You and Me

Picture two dudes sitting on a front porch (I'm pretty sure one of them is Padgett), shooting the shit for 200 pages, about everything from made-up heroes (with names like Studio Becalmed), mens underwear, the Salvation Army, the afterlife, going insane, dogs, drinking, and living each day of your l......more

I had heard of Padgett Powell before reading this, because he was a mentor of Kevin Canty (one of my own mentors, and one of my favorite writers) at the University of Florida. He Even blurbed Canty's A STRANGER IN THIS WORLD (a debut book of short stories whose whose greatness is kind of undeniable)......more

Two men. Two. Two strange, but quite clever, old 'never really grown up' men, are having a conversation on a porch. This book is that conversation. A bit uninspiring and flat despite the good writing to be honest. 5 out of 12.......more

This book made me laugh. A lot. I think I read Powell's first book Edisto years ago but I can't locate it. Must have been one I passed along to a co-worker. I shared many highlights from this book so others can get a taste of this irregular book with its crazy humour. Library Loan......more