book club held some interesting discussions about this book. We tended to vear off into discussing how the Chandler's dealt with things within their family and how we would handle those same issues in our families today.

Lots of good discussion and a pretty quick read. I didn't rate the book any higher b/c I felt there where so many unanswered questions (for me) at the end of the book.

Interesting story about a boy growing up on a cotton farm in rural Arkansas in 1952. Well written and suspenseful but would have been more believable if the narrator had been about twelve years old instead of seven. Liked by 11 of 13 members; the two who didn't like it were John Grisham fans who didn't think that this book was as good as his legal thrillers.

Not what you’d expect from the author.