Comments on: A Boy’s Mountain Story

By: kiki

kiki — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 17:16:24 +0000

Don’t know if you have already discussed this book or not, but I just finished John O’Brien’s “At Home In The Heart of Appalachia”. It’s an interesting read. He weaves together living in Appalachia with the fatalistic attitude his father instilled in him. Sort of a “we never have anything but bad luck & we don’t deserve anything good because we’re hillbillies” attitude. I honestly don’t think anybody but another Appalachian could fully appreciate and relate to it. I never realized how much of that stuff continues to echo in my head to this day. I wish you & several of your readers could read and discuss this book. It sure conjured up a lot of childhood memories for me. I know y’all would recognize some too.

By: marklynn

marklynn — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 14:35:46 +0000

Hey, Kiki! So glad you like it.

By: kiki

kiki — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 14:23:10 +0000

You say don’t roll your eyes as if an unwanted evangelist has appeared at your door. That’s way different than somebody showing up on fire with the love of a good book. And they think enough of me that they want to share it! What a gift ! Thank you.

By: Christopher

Christopher — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 14:00:22 +0000

I swear.. the “Myth of Southern Exceptionalism” is just moving further down in the pile! Boo! Thanks for the book rec.!