Helpful Score: 2
I thought this book was almost as Jackson's first gods in Alabama. I loved that she gave Rose Mae her own story. Be sure to read Jackson's notes on why she chose to do just that. There was less humor in this book; it's darker and bleaker in its tone, but Jackson's ear for Southern dialogue and colloquialisms is still right on point. The spiritualism/tarot card reading is bit out of left field at first, but it gets tied in well at the end as does the "backseat saints" referred to in the title. Looking forward to Jackson's new book coming out this summer, and I've decided I need to reread gods in Alabama again too.
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