Pryor Rendering: A Novel
by Gary Reed
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Author: Gary ReedEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1997-04-01
ISBN: 0452277973
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Plume
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Book Review: Prose that flows like warm maple syrup on fresh hotcakes.
Summary: 4 Stars
OK, let's get to the point: I was thoroughly impressed. I had not heard of this book and picked it up out of sheer curiousity. Was this book forgotten? Why was it overlooked? Gary Reed's writing is mesmerizing, subtle, warm, evocative... I wish I could go on, but unfortunately, I can't use words the way Reed does, and I wouldn't do his novel justice. Reed used language in a way I've never seen it used before; he's able to discuss nascent feelings, those indescribable feelings young men have; feelings that have no name, no definition, because these things have never been provided. He is able to conjure up the dilemmas and confusion faced by teenagers as they begin to objectively realize they're somehow "different." All right, all right: his writing left me wanting more. As for story, I found it all there. No holds barred; this is a tale of boys growing up (in particular, Charlie, our storyteller), of innocence shed, without (thank God!) the pressures of the big city. Of two boys defining their own relationship, few outside influences intruding into their world. It's not necessrily a friendly town, but it is an innocent one that exists in its own world. Charlie's innocence is balanced by his quiet maturity and his sense of detachment, which allows him to deal with his prosletyzing mother, his drinking grandfather, the stench of his town, and the lack of life in his town--a point made all the more stark by the town's main business: rendering cattle scraps into something usable (canned cold cut spreads???). We feel for Charlie and we feel with Charlie. He tells us his story, drawing us into his world. Bottom line: I loved it, and I loved the fact that it's so different from other books in the same genre. How come I had never heard of it before? Gary Reed, when is your next book coming out??!!!
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