Prince of Frogtown Reviews

by Rick Bragg

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3.33 of 5 (by 3 users)

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Interesting story on Braggs paternal side

MAY

2009

I have been reading Rick Bragg's book since he came out with All Over But the Shouting; and how his mother lived in abject poverty with three boys instead of dealing with the father's chronic alcoholism; In this book, Bragg alternates between telling stories of his father mostly from the recollection...

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reading non-fiction, a woman

savvynlady
Mobile, AL

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Rick Bragg misses with Prince of Frogtown.

MAR

2009

My favorite book is Rick Bragg's "All Over but the Shoutin,'" so I was excited to get his latest book "Price of Frogtown" for Christmas. The fact that it's taken this long to read a book I had really wanted bad is a clear indication that it's not a great book.

In "Shoutin,'" Bragg told the story of his...

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busy mom, true crime fan

CyndiA
southern, NC

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Grappling read

avid reader

MAY

2009

In Prince of Frogtown, Rick Bragg continues to tell the story of his East Alabama family history.

In this novel he focuses on the struggle he has as he develops into the father he now is. He documents how he feels unprepared to father the child who has come into his life, as this child is the polar opposite of his childhood experiences.

Bragg looks back to his childhood. He focuses on the life of his alcoholic father and their relationship together. Bragg talks about the severe hardship is father endured as a child, and some of the simple joys as well, while growing up in Alabama in one of...

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