Charles Portis: The Dog of the South (2001, Blackstone Audiobooks)
MP3 CD
English language
Published Oct. 17, 2001 by Blackstone Audiobooks.
Ray Midge is befuddled when his wife takes off with his car, his money, and her ex-husband. When credit card statements start rolling in, he takes off to find them (in the ex-husband's clunker). His search takes him across the southern United States and into Mexico, where he meets a cast of eccentric characters. Through it all, Ray maintains a sense of humor without a sense of revenge--he justs wants what is rightfully his.
This book is quirky in a fantastic way. Perhaps the funniest book I have read. I don't want to give too much away ... at the end of the book I definitely saw a meaning to draw from the series of situations/observations the main character found himself in.
This is clearly one of those books that hits or misses for people. It seems the good ratings and reviews have a great time with it. I was not one of those readers.
Didn’t hate it. I mostly found myself annoyed with our narrator again and again. I won’t try to dissuade anyone from picking it up. But if you’re not into it in the first couple of chapters, I’d suggest just moving on at that point. I was very much getting squirrelly the last few chapters.
