Blackwater: The Complete Saga

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This may be due to the fact that I read all six novels back-to-back, when perhaps it would have been more effective to space these out in the spirit a serialized series is meant to be. Alabama native Matt Godfrey brings the story alive and does all voices so well you know exactly who is speaking.

Stories of cruelty and vengeance, of a body that refuses to be cremated, a deranged performer with one last shocking show, a frozen corpse that may not be dead. It’s truly a unique piece of art that you will only experience from the master of his craft, Michael McDowell.I felt like I was immersed in this saga; felt like I was living in the small town of Perdido, and seeing life through the eyes of the Caskeys and the Sapps. Such a sadness to know that McDowell (lost to AIDS-related illness in 1999) is not around writing any longer. Michael McDowell was born June 1, 1950 in Enterprise, Alabama and attended public schools in southern Alabama until 1968. I've never listened to an audio book where it was easier for me to identify who was who, just by how the narrator voiced them. Blackwater is the saga of a small town, Perdido, Alabama, and Elinor Dammert, the stranger who arrives there under mysterious circumstances on Easter Sunday, 1919.

Her novel Liquor was recently published to general critical acclaim, and her followup novel, Prime, will be released in 2005. Considering the specific atmosphere of the drama, it's no surprise that Michael McDowell was a gay man. But Elinor shares a secret, supernatural link to the Blackwater River that determines both Perdido's livelihood and its fate.The Caskeys are rich, owning several wood mills on the river, but right from the beginning Elinor makes clear that her intention is to make them more rich — richer than any of them could ever imagine. I am someone that speeds through long books and avoids tiny print at any cost; but on this one I did a 180.