I've been reading Daniel Woodrell lately. "Country noir" novels about white trash folks in the Ozarks. Meth, sex, alcohol, violence, poverty. His lead characters are good people dealt shitty hands, trying to do their best, not always successfully. And they're easy to read (the books, not the characters).
So far, I've read Tomato Red and Winter's Bone. Now I'm working on The Death of Sweet Mister.
As far as all time favorite books, anything by Ernest Hemingway or John O'Hara is worth reading. They wrote about real people in clear, easy-to-read prose. No egghead bullshit. They're old, but timeless.
Last edited by Pintman; 07-24-2012 at 10:00 AM.
Reason: thought of something else
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