tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516971824106344685.post8640822888959505141..comments2022-11-21T04:40:21.559-05:00Comments on Fried Chicken and Coffee: Some Musing and Some Discussion of Carolyn ChuteRustyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11209150671200557517noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516971824106344685.post-41588632209136928152008-10-28T23:47:00.000-04:002008-10-28T23:47:00.000-04:00A nonfiction book that addresses politics in redne...A nonfiction book that addresses politics in redneck country is <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Deer-Hunting-Jesus-Dispatches-Americas/dp/0307339378?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210956592&sr=1-1" REL="nofollow">Deer Hunting With Jesus</A> by Joe Bageant. Not read it myself but from what I've read about it, it gets right to the heart of some of these matters. His <A HREF="http://www.joebageant.com/" REL="nofollow">website</A> is also worth checking out.<BR/><BR/>As for fiction, I've not read any Carolyn Chute, so I can't comment on that. About Wal-Mart, I think the point is, local business can't do what Wal-Mart does, for better or worse. Barring some major government intervention, and people in my part of rural America still have a very strong libertarian streak, and so would be opposed. Maybe against their own better interests, but there you have it. Corporations like Wal-Mart know this, and take advantage. And rural folks get cheap goods. Just not in very aesthetically pleasing surroundings.<BR/><BR/>Why do most fiction writers writing about rural America shy from politics? I suppose because, as you indicated, most rural people do.Court Merriganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02674875918626755289noreply@blogger.com