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The Wettest County in the World: A Novel Based on a True Story [Paperback]

Matt Bondurant (Author)
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Publication Date: 29 Dec 2009
Now a major motion picture starring Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf, Gary Oldman, Mia Wasikowska, Guy Pearce and Jessica Chastain

The Bondurant Boys were notorious gangster brothers who ran liquor though Franklin County during Prohibition. Lawless is their story.

Based on the true account of Matt Bondurant's grandfather and two granduncles, this is a gripping tale of bootlegging, brotherhood and revenge.
--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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  • Paperback: 312 pages
  • Publisher: Scribner Book Company; Reprint edition (29 Dec 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 9781416561408
  • ISBN-13: 978-1416561408
  • ASIN: 1416561404
  • Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 13.7 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 24,254 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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'Thick with the kind of blood-soaked descriptions that would do Cormac McCarthy proud' -- Wall Street Journal

'There is blood. There is whiskey. There is the scent of gunpowder and gasoline hanging above the space through which the Bondurants pass, unrepentant, robed in their own greed. It's a dark, flinty reimagination of what a memoir - and your grandfather's stories - can be' -- Esquire

'Engrossing' --Entertainment Weekly

Thick with the kind of blood-soaked descriptions that would do Cormac McCarthy proud. --Wall Street Journal

Thick with the kind of blood-soaked descriptions that would do Cormac McCarthy proud. --Wall Street Journal --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Matt Bondurant's novel The Wettest County in the World (Scribner 2008) was a New York Times Editor's Pick, and San Francisco Chronicle Best 50 Books of the Year. A former John Gardner Fellow in Fiction at Bread Loaf, Kingsbury Fellow at Florida State, and Walter E. Dakin Fellow at Sewanee, Matt's short fiction has been published in journals such as Prairie Schooner, The New England Review, and Glimmer Train, and he has recently held residencies at Yaddo and the MacDowell Colony. He currently lives in Texas. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible 5 Oct 2012
By Adam Holder
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Better than the film in every way and that's really saying something!
This book is gritty, honest, brutal, and thrilling.
Me free time became a thing of the past from the second I opened the book as I was transported back to the prohibition era and the daring true escapades of the bootleggers!
A fantastic book.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect 17 Sep 2012
By Becca James
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This book draws you in and the characters are portrayed with great humanity. Fascinating reading, the story of the Bondurant boys is deeply compelling, desperately human and asks pertinent questions as to the worth of prohibition be it of alcohol or of 'drugs'. Was incredibly sad to have finished it and will be reading it again in the not to distant future.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Good book, but a very slow burner! 22 Feb 2013
By Becky26
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I am still currently in the middle of reading this book and I have found I need to have another book on the go. As this book is well written but a very slow mover. After watching the film I hoped this book would be equally fast paced.
However, it is definitely worth a read.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable 8 Nov 2012
By Mr. Les Valder
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This is a good story that was spoiled , in my opinion, bythe events not following in chronological order. The years jumped forward and back, and I didn't like it at all.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars really enjoyable 8 April 2013
By craig
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well written very easy to read and understand, very enjoyable a lot better than the film even though i did enjoy the film. wished i had read the book first.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars lawless book vs film 7 April 2013
By michael francis
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film was good but the book was brilliant.I wish i would of read the book before seeing the film it put pictures in my mind of the charicters.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Good read 26 Jan 2013
By C. S. Bancroft
Format:Paperback
I read this book off the back of the film, like most reviewers seem to have done on here, and the fact that I have seen the film means I was aware of the plot line. With regards to this, I was not concerned or bothered by the chronology of events within the book not being in order. However, if I was reading the book without prior plot knowledge I think that the chronological order of the book would reveal too much and spoil the ending.

Saying that the novel is a definate must. The language used in the novel sets the scene exceptionally well, and you really get a sense of the bleak, stark lives the people of this time must have lead.

The novel is well paced and has enough action to keep you reading on. The characters are well written and engaging, alhough a times I feel the law enforcement officer seem a little sketchy and we don't really get much of an understanding of their mindsets and motivations.

Highly recommended.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars F-Lawless 10 Nov 2012
By B. Presland
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I admit, I bought this book after seeing the movie and loving it. I understand that some other reviewers found difficulty with the timeline and narration of the book and I feel that having seen the film first, it was easier for me to fall into the story and the switching between the years. The characters are so well formed that you can picture them so clearly in your mind, as well as the rural town where they reside. Each of the colourful characters where likable or despisable, every one of them so expertly described that Bondurant really takes you back through time to a place that probably one still exsists in some small parts of America. If you choose to, you should read the book as it is, a story built on hearsay and legend that is colourful, heartfelt, violent and simply fascinating. I loved this book and I hope others will too, despite Bondurant's slighty odd storytelling it is unlike any other description of those involved in the bootleg liquor trade.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Dreadful
There is nothing good to saya about this book. Not a great story and made difficult to read by very poor punctuation and formatting.
Published 10 days ago by Estel
5.0 out of 5 stars A life time ago....
I loved the film lawless which encouraged me to read the book from which the film was based. I was not dissapointed as the book managed to go into much further detail into all of... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars great read
purchased this for my daughter who loves to read, has read it twice and loves it. Great value for money
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1.0 out of 5 stars boring
Haven't seen the film and don't know why so many people reviewing the book refer to it. This is supposed to be a book review and I found it very boring and hard to follow. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Gavin--s
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this book
I loved the film and just had to read the book to get more details. I also got a copy for my dad.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
Fantastic book, brilliantly written. Bondurant really evokes the feeling of the time and i was gripped from start to finish
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I saw the film on an airplane and immediately bought the book on Kindle.

2 months later I got around to reading it and knocked it off in 3 days. Read more
Published 2 months ago by euan
5.0 out of 5 stars What a great film
I saw this film at the cinema and thought it brilliantly acted and filmed.

I have watched this a couple of times now. It is a remarkable film of a true story.
Published 3 months ago by Doctired
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing book
I enjoyed reading this so much. Beautifully written and with great detail too... Both movie and book are really worth it!
Published 3 months ago by Jules Alvarado Baldous
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!
I really enjoyed this book and couldn't put it down. I have seen the film which lead me to read the book. All I can say is if you like the film, you'll love the book!
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