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Title details for Woe to Live On by Daniel Woodrell - Available

Woe to Live On

A Novel

by Daniel Woodrell
Ron Rash
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Set in the border states of Kansas and Missouri, Woe to Live On explores the nature of lawlessness and violence, friendship and loyalty, through the eyes of young recruit Jake Roedel. Where he and his fellow First Kansas Irregulars go, no one is safe, no one can be neutral. Roedel grows up fast, experiencing a brutal parody of war without standards or mercy. But as friends fall and families flee, he questions his loyalties and becomes an outsider even to those who have become outlaws.

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  • Release date

    January 16, 2013

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781611135060
      • File size: 183411 KB
      • Duration: 06:22:06

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      Starred review from December 1, 2012

      In the opening scene of this well-read tale of the Civil War on the Kansas/Missouri border, Jake Roedel describes the country scene poetically before he coldly shoots a teenage German immigrant in the back. The juxtaposition of lyrical descriptions and brutal violence shocks the listener from the beginning and sets the stage for Jake's narrative of rough partisan warfare in which savagery is conventional. Near the story's end, Jake participates in Quantrill's massacre at Lawrence, KS, and finally disgusted with mayhem, begins to realize that life can hold more than killing. But can he even imagine a new life? Reader Bernard Setaro Clark does a terrific job with the voices--soft Southern country drawls for this group of Missouri guerrillas when in repose and harsh gutturals at moments of crisis. The 1987 book was the basis for Ang Lee's 1999 film Ride with the Devil. VERDICT Recommended for all audio collections.--Juleigh Muirhead Clark, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Lib., Williamsburg, VA

      Copyright 2012 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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