Winter's Bone
Ratings7
Average rating3.9
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Ratings7
Average rating3.9
Ree Dolly's father has skipped bail on charges that he ran a crystal meth lab, and the Dollys will lose their house if he doesn't show up for his next court date. With two young brothers depending on her, 16-year-old Ree knows she has to bring her father back, dead or alive. Living in the harsh poverty of the Ozarks, Ree learns quickly that asking questions of the rough Dolly clan can be a fatal mistake. But, as an unsettling revelation lurks, Ree discovers unforeseen depths in herself and in a family network that protects its own at any cost.
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Fast read, engaging story. Great example of writing with regional dialect; it seems absolutely authentic. From a writer's point of view I was struck at the lesson this book provides for plot–the story is very simple, but the author keeps raising the stakes for the characters. No wonder it made a good movie.
