This collection is filled with tales from a fictional Kentucky hill country location. The characters are mostly uneducated though straightforward and some show an ability to progress emotionally or morally if not intellectually.
'Horseweed' was very good in this regard and I also enjoyed 'Nine-ball'.
Offutt's writing is clear and spare and the dialogue and dialect ring true.
Recommended

At a retail store or food outlet in Barger/Echo Hollow area