Robert Gipe
Autore di Trampoline: An Illustrated Novel
Opere di Robert Gipe
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Piano in a Sycamore : Writing Lessons from the Appalachian Writers' Workshop (2017) — Collaboratore — 1 copia
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A lot is crammed into these few pages. For just a start, there is a visiting movie crew, environmental destruction/activism, social media, holiday parties, ghosts, violent crimes and attempted assaults, witchcraft, a lengthy dream sequence, my favorite shoe store, and notably, a fledgling soda pop business featuring local flavors. run by Nicolette and her friends, from which the novel takes its name. The book is set in 2016, so there is an election and the birth of Trumpmania as well. The action spreads across at least four states. I am not sure I understand it all, but it sure was a helluva ride.
As with the rest of the trilogy, the illustrations are hilarious, and pure genius. As a defense of the people and the region, I want to stand up and applaud Pop for its creativity and take up the phrase "nothing about us without us" directed at the wider culture, and Hollywood in particular, as a mantra.
As an Appalachian myself, I can't help but nitpick about this one detail: while the description of boiling down syrup and pouring off was spot on (I have done it, with a tractor engine instead of a mule to extract the juice from the stalks), you don't make sorghum syrup from cane. Nicolette and friends are clearly making molasses. Sorghum is a "whole nuther" plant.
I'm Robert Gipe's biggest fan and have told him so personally, but I believe that there are five or six potential novels here about a host of topics. The beauty of Trampoline and Weedeater was the contrast between poignancy and craziness, and in Pop our most talented new Appalachian author sometimes loses the pacing. I hardly felt that I could catch my breath long enough to do emotional justice to the sad parts. I hope he picks up some of these sociopolitical and comedic threads that are touched upon here and expands upon them in his future work, which I eagerly await.… (altro)