- Paperback
- Publisher: University of Georgia Press; New edition edition (1995)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 082031661X
- ISBN-13: 978-0820316611
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14 x 1.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 227 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #119,510 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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5.0 out of 5 stars
a brooding black comedy on being poor,
By asphlex "asphlex" (Philadelphia, PA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Tobacco Road (Paperback)
Erskine Caldwell has more in common with James M. Cain than John Steinbeck and this, by far his most famous book (he wrote an awful lot of them) is a vastly entertaining pulp novel about the worst of the wretched.Things are so bad for this family that it has surpassed the epic tragedy of the under-privilaged 'farmer class' of the Depression and into the deserving squalor of hell reserved for the lazy, the ignorant and the spiteful. The story begins with a well-rounded plot to steal a bag of turnips from a man everyone is trying to convince to marry one of the daughters--his much younger cousin. Things do not improve and you'll find yourself growing to enjoy the increasing absurdity of the miserable things that happen, and enlightened by the consistant hopes and failures of each of the many characters. Much better than I'd expected, I blazed through it in a workday and a half, just prior to taking a trip I had planned to read this book en route to.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Is it even plausible?,
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This review is from: Tobacco Road (Paperback)
Boy, talk about 'moan and groan acres.' The people depicted in Caldwell's short novel are almost unbelievable not only in their ignorance but in their immorality. Women are treated as little more than commodities, while the elderly are totally ignored. The scavengers feeding on the Serengheti plains in Africa have nothing on these rapscallions. Can more selfish, self-serving characters even be imagined? Any comparison with the Joads in "Grapes of Wrath" is frivolous, it seems to me. The Joads are no less than moral giants when compared to the folks on "Tobacco Road." A fascinating read, but are these characters plausible enough to be taken seriously? Tobacco Road makes Dogpatch seem like a college town.
4.0 out of 5 stars
A tale of desperation and self-interest,
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This review is from: Tobacco Road (Paperback)
This tragic and at times humorous tale of Jeeter Lester and his dysfunctional family has become part of American Culture. The characters may not be as famous as the Joads but how often have you heard the derisive term "Tobacco Road" used? Read this book and you'll realize that you've probably been understating the image of Tobacco Road. Rarely do we get such a portrait of despair, poverty, and self-interest. It is a wonderfully written book that reminds me somewhat of the works of Steinbeck in his depiction of the poor or down-and-out. Steinbeck, however, allowed his characters some nobility. Caldwell strips away any notion that the Lesters are noble.
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