A review by rmtrodglen
The Coal Tattoo by Silas House

4.0

I began reading this without realizing it was effectively a prequel to Clay's Quilt. The realization did not strike me until the very end, since it had been quite a bit since I had read the latter. I can't really figure a proper order to read the two in. Proper, in this instance, meaning not as emotionally crushing as I found the unexpected realization that I had a prequel in my hands.
But, you know, I was emotionally crushed, so... I really liked it.