Saving Grace Audiobook

" I finished this one in less than a weekend. It wasn't a book that I expected to like as much as I did and I had never read anything by Lee Smith, but I love stories set in the South and Appalachia. This was a very unique and strangely uplifting story. "

" This story about Grace who was raised in the world of the snake-handling tent preacher who was her father was interesting but made me angry. I don't get how anyone buys into these crazy religious fanatics. "

" A wonderful character and disturbing story. Such vivid fiction you feel like you're in the middle of a documentary about Appalachia, snake handlers, and fundamentalists. "

" My bookclub read this one. It is a bit of a strange book. I didn't really like it but it was interesting, about a sub-culture I know nothing about. (Churches that do snake "charming" etc.) I guess in the end I found the main character kind of annoying. "

" This is a great book. It's a little strange and depressing, but totally worth the read. "

" This book is rather wordy. The author has written the book so that Florida Grace, the main character is telling the story. Family moves a lot as the father is a preacher. He uses snakes in his services and gets in trouble with the law because of the snakes. Grace is kept in the dark for most of the book about what is really going on around her. OK book. "

" Loved it. so true..... I know "

" If you are unable to tolerate reading about snakes skip this book. This is the story of the daughter of a man possessed with God and the "old time religion". Tragic and fascinating. "

" I was liking this book through the first 3/4. The last chapters were so depressing somehow....pitiful lives, pitiful people, caught in the vacuum of dysfunction. "

" One of the most depressing, sad books I have ever listened to. "

" This book is wonderful. The story comes full circle; each section is distinctly different and unpredictable (except for the parts that the narrator wants us to know); and the end leaves you wondering and wanting more. A++++ "

" This book was a bit on the dark side. I had a hard time dealing with the parade of human wreckage left in the wake of the main characters; especially the children. For me, its always about the children and I find it difficult to divorce myself from the pain they suffer. "

" I loved this book. Interesting characters in interesting situations. What could be more fun to read about than a bunch of nuts in a snake handling church. I like Lee Smith's style of writing. Great imagery. "

" Gift from Jason. "

" An engrossing story of Appalachbian snake-handling religion, told as only Lee Smith can. "

" I really wanted to like this book! I liked Grace but everyone else in the book seemed distant. Rich characters but it was hard to like or empathise with any of them because their flaws were so raw. "

" Great book! The text flows easy and freely. The characters are realistic as well. "

" Interesting look into fundamentalist "extremist" lifestyle. "

" Love this writer. Even though I don't normally read this type of book, she brings a poignancy to her stories that make it hard to put down. "

" Interesting story of the about fundamentalist belief. Humility and humanity are present everywhere in this novel. "