{"id":2842,"date":"2010-11-10T13:00:35","date_gmt":"2010-11-10T18:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amberstults.com\/?p=2842"},"modified":"2010-11-10T08:43:45","modified_gmt":"2010-11-10T13:43:45","slug":"green-books-campaign-american-salvage-by-bonnie-jo-campbell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.amberstults.com\/?p=2842","title":{"rendered":"Green Books Campaign: American Salvage by Bonnie Jo Campbell"},"content":{"rendered":"

Title:<\/strong> American Salvage<\/em>
\nAuthor:<\/strong> Bonnie Jo Campbell
\nPublisher:<\/strong> Wayne State University Press<\/a>
\nSource:<\/strong>Eco-Libris
\nPrinted on:<\/strong> Alkaline paper<\/p>\n

This review is part of\u00c2\u00a0the Green Books campaign<\/a>.Today 200 bloggers take a stand to support books printed in an eco-friendly manner by simultaneously publishing reviews of 200 books printed on recycled or FSC-certified paper. By turning a spotlight on books printed using\u00c2\u00a0eco- friendly paper, we hope to raise the awareness of book buyers and encourage\u00c2\u00a0everyone to take the environment into consideration when purchasing books.<\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00a0The campaign is organized for the second\u00c2\u00a0time by Eco-Libris, a green company working to make reading more sustainable. We invite you to join the discussion on “green” books\u00c2\u00a0and support books printed in an eco-friendly manner! A full list of participating blogs\u00c2\u00a0and links to their reviews is available\u00c2\u00a0on Eco-Libris website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"American<\/a><\/p>\n

American Salvage<\/em>is a short story collection by Bonnie Jo Campbell set in rural Michigan. The people are (mostly) scrappy. They’re either trying to make their lives better or escaping from the harsh realties of their lives.\u00c2\u00a0I can’t relate to the circumstances and situations of the characters but it’s easy to\u00c2\u00a0empathize with\u00c2\u00a0their feelings.<\/p>\n

Each story is unique.\u00c2\u00a0 The point of view varies which helps to keep the reader interested and makes one story not blend in with the other.\u00c2\u00a0 Several of the stories resonant weeks later.<\/p>\n

One of my favorites is “Boar Taint”. It features a newlywed wife, named Jill, who is married to a farmer ten years her senior.\u00c2\u00a0 The farming lifestyle would drive any city person crazy but she enjoys it.\u00c2\u00a0 Jill fully embraces her new life and wants to add to the family income by raising hogs for hog roasts.\u00c2\u00a0 She answers an ad for a $25 boar hog.\u00c2\u00a0 The boar is less than she expects and so much more.<\/p>\n

About The Author<\/span><\/strong>
\nBonnie Jo Campbell is the author of a collection of stories, Women & Other Animals,<\/em> and a novel, Q Road.<\/em> She is the winner of a Pushcart prize, the AWP Award for Short Fiction, and Southern Review\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s<\/em>2008 Eudora Welty Prize for \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Inventor, 1972,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d which is included in this collection. Her work has appeared in Southern Review, Kenyon Review, <\/em>and Ontario Review.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Title: American Salvage Author: Bonnie Jo Campbell Publisher: Wayne State University Press Source:Eco-Libris Printed on: Alkaline paper This review is part of\u00c2\u00a0the Green Books campaign.Today 200 bloggers take a stand to support books printed in an eco-friendly manner by simultaneously publishing reviews of 200 books printed on recycled or FSC-certified paper. By turning a spotlight… Continue reading Green Books Campaign: American Salvage by Bonnie Jo Campbell<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[383,385],"class_list":["post-2842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-review","tag-american-salvage","tag-bonnie-jo-campbell","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t