Country Dark

This definitely was dark. I felt anxious reading it and sometimes melancholy or just plain sad. The writing was okay-ish but I hated how I felt while reading it. I only finished it because I'm stubborn. No thank you I will not be reading more from this author.

In the hills of Kentucky after the Korean War, Tucker, a bootleg runner is trying to do right by his family, even if he has to break the law. I felt compassion for him and his wife, Rhonda, and their children. Offutt's ability to balance intense and lyrical descriptions of rural life kept me turning the pages, and hoping that things would somehow work out for Tucker's family.

Thanks to Grove Press for an ARC.