Semifinalist for the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awardand previous #1 Bestseller in Humorous Literary Fiction“A rich and soulful novel…steeped in wanderlust and whimsy.” –Publishers WeeklyThe Dirty Parts of the Bible is a humorous adventure across America during the Great Depression–a rollicking tale of love and liquor, preachers and prostitutes, trains and treasure, sure to appeal to fans of O … trains and treasure, sure to appeal to fans of O Brother Where Art Thou?, Water for Elephants, Mark Twain, Willie Nelson, and Johnny Cash.
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It’s 1936, and Tobias Henry is stuck in the frozen hinterlands of Michigan. Tobias is obsessed with two things: God and girls.
Mostly girls, of course.
But being a Baptist preacher’s son, he can’t escape God.
When his father is blinded in a bizarre accident (involving hard cider and bird droppings), Tobias must ride the rails to Texas to recover a long-hidden stash of money. Along the way, he’s initiated into the hobo brotherhood by Craw, a ribald vagabond-philosopher. Obstacles arise in the form of a saucy prostitute, a flaming boxcar, and a man-eating catfish. But when he meets Sarah, a tough farm girl under a dark curse, he finds out that the greatest challenge of all is love.
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A wonderfully entertaining, first-person account of a young man coming to grips with the tensions between the rigid faith that he inherited and his life experience. Highly recommended!
I thoroughly enjoyed the conversational style of this book. Title was misleading but book was good!
I listened to the audio book and it was great. Don’t let the title scare you off. This is a different coming of age tale with heart.
Didn’t hold my interest, I didn’t finish the book.
Great journey reading this book. Some of the best characters put together to make an enjoyable adventure.
Could not put it down! Hilarious!!
It was interesting, but a bit odd.
I doubt that I would recommend this book, but it did keep my interest to the end. I think I was expecting bit more from the book, but it was humorous.