Moon Up, Past Full: Novellas & Stories, by Eric Shonkwiler
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As Faulkner's voice portrayed the South and Breece D'J Pancake's represented Appalachia, Eric Shonkwiler captures the Midwest, with this collection of novellas and short stories that peels back the edges of rural existence to expose the heart of it. Through parental neglect, rebellious sons and daughters, drug-addled war veterans, backwoods zombies, injured firemen, car thieves, witch doctors, and Navajo ghosts, Shonkwiler brings you a disregarded world you can no longer ignore--one thriving with the mundane, the bruised, the unheard. Here is the voice of the rest of us, spoken only the way firsthand experience, rooted deep in overworked soil, can say it.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Winner of the Luminaire Award for Best Prose~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"Shonkwiler's stories capture the rural experience rarely heard--the quiet, dangerous voices of the desperate, struggling for honor among thieves. A stark and timely slice of Americana gothic that both razes and rebuilds."--Paula Bomer, author of Nine Months and Inside Madeleine~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"Shonkwiler has an eye for detail and a lot of heart that he places in each and every sentence to make his words leap from the page and stay with you long after they've been read."--Frank Bill, author of Donnybrook and Crimes in Southern Indiana~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"God bless the hardscrabble elegance of Eric Shonkwiler's prose. These stories turn strangers into familiar faces. Battered souls and stoic hearts. Revenge, redemption, mercy. It's all here for the asking, like an emotional fire sale. Comparisons don't come easy with Shonkwiler's work. Few others measure up."--Anthony Breznican, author of Brutal Youth~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"An engaging read."--Kyle Minor, author of Praying Drunk~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Eric Shonkwiler is the new voice of the American Heartland. The stories in Moon Up, Past Full touch the scorched heart of the Midwest, and there is something deeply American in the telling, a directness that honors the cowhands and combat vets, single mothers and fatherless daughters, who grit their teeth and lean into those old hard winds."--Taylor Brown, author of In the Season of Blood & Gold and Fallen Land~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Find out more about Alternating Current Press at alternatingcurrentarts.com.
Moon Up, Past Full: Novellas & Stories, by Eric Shonkwiler- Amazon Sales Rank: #1280447 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-10-19
- Released on: 2015-10-19
- Format: Kindle eBook
Review "Eric Shonkwiler doesn't pretend to know the answers, but he knows that the questions are important and, through his lovely book of fiction Moon Up, Past Full, wants his readers to taste the questions themselves. Maybe they'll learn something." ~ Michael Tager, JMWW.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A wonderful collection of stories and novellas By Ethan Fresh off the heels of his well received novel Above All Men, author Eric Shonkwiler presents a collection of short stories titled Moon Up, Past Full. I was made aware of Shonkwiler by Lori at The Next Best Book Club on GoodReads. The club hosts a monthly author/reader discussion in which several copies of a work are provided to readers and the author joins in the dialogue about that book. It has been a great source of discovery for new books, a great place for intelligent discussion, and an overall melting pot of diverse ideas. As soon as I read the description of Shonkwiler's collection, I knew I wanted to be a part of this discussion.My favorite story from the collection, Rural Tendencies, chronicles one man's descent into a drug-filled life of crime and lust. I was completely drawn to the tragic way that the main character's one night of snorting lines at a party evolved into cooking meth in his basement and having an affair with a drug dealer's girlfriend. Shonkwiler's unflinching honesty and crisp words gave a depth and reality to this story and really captured the harsh lifestyle of a drug dealer.Beyond that selection, Moon Up, Past Full contains other unique stories and novellas that are all connected by the Midwest setting that Shonkwiler depicts through his powerful prose. His writing has been compared to that of Cormac McCarthy, a comparison that both speaks to his undeniable skill with the written word and one that gives you an idea of the kind of stories that he excels at. Like McCarthy, Shonkwiler eschews the use of quotation marks and keeps his text clear and easy to read. More importantly, he writes stories about everyday people dealing with their own personal crisis. Whether it is a young lady dealing with noises in her head or the more pressing end of times, Shonkwiler masterfully writes stories that jump from the page and are an absolute joy to read.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Leaves you wanting more By Shawn A book of novellas and short stories doesn't fit well with Amazon's cookie-cutter approach to rating books, so allow me to elaborate a little here: This book, the second by the author, reads like a collection of well-curated excerpts from longer works by an accomplished author. Some leave the reader with the sense that he knows the story to its end, but some - most, maybe - leave the reader wishing for more.The opening story, "Gripping the Heel," is a short tale from the perspective of a ne'er-do-well son who lives in the shadow of a tragic childhood event. In ten pages or so, the author deftly makes the reader feel as if he has insider knowledge of the family history and to deeply identify with the characters. The story ends as the central character tries to escape the shadow once and for all, but the reader is left with the dreaded knowledge that he never will. A terrific and classically executed short story.My favorite story was "Nettle Creek Cemetery." This story, less than one page long, stuck with me for several days. Evocative of Cormac McCarthy's "No Country for Old Men," the depth of the story defies its length exponentially. If I type one more sentence in this review, it threatens to be nearly as long as the story, and yet I found myself exploring its theme in my head for hours. I can't wait for the movie.The title for the book comes from the story "GO21" which is one of its longer stories. Obviously influenced by the zombie craze of American pop culture, this story is more about a micro-society's reaction to the unknown. A good, solid story with perhaps one or two too many characters for my taste."Last Snow" seems like it could be a vignetted prequel to the author's first novel "Above All Men." Set 20 minutes into the future, it is a good study on how an enormous problem like climate change might play out in the mundane lives of average people. The story begins by giving the reader a glimpse of both the current situation of its main character and proceeds to unveil a little about the situation of the planet. I was reminded again of Cormac McCarthy when I read this story, particularly of the scene in "The Road" where the father gives his son a can of Coke so he can taste it for the first and last time.These are just my thoughts about a few of the 14 very different stories contained in the book. If you enjoy dark stories about dysfunctional people, families and societies, or if you just enjoy reading well crafted prose, this book will not disappoint you.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Unforgettable By Tabitha Jensen Stories that sink in and don't let go; Shonkwiler is a master of visceral setting and stirring, understated emotions in his vivid characters.
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