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Book Review of Hell at the Breech

Hell at the Breech
Hell at the Breech
Author: Tom Franklin
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
reviewed on
Helpful Score: 5


Franklin fictionalizes true events that happened in Clarke County, Alabama. Although he takes liberties with the history, his prose is beautiful and literary. That said, the book can be graphic at times, and includes a lot of profanity. Hell at the Breech, however, is an exceptional novel, and a great first one for Franklin. I would certainly recommend it.