http://southernlitreview.com/reviews/smonk.htm Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:57:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://southernlitreview.com/reviews/smonk.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1045 AlabamaNative Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:19:03 +0000 http://imagendesign.com/slr/?p=210#comment-1045 Great story. I don't find too many set in <a href="http://talkstates.com/forum/alabama/" title="Alabama" rel="nofollow">Alabama</a>. It would probably make a good movie. Great story. I don’t find too many set in Alabama. It would probably make a good movie.

]]> http://southernlitreview.com/reviews/smonk.htm/comment-page-1#comment-554 Wes Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:36:35 +0000 http://imagendesign.com/slr/?p=210#comment-554 I've only begun to read Smonk, but the story means more since it is set in the area in which I was born and raised. Like his other books, Poachers and Hell at the Breech, Smonk takes me back to Clarke County, AL on a mental quest, imagining the area during this period of time. The county remains full of southern flavor with a hint of modernization. Franklin's ability to paint mental pictures with his writing is outstanding. If you choose to read one of his past novels, pick up Hell at the Breech. Then do some research on the often unknown issue called the Mitcham War which took place in Clarke County. Absolutely fascinating. I’ve only begun to read Smonk, but the story means more since it is set in the area in which I was born and raised. Like his other books, Poachers and Hell at the Breech, Smonk takes me back to Clarke County, AL on a mental quest, imagining the area during this period of time. The county remains full of southern flavor with a hint of modernization. Franklin’s ability to paint mental pictures with his writing is outstanding. If you choose to read one of his past novels, pick up Hell at the Breech. Then do some research on the often unknown issue called the Mitcham War which took place in Clarke County. Absolutely fascinating.

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