American Salvage : : Stories

Locations
Call Number: Fiction / Campbell, Bonnie Jo, Adult Book / Fiction / General / Campbell, Bonnie Jo
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Pittsfield Branch, Westgate Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Fiction / Campbell, Bonnie Jo	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Pittsfield Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / General / Campbell, Bonnie Jo	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / General / Campbell, Bonnie Jo	4-week checkout	On Shelf

Trespasser -- Yard man -- World of gas -- Inventor, 1972 -- Solutions to Brian's problem -- Burn -- Family reunion -- Winter life -- Bringing Belle home -- Falling -- King Cole's American salvage -- Storm warning -- Fuel for the millennium -- Boar taint.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

meh submitted by manz on April 23, 2010, 2:02pm I was underwhelmed with this "starred review" award-winning book. It is well written, by a Michigan author, no less, and features great characterization, etc. But I found the stories rather boring, depressing, and too similar to each other.

My favorite short story in this book was "The Inventor, 1972."

A different world from mine submitted by pk on July 10, 2012, 9:09pm Yes, this collection of short stories is rather depressing - the subject of most stories is poor rural Americans (Michiganders, mostly). Campbell paints an incredible world of poverty, drugs and a culture I am not very familiar with, even though I may live geographically close to it. I applaud this author for bringing us these stories, even though they are hard to read at times. You feel it, you see it in your mind's eye, you are there with these characters. My favorite is " The solution to Brian's problem" where we see, in a heartbreaking way, how hard it is to escape a marriage to a meth addict. Stunning.

bored submitted by Jackie77 on July 18, 2015, 6:17pm Too many of the same plot ideas

Short Story Collection submitted by pamhockey25 on August 13, 2021, 12:12pm I usually prefer a full-length book over short stories, but I read this for a book club I'm in and the stories are compelling.