Its currency has crashed which has in turn meant the power is out, and the country is stark and violent, morality and society have all but collapsed.

....I found this book challenging to read, not only because of the dark vision it so effectively creates but the Southern Indiana dialect spoken by the characters was difficult at times, to decipher. Dropping like the previous beggars and brawlers. David Lancaster pulled everything together. Even then, it was obvious he had the potential to scale some incredible literary heights, but I wondered how his lean style in abrupt, choppy lines that worked so well in short stories would transfer to long form. Need another excuse to treat yourself to a new book this week?
His sentences remain clean and boiled down, but the language is more inventive.

Fishing the current’s bottom till the zigzag came, Sheldon jerking the rod opposite the pull and tug of the fish.

“Knowing that movement willed progression. I mean doesn't this sound like a majoriWell, hello there war, slaughter, torture and rule. Glow of a halfmoon cast down upon the calm of water. I was not engaged or invested in what was happening at all. Honestly I figured the option would run out and that would be that.

https://litreactor.com/interviews/the-savage-an-interview-with-frank-bill The U.S. dollar has crashed, leading militias of Disgruntled Americans to destroy … I wanted to love this book. Set largely in southern Indiana, THE SAVAGE follows a few characters through their efforts to exact revenge, survive, and even thrive in the chaos that follows the power grid being dismantled as warring clans fight for dominance.THE SAVAGE, Frank Bill’s second novel, is something of a follow-up to his first (DONNYBROOK), but THE SAVAGE looks at what becomes of DONNYBROOK’s world in the not-too-distant future when people have lost jobs, family, friends, and hope. The Savage by Frank Bill by Elizabeth White | Editing & Reviews “The story that author Frank Bill unfurls from that point is an authorial masterclass in mixing horror with beauty, vengeance with grace, despair with hope.

When Bill writes in regular sentences, his prose really flows. Is there some kinda pheromone that attracts them to him? I was not engaged or invested in what was happening at all. Frank Grillo, Jamie Bell, James Badge Dell, James Landry Hebert, Margaret Qualley and Chris Browning all kicked ass.And of course there’s the kickass graphics of my publisher’s website: Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: by FSG Originals Our 21-year-old protagonist, Van Dorn, is living a solitary life, hand to mouth, killing deer for food, and most importantly, staying alive by steering clear of the roving militias—the savages—that have taken over the countryside through slaughter and rape. Those fell just as quick at the kneelers. Free shipping for many products! It’s set in a post apocalyptic America in the-not too distant future but it is also a sequel to Donnybrook, Frank Bill’s debut novel.

As much as I loved Donnybrook, for some reason this one just didn't register for me at all. Sometimes it's very difficult to read. The time jumps were confusing at times and the character narrator perspectives switched in weird ways. The only survivors are those independent souls raised to be self sufficient and know how to hunt game. Ok I didn't love this as much as Donnybrook. THE SAVAGE had lots of action but somehow the book failed to really reach me.Well, hello there war, slaughter, torture and rule. Dorn dropped his pole.

Or, changing his mind and switching things up. by Frank Bill BOOK REVIEW. But overall I found the narrative a mess and the dialog silly. And one of the central conceits — that there’s a mystical working class/blue collar culture made up of Survivalists that hold to the Old Ways and Live Off The Land — was ham-fisted at best. Found an up and coming director with a vision, Tim Sutton, whose written and directed several Indie films, Pavilion, Memphis and Dark Night. Lack of jobs in rural America crashes the dollar and the power grid fails. The story he chose is brave; it’s wild.

At the end of all this I just want to make hot, dirty love to Chainsaw Angus I mean he keeps saying he has "little use for females as they've no loyalty" which only makes him more desirable to me.

I hope he writes more but for now his podcast will have to do. I loved Donnybrook so much and had looked forward to the release of this one for so long, maybe my expectations were just too high. The novel tells the story of several characters who are all trying to survive in this new, ultra violent world. Bill writes of bloody and merciless situations.

These hard violent people, these savages; the writing itself is the same. I also want to know more about Van Dorn's snake handling ability. by Frank Bill ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 7, 2011 A dark, hard-boiled debut consisting of interconnected short stories.
Frank Bill stretches his writerly muscles and contorts the language of his world into something other than the norm. There was something off about the writing style this time that I didn’t like either, when I adored Bill’s proseAbout 150 pages in, I’m throwing in the towel, which is something I never thought I would do with a Frank Bill book.

Or, changing his mind and switching things up.

“I’m a girl.