While the last 100 pages of this book seem to drag on with less focus, overall this is a great modern literary novel showing the culture of the Deep South in the 60's and 70's, and highlighting aspects of modern Western culture in general. There is a lot to this book, and I'm sure if readers can get past the length, this book has a chance at being a classic whenever it can catch enough attention to become trendy somewhere. ( )

While the last 100 pages of this book seem to drag on with less focus, overall this is a great modern literary novel showing the culture of the Deep South in the 60's and 70's, and highlighting aspects of modern Western culture in general. There is a lot to this book, and I'm sure if readers can get past the length, this book has a chance at being a classic whenever it can catch enough attention to become trendy somewhere. ( )