6/10/2023 0 Comments A feast of snakes![]() Kirkus Reviews gave the novel a glowing review, writing that "Crews is a true regional writer out of the heart of the redneck rural south and besides the brutality. ![]() Joe Lon is then tossed into a pit of snakes by the people. This finally culminates during the Rattlesnake Roundup when he grabs a gun and begins to kill those there, including Berenice, to “be in control again”. Joe Lon eventually starts to lose his sanity amongst the violence in the town. Because of this, Buddy is not around to control the chaos emerging at the Rattlesnake Roundup. Lottie May eventually defends herself from one of these attacks by cutting off Buddy’s penis with a straight razor she gets from Joe Lon’s insane sister, Beeder. One of whom he rapes is Lottie May, a young black woman. Meanwhile in Mystic, Buddy Matlow, the local sheriff, is abusing women. Joe Lon’s old high school sweetheart, Berenice has come back to town for the hunt, and their old romance is rekindled. Coming up is this year’s Rattlesnake Roundup, a time when people come to hunt, kill, and eat snakes in the town. The novel is set in Mystic, Georgia in 1975, and primarily follows Joe Lon Mackey, a former high school football star, who now is an alcoholic, abusive husband, and father. It would be his last for more than a decade. Many critics consider it to be Crews's best novel. It was published by Atheneum Books in 1976. A Feast of Snakes is a novel by Harry Crews. ![]()
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