Bastard-Out-C.../dp/B001R9DHP8. Comments: The book/ebook is the #1 seller in three categories in the regular Amazon bookstore and the Kindle bookstore. Book Description (Amazon): The publication of Dorothy Allison's Bastard Out of Carolina was a landmark event. The novel's profound portrait of family dynamics in the rural South won the author a National Book Award nomination and launched her into the literary spotlight. Critics have likened Allison to William Faulkner, Flannery O'Connor, and Harper Lee, naming her the first writer of her generation to dramatize the lives and language of poor whites in the South. Since its appearance, the novel has inspired an award-winning film and has been banned from libraries and classrooms, championed by fans, and defended by critics. Greenville County, South Carolina, is a wild, lush place that is home to the Boatwright family-a tight-knit clan of rough-hewn, hard- drinking men who shoot up each other's trucks, and indomitable women who get married young and age too quickly. At the heart of this story is Ruth Anne Boatwright, known simply as Bone, a bastard child who observes the world around her with a mercilessly keen perspective. When her stepfather Daddy Glen, "cold as death, mean as a snake," becomes increasingly more vicious toward her, Bone finds herself caught in a family triangle that tests the loyalty of her mother, Anney-and leads to a final, harrowing encounter from which there can be no turning back. Now available in a twentieth anniversary keepsake edition with a new afterword by the author.