tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post8754455479623306644..comments2024-03-20T19:40:58.078-05:00Comments on The OF Blog: An observation on "voice"Larry Nolenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-5688821785767071642008-02-14T13:07:00.000-06:002008-02-14T13:07:00.000-06:00Yeah, but I thought his NC town didn't feel "real,...Yeah, but I thought his NC town didn't feel "real," as in I've been to some of the Appalachian-area towns in both TN and NC and it just didn't feel anything like those towns or like the ones in the Southern Gothic stories that I've read - just a bit too bland there. It was solid, decent fare, when it could have been so much more, I thought. Perhaps in future novels he'll work on those issues and write a truly great novel.Larry Nolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-25303672298643597872008-02-14T10:57:00.000-06:002008-02-14T10:57:00.000-06:00I read this one a while back and I can't really di...I read this one a while back and I can't really disagree much. Dansky seems to prefer the term 'snowbird gothic' to 'southern gothic' in what I suppose is an effort to distinguish things a bit. <BR/><BR/>For me, he did well with setting and a lot less well with the characters and plot. Decent is a good word for it.Nethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16963540055415924510noreply@blogger.com