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| Title | : | The World Made Straight |
| Author | : | Ron Rash |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 289 pages |
| Published | : | March 20th 2007 by Picador USA (first published April 4th 2006) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. American. Southern |
Ron Rash
Paperback | Pages: 289 pages Rating: 3.87 | 2501 Users | 294 Reviews
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Travis Shelton is seventeen the summer he wanders into the woods onto private property outside his North Carolina hometown, discovers a grove of marijuana large enough to make him some serious money, and steps into the jaws of a bear trap. After hours of passing in and out of consciousness, Travis is discovered by Carlton Toomey, the wise and vicious farmer who set the trap to protect his plants, and Travis's confrontation with the subtle evils within his rural world has begun.Before long, Travis has moved out of his parents' home to live with Leonard Shuler, a one-time schoolteacher who lost his job and custody of his daughter years ago, when he was framed by a vindictive student. Now Leonard lives with his dogs and his sometime girlfriend in a run-down trailer outside town, deals a few drugs, and studies journals from the Civil War. Travis becomes his student, of sorts, and the fate of these two outsiders becomes increasingly entwined as the community's terrible past and corrupt present bear down on each of them from every direction, leading to a violent reckoning—not only with Toomey, but with the legacy of the Civil War massacre that, even after a century, continues to divide an Appalachian community.
Vivid, harrowing yet ultimately hopeful, The World Made Straight is Ron Rash's subtlest exploration yet of the painful conflict between the bonds of home and the desire for independence.
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| Original Title: | The World Made Straight |
| ISBN: | 0312426607 (ISBN13: 9780312426606) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | ALA Alex Award (2007) |
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Ratings: 3.87 From 2501 Users | 294 ReviewsRate Out Of Books The World Made Straight
I wouldn't recommend this one to a new Ron Rash reader. I really liked it because of the setting and the setting being so close to my parents home in the mountains. It also took place at the time that we first moved there. It is scary to think such things went on but they really probably did. Did I say scary? Yes..Ron does such a good job describing the events that at times I got queasy. It is a dark book about what appear to be hopeless circumstances. I am glad I read it but for those reasons IAnother riveting work by my new favorite Appalachian writer - Ron Rash. As I read 'The World Made Straight,' I kept thinking that this story would make a great movie. Lo and behold, I just found out today that not only is this novel being made into a film, but so is 'Serena,' which will co-star none other than "Katniss" herself, Jennifer Lawrence! (Brad Cooper will play Pemberton, which I think is all wrong - he's not burly enough - but, I digress.) And, to get back to 'The World Made Straight,'
Rash's novel tells the story of a wayward kid in North Carolina trying to get on his feet. The kid flirts with drugs, alcohol, crime, girls, guns, and has family troubles to boot. He is helped by an older guy who has troubles of his own. The whole saga is set against a backdrop of Civil War history, with some asides on the nature of violence courtesy Simone Weil.The book reads like a tame "after school special." The characters, let alone the dialogue, are barely believable, and Rash's writing
I have no regrets reading this book because I never knew I was emotionally attached to it until the end. I was mean to this book in the beginning. I expected drug fights and gunfire like Breaking Bad but instead got two young people who change their lives for the better. Sadly this change was too good to be true so the end kind of a twist for me. It was good but I almost teared up at work which would worry a lot of people. It's got a lot of heart. I wish I can make a formal review for this book
Like several of Rash's other novels, The World Made Straight is based on one of his short stories. The others I've read have all been successes. This one, not so much. While the writing was competent, the story too often felt forced and contrived.In addition, Rash's efforts to develop the Civil War theme, which focused on the struggle between two Southern factions (literally neighbor fighting neighbor), failed. Instead of adding to the story, it became a distraction. Furthermore, the plot was
It had been awhile since I dipped into my Ron Rash collection and am so glad I did. Rash writes about the Southern rural poor with language that brings to life not only the gritty underside of day-to-day life but also the beauty of the country, while weaving in a good bit of Southern history. This 2006 book could be described in a variety of ways. With respect to 17 year old Travis, it is a coming of age story. With respect to mid-30's Leonard, it is a coming to terms story. Both come at huge
I love reading the works of poets turned to novelists, and this one doesn't disappoint. The imagery and Appalachian landscape are wrought thoughtfully and are deeply felt. The story itself is tragic. Through the POV of a young man still defining his own life, we glimpse laterally the life of a man who has allowed circumstances to direct his fate, and not until his final moment does he choose his own action. It saves the life of our POV, but it ends his. He is a hero, but tragically, his heroism
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