Gods in Alabama
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (620 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0446694533 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 306 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-25 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
As Arlene heads for the Deep South with her African-American boyfriend, Burr, in tow, her secrets unfold in unsurprising but satisfying flashbacks. From Publishers Weekly Arlene Fleet, the refreshingly imperfect heroine of Jackson's frank, appealing debut, launches her story with a list of the title's deities: "high school quarterbacks, trucks, big tits, and also Jesus." The first god, also a date rapist by the name of Jim Beverly, she left dead in her hometown of Possett, Ala., but the last she embraces wholeheartedly when high school graduation allows her to flee the South, the murder and her slutty reputation for
"Godesses in Alabama" according to Amy Peterson. I could smell the magnolias and the kudzu and feel the itchy, sweaty heat of Alabama permeate all the stories wrapped up in this novel, but what really sticks with me after reading it are all the women of the book. Arlene's mother who couldn't go on after her husband died (and probably wasn't that well put together in the first place, but she blended in to her Southern family). Her. L.K.B.H. said there ARE gods in alabama!!!!. this is a phenomenal first novel!! the characters are incredibly well-fleshed-out and their voices jump off the pages. jackson's writing is clever, fast paced and snappy. the story goes back and forth between today and the protagonist's days 10 years earlier in high school in her schlumpy, small southern hometown.lena, a graduate student in chicago in an interracial relationship, c. JB said Fun read. Love her writing! Have devoured all her books since finding her new one in our library. She is very funny, great use of language, southern ladies first person in some kind of trouble. Pure enjoyment!
Arlene loves him dearly but knows her lily white (not to mention deeply racist)Southern Baptist family will not understand her relationship with an African American boyfriend. At the same time, Burr, her long-time boyfriend, has raised an ultimatum: introduce him to her family or consider him gone. Reluctantly, Arlene bows to the pressure, and she and Burr embark on the long-avoided road trip back home. For 10 years Arlene has kept her promises, and God has kept His end of the bargain. As Arlene digs through guilt and deception, her patched-together alibi begins to unravel, and she discovers how far she will go for love and a chance at redemption.. Until now. When an old schoolmate from Possett turns up at Arlene's door in Chicago asking questions about Jim Beverly, former q