In the Turnip Truck [Hardcover]

David Shiflet (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 226 pages
• Publisher: Eakin Press (March 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1571688838
• ISBN-13: 978-1571688835
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #494,118 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Harper Lee revisited!, June 23, 2005

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Lucy Hawksley (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: In the Turnip Truck (Hardcover)

I heard about this book while listening to an interview with the author on NPR. I grew up in a somewhat small town and thought it would be funny to hear someone else's perspective. I ordered a copy and just received it yesterday. Reading through it feels like you're back in the middle of To Kill a Mockingbird, although a lot more funny. It tickles all your emotions; mostly yoru funny bone but it flared up my tear ducts too.

I literally could not put the book down. I usually read a chapter of a book each night but I sped through this one in one evening. Every short story makes you anxious for the next one. He really has a way with putting into words all your senses and puts you in the middle of Smalltown, USA. You feel it, smell it and taste it. I've ordered several more to hand out. Truly a fun and refreshing read.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great collection of small-town tales!, January 15, 2007

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A Houston Reader "Tommy Turner's Niece" (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: In the Turnip Truck (Hardcover)

I am also biased, because although I didn't grow up with David, I grew up in Emory. "Tom Turner" is my grandfather, and "Tommy Turner" is my uncle. The book is funny, sweet, sad...all those emotions in one book. I could guess at the identities of several of the people, and my dad helped me with a few. If you don't read any other chapter, read the one about "Mama" and building the playhouse. A fun, quick read about life in a small Texas town in the 50s.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lived and loved In The Turnip Truck, September 1, 2005

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Cherylan K. Bullard "Cherylan" (Rockwall, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: In the Turnip Truck (Hardcover)

My review is biased because I grew up with the author, David Shiflet. I could not put this book down because it literally tells the story of my childhood in East Texas with all the fun and all the sadness that real life brings. I was particularly interested in the people in the book because they were real characters in our childhood and I knew their real names. Absolutely one of the best books I've read in the last 10 years.