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Title: Fay: A Novel by Larry Brown ISBN: 0-7432-0538-3 Publisher: Touchstone Books Pub. Date: 17 April, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.33 (54 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Short on plot, but a beautiful style
Comment: Fay, a character who appears briefly in Joe, is seventeen years old and has run away from her family in the back woods of Mississippi. She is niave and penniless, but determined to leave the abuse behind. She meets up with some boys, who hurt her ... she meets up with a state trooper, who takes her home ... she meets up with his former lover, and has to run away again.
Fay is a slow book, subtle, reminding us of the unrushed, poverty stricken south. It is an incredibly detailed book. And it is one of the few books I have ever read simply because I wanted to enjoy how the author could string words together. Larry Brown's power of description is like none other. His ability to capture exact feelings and details left me both stunned and willing to forgive his inability to plot and his seeming obsession with characters drinking beer and smoking cigarettes.
If you're seeking nonstop action, don't look to Fay for it. But if you appreciate beauty, she has lots to offer.
Rating: 3
Summary: Brown works within character limits
Comment: Fay. A beautiful girl. A dumb girl. A hick girl. Described as innocent as a new born. I don't know about that. The folks she runs into or the losers and dregs of society. You want them all to die, and that's a good thing, because a lot of them do. Fay can't find a decent situation. Poor pregnant Fay. She smokes and drinks while pregnant. She gets taken advantage of. Given all of the above, why three stars? The reason is that Mr. Brown writes in the voice and limits of each of his characters. A lesser writer would really fail at that given the character's flaws and dimensions. I enjoyed reading it and the best parts are when Fay gets tough. The rest of the women in this book are people that will really tick off women: Strippers, Porn stars, Play things, Neglecting mothers. I really wanted this book to be a five star classic, because I think Larry Brown's books are remarkable. Fay still is a remarkable book, but only for hard core fans of the author.
Rating: 5
Summary: A "Can't Put It Down!" Book
Comment: My all-time favorite Larry Brown book, this novel will have your eyes tired and your time spent until you're finished! Fay is about a girl, Fay Jones (read about her in Brown's previous novel, "Joe") who runs away from her homeless family looking for the big lights of a big city, or at least some type of normality. In this novel you'll constantly find Fay hitch-hiking across Mississippi to changing destinations. Young and beautifull, Fay finds herself picked up by a number of men and women, mostly men, who find her naive "country girl" personality and amazing body worth ultimately dying for. By the end of this incredible novel there are five dead bodies, as you follow Fay through the twisted lives and deaths of some of the most amazing characters you'll ever want to know. DON'T MISS OUT on this novel, or any of Larry Browns works.
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Title: Joe by Larry Brown ISBN: 0446394386 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 1992 List Price(USD): $18.99 |
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Title: Father and Son : Winner of the Southern Book Award by Larry Brown ISBN: 0805053034 Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, Inc. Pub. Date: 15 September, 1997 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: The Rabbit Factory: A Novel by Larry Brown ISBN: 0743245237 Publisher: Free Press Pub. Date: 09 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Dirty Work by Larry Brown ISBN: 0679730494 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 12 September, 1990 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Billy Ray's Farm: Essays from a Place Called Tula by Larry Brown ISBN: 0743225244 Publisher: Touchstone Books Pub. Date: April, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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