The Half-Mammals of Dixie by George Singleton
I can’t do it! I’ve tried, I really have. But this book is unfinishable.
I’m only 80ish pages away from finishing it, but I have no desire to do so. The Half-Mammals of Dixie is a collection of short stories that take place in or around the town of Fourty-Five, South Carolina. George Singleton was recommended to me by a teacher after I told him that I was a big fan of George Saunders. While Saunders offers up social satire, Singleton offers irrelivant short stories of people. What holds this book back is that it is a collection of short stories. The characters in it are interesting but can never be fully developed because they end after a couple pages. Maybe I would enjoy one of his novels. But after this book I don’t think I’ll be looking in to his books again any time soon.
You could also see what people who managed to finish the book have to say about it though:
A Girl and Her Books
Goodreads
Entertainment Weekly
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Becca Adler
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The Book Pirate

