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Black Mountain Breakdown (Hardcover)

by Lee Smith (Author)
4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 228 pages
  • Publisher: Putnam Pub Group (T) (1980)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0399125310
  • ISBN-13: 978-0399125317
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Smith again manages the demise of her protagonist., 10 Aug 1999
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Smith... how I love her engaging writing style; her prose embraces me. While this author has the ability to verbally paint her characters as well as their environments, the tragic endings leave me feeling depressed and lonely. I have read only two of Smith's novels, Black Mountain Breakdown and Saving Grace, and both of these fit this description. I am afraid to read more! Does her literature ever have a less tragic ending?
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5.0 out of 5 stars Like Reading a Piece of Myself, or Someone I Know..., 18 Jan 1999
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I am from Richlands, VA, the little town neighboring Lee Smith's hometown of Grundy. This was the first book that I read of Lee's, and it inspired me to read the others. They are all wonderful books. It seems like I can actually hear the voices of her characters coming right off the pages at me. I guess it's just because I've actually known people like them. The Appalachian dialect and culture are captured simply, yet eloquently, the way they should be. I am a writer of Southern-Appalachian fiction myself, not published yet, but I hope to eventually. Lee Smith has been a real inspiration for me to continue my own works. I reccomend this book or any of her others to anyone, not just the ones who hail from a rural background. They're sure to give a greater appreciation of Appalachian people and culture, and maybe even ourselves. Thanks very much.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Lee Smith captures the essence of the Virgina mountains., 19 Oct 1998
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I cannot begin to describe what a powerful and touching book this is. Lee Smith tapped into memories of my childhood in Dickenson County, Virginia with uncanny insight. Anyone rooted in this area should run to get this book. Anyone who wants to know anything about mountain life should run to get this book. Lee Smith is truly a diamond out of the coal county. Read with with Ralph Stanley on the CD. This may give you a brief glimpse of what heaven should be like.
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