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Mississipus Peccadillus Magnus,
By Patrick W. Crabtree "The Old Grottomaster" (Lucasville, OH USA) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: The Hamlet. (Hardcover)
This is Faulkner's trilogy saga, rendered in 1st-person technique by a palatable sewing machine salesman, of The Snopes Family (among others) who appeared in old rural Mississippi like a thief in the night and with the overall effect of a virulent venereal disease.The Snopes's are an uneducated and unethical pack of scoundrels as there is upon the face of the planet. But there is a bit of a "shrewd streak" that runs though the characters of most of the clan, (with a few exceptions), which continues to dribble into "The Town" just a little at a time. Ultimately, (by the third volume) there seems to have been no end to their vast numbers as well as their apparent ability to take over, with a Catholic-like aggression, through emmigration and through breeding themselves into the local gene pool. The Snopes's start out with next to nothing but before it's all over, they get to be the big fish(es) in a small pond. As with any small town, throughout eternity, everywhere on the planet, this one experiences no shortage of scandals -- the kind that are whispered about, even years later, in corners and between old near-deads at church socials. Of course, the Snopes's are at the root of many of these peccadillos over the decades and Faulkner renders the details of each one in his initially cumbersome, but ultimately clear, literary fashion. To the point, these three books are hilarious, sad yes, at times, but hilarious nonetheless. At least Faulkner gives us adequate reason to despise these unfortunates before they are appended their just due. And, of course, there are those occasional moments of rural exploitation such as where the likes of the much-demented Ike Snopes, (who can't even pronounce his own name), periodically copulates with a cow as the locals peep through the barn slats, much entertained by this dubious act of sodomy. So if you're up for a good long read, and you savour raw rural humor and a good tale of rotten politics and injustice rampant, this will be a good tome to launch into. The books should be read in order for the benefit of continuity. One of the best series I ever read and fine literature, in an ultra-Twain sense, to boot.
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