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Book Review of The Dry Grass of August

The Dry Grass of August
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Helpful Score: 4


A good coming of age novel during very tense times. I felt like I was in the living room with Jubie watching everything that happened. The book starts off with a slow, Southern amble, but then all of a sudden tragedy strikes, and it never slows down after that.
I liked how Jubie was never afraid to stand up for what she believed was right.
I did find it a bit hard to follow at times because the author (who is 71, and this is her first novel!) switches back and forth between the past and the present, but overall, I found it to be very thought provoking.