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Post by Kathy Lee on Sept 19, 2014 5:06:22 GMT -5
I am reading Earl Hamner's book "Fifty Roads to Town." It is very good and extremely well written but what a bunch of crazy characters and what a town! Just about the exact opposite of The Waltons! Was wondering if anyone else has read the book.
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Post by Brenda on Sept 19, 2014 6:59:48 GMT -5
I read it about 40 years ago. I found it at the library the first time I checked out Spencer's Mountain, so I checked out both books and read them. I can't remember much about it, but I do remember that I liked Spencer's Mountain much better.
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Post by nedandres on Sept 19, 2014 17:01:38 GMT -5
I will have to check that out. Currently on a reading frenzy. The Chronicles of Narvia, Collected Stories of Edgar Allan Poe, Call of the Wild, etc.
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Post by Kathy Lee on Sept 19, 2014 17:20:38 GMT -5
I will have to check that out. Currently on a reading frenzy. The Chronicles of Narvia, Collected Stories of Edgar Allan Poe, Call of the Wild, etc. So far the book has been: cheating wife gets caught and hits husband on the head with a bottle, husband goes simple minded and crawls under the porch and touches himself, wife cheats again with traveling preacher who lusts after the wife's daughter after seeing the young girl undressing, daughter goes to help elderly neighbor and preacher tries to rape her, daughter's boyfriend sells moonshine to make money. Differently not the Waltons but the book is a page turner! |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2014 22:33:03 GMT -5
I will have to check that out. Currently on a reading frenzy. The Chronicles of Narvia, Collected Stories of Edgar Allan Poe, Call of the Wild, etc. Sounds like Earl is writing about the good ole days. |
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Post by Kathy Lee on Sept 21, 2014 0:29:13 GMT -5
So far the book has been: cheating wife gets caught and hits husband on the head with a bottle, husband goes simple minded and crawls under the porch and touches himself, wife cheats again with traveling preacher who lusts after the wife's daughter after seeing the young girl undressing, daughter goes to help elderly neighbor and preacher tries to rape her, daughter's boyfriend sells moonshine to make money. Differently not the Waltons but the book is a page turner! Sounds like Earl is writing about the good ole days. Definitely more Falcon Crest then The Waltons. Just got to the part where there has be a religious revival and everyone is running off and sleeping together.  The revival stirred them up! |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2014 8:29:46 GMT -5
So, is the world more Waltons or more Falcon Crest?
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Post by cinlou on Sept 22, 2014 16:36:00 GMT -5
i read the book several years ago...It seemed a bit racy to me.
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Post by Kathy Lee on Sept 23, 2014 16:00:26 GMT -5
So, is the world more Waltons or more Falcon Crest? The book is diffently more falcon crest. |
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Post by Kathy Lee on Sept 23, 2014 17:46:07 GMT -5
i read the book several years ago...It seemed a bit racy to me. It deffinetly is racy! I wonder where he got the ideas for the characters and town? Makes Payton Place look like Sesame Place! But, the book is very well written with great character development. You really can see the place and the people. Not a book I will forget! |
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Post by Kathy Lee on Sept 23, 2014 17:48:46 GMT -5
Got the book when I was in Schuyler this past spring. I also have "You Can't Get There From Here." It was written by Earl in 1965. Going to start reading that tonight.
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Post by dave on Sept 26, 2014 10:22:36 GMT -5
I've never read the book, but the fact that Earl wrote several Twilight Zone episodes shows what an creative mind he has.
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Post by JeriJet on Sept 26, 2014 21:33:48 GMT -5
I will have to check that out. Currently on a reading frenzy. The Chronicles of Narvia, Collected Stories of Edgar Allan Poe, Call of the Wild, etc. hmmm.... Poe and London.... for over a year now, I've been trying to go back to classics I have never read -- not very successful.... couldn't get through "Uncle Tom's Cabin".... or Kerouac's "On the Road".... so, went back through some Shakespeare to get my spirits up !!
Today, I read "The Mayor of MacDougal Street" -- Dave Van Ronk's 2005 memoir of life in Greenwich Village from about 1955 to 1965, and then some.... absolutely loved it -- didn't get any chores done today -- brought back great memories of those heady times.... I always loved his music (outstanding songwriter and guitarist) but had no idea he was so knowledgeable and brilliant, a true philosopher.... although I didn't agree with his politics back in the day, it wasn't a big deal in the book and didn't matter anyway because he had so much to say on so many levels.... and now I'll enjoy his music even more.
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The revival stirred them up!
