Vine That Ate the South | 
Best and worst covers: I believe I bought The Vine that Ate the South for the cover alone. I had a reason to buy this book about cults, which I feel bad for posting because it was self-published - but this is just a terrible cover even if the author is a leading authority on cults. @24in48
so-soThis was definitely a fun read with some beautiful language at times. The novel gets better as it progresses, wrapping up with a great ending.
A few complaints: There are many tangential stories that severely undermine the larger narrative and especially its rhythm. It almost comes off as filler at times. The depiction of the South is magical but almost comes off as a caricature for the benefit of Yankee hipsters (source: I'm a yankee hipster)
#SWEETSUMMERSTACK This book oozes summertime vibes! It's so atmospheric you can almost feel the humidity while you're reading it @Liberty
So I'm reading along, and these words sound familiar. I realize this is the melody and first verse to 'Blood on the Blue Grass' by the Legendary Shack Shakers! So awesome! And perfect for my run of Southern gothic novels I seem to be working through...
This book is a treasure so far! I love these Southern gothic type pieces!
Look what just arrived! I'm exited to get to this one asap!
pickI've been telling everyone I know about this book for MONTHS and it's finally out! I actually loved The Vine That Ate the South so much that I wrote about it for two magazines. The first is Deep South Magazine and it includes an interview with the author, who's also the frontman of the band The Legendary Shack Shakers. http://deepsouthmag.com/2017/03/17/southern-tales-of-mythic-proportions-come-to-...
pickAlright, y'all. Trust me on this one... preorder, preorder, preorder! This is one you don't want to sleep on, so you'll be glad you did. It's hilarious and horrifying and features nearly every southern folk demon that my Alabamian self has ever heard of. It's the modern Southern mythology novel I've literally wanted my whole life and it delivers! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Oh.
My.
God.
This book is killing me. I can't remember the last time a book made me laugh this hard!! ???
Also, I googled "shit knife" and apparently it's a thing?! I'm from Alabama, but my family isn't as country as all that. ?
Have you accepted Cheese Sauce as your personal lord and savior?
Omg, I'm dyyyyyying. 😂 The observations about religion in this book are so on par with what I grew up with in Alabama.
pickDid somebody say books?
I've literally never been this excited about an ARC in my life!
Southern folk demons, scary cult happenings in the woods, and kudzu threatening to strangle everything in its path. For this Midwesterned Southerner and lover of weird fiction, this novel was practically written with me in mind.
I can't wait to read and review this! 😍
