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suvata's review against another edition
4.0
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Continuing my TBR project:
This is one of the oldest selections on my TBR list - Originally added November 11, 2017.
Set against the backdrop of the historic 1927 flooding of the Mississippi River, The Tilted World is an extraordinary tale of murder and moonshine, sandbagging and saboteurs, and a man and a woman who find unexpected love.
Continuing my TBR project:
This is one of the oldest selections on my TBR list - Originally added November 11, 2017.
Set against the backdrop of the historic 1927 flooding of the Mississippi River, The Tilted World is an extraordinary tale of murder and moonshine, sandbagging and saboteurs, and a man and a woman who find unexpected love.
lbeckett's review against another edition
medium-paced
3.5
Enjoyed this book! Loved Dixie Clay, the poetic writing, and the setting, but the book lost me a few times in the middle.
rcrg's review against another edition
5.0
A little bit of history, a little bit of fiction both surrounded by hard times and an unforeseen romance.
I really enjoyed the writing and story development of this author. He brought the times to life and it felt like I was sitting around a campfire with a gifted storyteller. Ingersoll and Dixie Clay were on polar opposite paths, yet somewhere in the universe it was decided they meet. Was it conventional? No … Was it easy? Hell no … Was it worth it? Yes
This is a historical telling of a true life event. The 1927 flood of the Mississippi River still stands as the greatest flood in history. I so enjoyed the facts and fiction of this story.
I really enjoyed the writing and story development of this author. He brought the times to life and it felt like I was sitting around a campfire with a gifted storyteller. Ingersoll and Dixie Clay were on polar opposite paths, yet somewhere in the universe it was decided they meet. Was it conventional? No … Was it easy? Hell no … Was it worth it? Yes
This is a historical telling of a true life event. The 1927 flood of the Mississippi River still stands as the greatest flood in history. I so enjoyed the facts and fiction of this story.
beastreader's review against another edition
3.0
I like reading historical time piece stories. This book really intrigued me. While I did enjoy the story, I did not enjoy it as much as I had hoped. The only two characters that drew me into their world was Dixie Clay and Ingersoll. Otherwise I was not that interested in the rest of the cast. If this story had just been about Dixie and Ingersoll than I would have liked it better.
The world that the two authors built as the background for the book was great. This book is almost a non-fiction only this book has elements of fiction in it. However Dixie Clay and Ingersoll could be anyone...your neighbor, friend, relative. This book moved at a nice steady pace. Would have liked the story to move faster. I have never read anything by either of these authors but I could tell that they shared some good chemistry. They just meshed well together. I did get Beth Ann's influence as a poet in this book. There were times when it did read kind of like poetry.
The world that the two authors built as the background for the book was great. This book is almost a non-fiction only this book has elements of fiction in it. However Dixie Clay and Ingersoll could be anyone...your neighbor, friend, relative. This book moved at a nice steady pace. Would have liked the story to move faster. I have never read anything by either of these authors but I could tell that they shared some good chemistry. They just meshed well together. I did get Beth Ann's influence as a poet in this book. There were times when it did read kind of like poetry.
susanp's review against another edition
3.0
This book was about murder and moonshining and the Great Flood of 1927. It was well written and engaging in the beginning, but became too far-fetched in the middle.
kdurham2's review against another edition
3.0
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If you have followed this blog for some time then you know I like historical fiction. The reason I like it is because I feel like I am learning, but without the horrible symbolism talks or pop quizzes! I was excited to read that this book was based on a historical event that doesn't get much buzz - a flood in Mississippi in 1927.
Dixie Clay married a man that she thought sold fur and would be the husband and father that she always dreamed of; instead he became a bootlegger and so did she. It is Prohibition time and the whiskey industry is very underground. At the same time in this small town in Mississippi they have seen gobs of rain and their levees are straining under the pressure. Both Dixie Clay and a revenuer tell the story - it was nice to get both sides of the business and the story from one who has been in the town for a while and from a visitor.
If you have followed this blog for some time then you know I like historical fiction. The reason I like it is because I feel like I am learning, but without the horrible symbolism talks or pop quizzes! I was excited to read that this book was based on a historical event that doesn't get much buzz - a flood in Mississippi in 1927.
Dixie Clay married a man that she thought sold fur and would be the husband and father that she always dreamed of; instead he became a bootlegger and so did she. It is Prohibition time and the whiskey industry is very underground. At the same time in this small town in Mississippi they have seen gobs of rain and their levees are straining under the pressure. Both Dixie Clay and a revenuer tell the story - it was nice to get both sides of the business and the story from one who has been in the town for a while and from a visitor.
kimcheel's review against another edition
3.0
I received this book as part of the GoodReads First Reads program. I'm not really sure how I feel about this book, even a day after completion. The whole story felt surreal, like the characters, and the town of Hobnob was surrounded in a blanket of fog. It was almost as if I couldn't see the characters fully; or see their development (if they did. Characters like Jesse had none, and I'm okay with that.) Most of the time motivations seemed clear to me...most of the time. Perhaps it's that fog again that seemed, in my mind, to surround everything. Saying that, the fog isn't always a bad thing. It added a sense of je ne sais quois to the story. To the desperation of Dixie Clay to find Willy. To the almost-rushed romantic development of Ingersoll and Dixie Clay. To the general environment of rain and impending doom. The arrival of Jeannette to the climax of Dixie Clay and Jesse's relationship seemed a bit odd. This isn't a book I would read again, but it is a book I'd recommend. I wish there were more, but perhaps the writers were mimicking what it would feel in a situation such as that flooding. People washed away - their stories over, and the people left behind left wondering. If that is the case, and it most likely is, I can be satisfied with what little I feel there is.
jelek86's review against another edition
4.0
Great writing, and I absolutely love the setting. The notes about their writing process are also very interesting.
ryannkm's review against another edition
4.0
Overall, I really enjoyed this book about a forgotten event in U.S. history. I learned of the 1927 flood soon after Hurricane Katrina, but the books I read were interesting, but dry, history books. This is one of the reasons I enjoy historical fiction. Books like "The Tilted World," which aim for a high level of accuracy despite the use of fictional characters, help the times come alive.
nixieknox's review against another edition
4.0
I was not wild about Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin but couldn't resist the title so I read it. In this case it was the cover that got me, so after I picked it up 8 or 9 times I figured what the heck. Very enjoyable, easy reading - easy in the sense that the narrative kept flowing right along. This is about a bootlegger and a revenue agent (the guys who arrested the bootleggers) - every character was well-fleshed-out, every plot line necessary, so well worth the read.
Franklin wrote this with his wife, which must be such a fun endeavor. In this case their voices came together as one - I couldn't tell one over the other, except sometimes I suspect a particular turn of phrase came from the poet of the family.
Franklin wrote this with his wife, which must be such a fun endeavor. In this case their voices came together as one - I couldn't tell one over the other, except sometimes I suspect a particular turn of phrase came from the poet of the family.