Molly Foust reviewed Tobacco road by Erskine Caldwell
Review of 'Tobacco road' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
This book is damn hilarious. It is like reality TV from the 1930's, with less frivolity and some desperate, depressing poverty. It is part of the American tradition of books of the land, and you get the whole tragically bucolic scene of Georgia's impoverished tobacco farmers- with sex too! I am not going to speculate as to whether the author had any serious intent behind writing the book, but if you think toothless, ignorant, horny rednecks with hairlips are funny, and you can appreciate a little piece of horrifying and genuine Americana, this short farce of a book is worth a go.
This book is damn hilarious. It is like reality TV from the 1930's, with less frivolity and some desperate, depressing poverty. It is part of the American tradition of books of the land, and you get the whole tragically bucolic scene of Georgia's impoverished tobacco farmers- with sex too! I am not going to speculate as to whether the author had any serious intent behind writing the book, but if you think toothless, ignorant, horny rednecks with hairlips are funny, and you can appreciate a little piece of horrifying and genuine Americana, this short farce of a book is worth a go.
