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An Elizabeth Gillies version of the song was released in In an interview with The Guardian , frontman Wayne Coyne stated:. I want to go on record for the first time and say that I really apologise for the whole thing. I really love Cat Stevens. I truly respect him as a great singer-songwriter. And now he wants his money. There was a time during the recording when we said, this has a similarity to "Father And Son". Then we purposefully changed those bits. But I do regret not contacting his record company and asking their opinion. Maybe we could have gone As it is, Cat Stevens is now getting 75 percent of royalties from "Fight Test", We could easily have changed the melody but we didn't. I am really sorry that Cat Stevens thinks I'm purposefully plagiarising his work. I am ashamed. There is obviously a fine line between being inspired and stealing. But if anyone wanted to borrow part of a Flaming Lips song, I don't think I'd bother pursuing it. I've got better things to do. Anyway, Cat Stevens is never going to make much money out of us. The cover was the sixth biggest selling boy band single of the s in the UK, [ citation needed ] selling , copies receiving a Platinum sales status certification. The song features guest vocals from Yusuf Islam Cat Stevens. Keating donated the profits from the single to the Band Aid Trust. Incidentally, "Father and Son" was the song that Keating sang when he first auditioned for Boyzone. In the producers of the film Moulin Rouge wanted to use "Father and Son" underneath the opening scene, but Stevens, having converted to Islam , refused on religious grounds given the somewhat racy nature of the film. Stevens' original recording is featured in the final scene of the film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. The song is also featured in the film The Boat that Rocked. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Sample of "Father and Son", performed by Cat Stevens. Appears on Tea for the Tillerman. Retrieved 6 October Issue Rolling Stone. Retrieved 9 January Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Archived from the original on 21 June Retrieved 27 February Single Top Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Father and Son" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli online" under "Sezione". Colm Wilkinson. Archived from the original on 10 May London: The Guardian. Retrieved 26 April British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Ultratop Les classement single. GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved Retrieved 9 February Archived from the original on 28 September Dutch Top Top 40 Singles. Official Charts Company. Singles Top Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: singles chart book. Harare: C. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Archived from the original on 24 November Retrieved 7 October GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 7 August Retrieved 28 February Yusuf — Father and Son" in German. Yusuf — Father and Son" in Dutch. Retrieved 19 May See last week column. Yusuf — Father and Son". Retrieved 3 March I wanted to go fishing with him and sip an ice cold beer with him on his porch. This story takes place in a mean world where people do their best and sometimes that is still not good enough no matter how hard they try but they keep on going. They persevere and they try to help each other out, no matter what the personal toll may be. Parts of this story will give you the chills other parts will make you just rejoice at the human spirit. It will stick with you. You can't help but be moved by this story. Another one for the best reads stack. I must be having a lucky streak with all of the good books I have been reading lately but I have to also give this one 5 stars. Highly recommended if you enjoy Southern Lit. This one will haunt you for a while though. Oct 14, Jimmie rated it it was amazing. This is my first Larry Brown book; it will not be my last. Brown's writing is phenomenal in his ability to paint characters outside of most people's experience as well as describe settings in such a way that I found it hard to comprehend--a description of the trailer "home" of a minor character is worth the reading of the book. After reading Serena recently, I am again struck with the main character's lack of compassion, empathy in his thoughts, intentions, and indeed actions. Yet just when the This is my first Larry Brown book; it will not be my last. Yet just when the reader is convinced there is no humanity left in this individual, Brown gives him a breath of regret for what he has done and causes the reader to react to the surprise of feeling some compassion for him. This is not a predictable story line--at least, it was not for me. The suspense is not resolved until the very last pages of the book. Brown caused me to certainly "turn the page" although I sometimes did that with dread of what might happen next. Glen Davis spent three years in jail for killing a young boy while he was driving drunk. He gets early parole, and returns to his small hometown in Mississippi. But trouble is brewing. Glen is one of those types who thinks the world is always against him, and he has some swift and cruel retribution to hand out. Typical of the southern Glen Davis spent three years in jail for killing a young boy while he was driving drunk. Typical of the southern gothic genre is the sparse and fearless prose, but the degree of dirt and grit maybe more than some can handle. There are few, if any, niceties. The central theme that Brown addresses is whether evil is embedded at birth or due to circumstances, which he carefully describes. Just as the reader weighs the question up as the events circle, the expected outcome is reached, but in a totally unexpected way. This will stick with me for a long time. More Brown for me please, he really is good. Feb 23, Kirk Smith rated it really liked it Shelves: southern-literature. My second that I have read by Brown and I am understanding him a little better. His slow pacing sets a mood and it just can't be rushed. By the second chapter there is a bloody bar fight with a mean little yellow-fanged monkey that left me laughing and shaking my head. Lots of action and violence, I plan to vote this in the top five on a list: "Country Noir". Larry Brown is a real trickster. He creates lousy mean characters that as soon as you are ready to write them off as unredeemable killers My second that I have read by Brown and I am understanding him a little better. He creates lousy mean characters that as soon as you are ready to write them off as unredeemable killers, he takes you out with them for a day of fishing and you start questioning yourself that maybe they have some good in them, and next you are questioning why you should even be judging them. Very complex characters and very satisfying, tension builds till the last pages. Looking forward to his others I've saved FAY, maybe one of his best, for last. Sep 03, Ruth Turner rated it liked it Shelves: southern-lit. I only discovered southern literature when I joined Goodreads and I've read some amazing books since then. When I saw all the great reviews for Father and Son I was sure this one would be added to the ever growing list. Not so. It took me nearly half the book to get interested. The characters were flat and bland, so much so that I had trouble keeping the who's who straight. The writing was choppy at times and rambling at others. I found myself re-reading sentences or paragraphs trying to clarify w I only discovered southern literature when I joined Goodreads and I've read some amazing books since then. I found myself re-reading sentences or paragraphs trying to clarify what the author was telling me. The story line was excellent; dark, disturbing and at times difficult. It ended up being a good read after all, just not a great one. Apr 02, Michael rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: Steinbeck lovers, southern writer fans, family relationship fans. Recommended to Michael by: Liked the reviews when published. This story is the anthisis of "The Prodical Son. Bobby Blanchard is the sheriff. He had put Glen Davis into jail after Glen had run over and killed a young boy. To add to the drama, Bobby is in love with Glen's girlfriend, Jewel, who is the mother of Geln's illegitimate son. The action takes place in the few days after returning from priso This story is the anthisis of "The Prodical Son. The action takes place in the few days after returning from prison. Glen is a vicious drunk who treats everyone with hatred including his father, Vernon, who survived the death march to Batan but was disabled in that historical disgrace. Glen is only back in town for a day when he takes his father's rifle and kills a local bar owner that he had a grudge with. Brown has written a compelling novel describing an aspect or rural Mississippi during the early days of the Viet Nam war. There are influences of John Steinbeck in the dscriptions of the poor, the numerous misfortunes that seem to befall them and the acceptance of tragedy as a way of life. It is almost as if some of the characters of "The Grapes of Wrath" settled in this small Mississippi town instead of traveling to California. Another influence is in Charles Dickens with the connections between characters. In this story, Vern had an affair with Bobby's mother before Vern was drafted and was unable to marry her when she became pregnant. Bobby's mother, Mary, married another man who was later killed in the war but Vern later married Emma when she became pregnant. That child was Glen and through his life, Emma poured hatred to her son in the belief that Vern was still having an affair with Mary. In short, this is a supurbly written story with tragic and heroic figures at a crossroad. Once finished, the story of Glen and his half brother Bobby will stay with the reader for a long time. Highly recommended. May 08, Angela Herring rated it it was amazing. When I finished it I was shaking. This is a beautiful, horrifying story of a man just released from prison in Oxford,MS and all and everyone that waits for him at home. The characters in this book are so much more fleshed out that in Joe, the other Larry Brown book I've read, although the outlines of them seem to exist in the latter as well. These characters -- and there are a few -- are real, dynamic, interesting, scary and compassionate. Even the killer himself. Definitely read it. Larry Brown When I finished it I was shaking. Larry Brown is something like Faulkner and Hemingway combined, with a little bit of Flannery O'Connor mixed in as well. Crisp, quick sentences, brutal, drunken scenes and incredible, feeling people. Oct 06, Lawyer rated it really liked it. Review forthcoming. I recommend Larry Brown as a must read for those interested in Southern Literature. Jun 19, Donna Everhart rated it it was amazing. Larry Brown was born in Oxford, and his stories take place in small towns nearby, and throughout MS. I've loved all of LB's books thus far, but this one has been my favorite. I usually only get to read at night and I found myself going to bed earlier and earlier, just so I could get back into the story. Glen Davis is one of the main characters, and the "son," and Virgil is his "father. Glen has just come out of prison, but not really. Because to me, he's imprisoned within his own mind. He is mad at the world, and especially his father. Actually, he's mad at many people, and prison hasn't helped him forget all the wrong's he believes have been heaped on him. As I read, I kept hoping Glen would have an epiphany of sorts, a come to Jesus awakening that would mellow him out, make him forgive. But Glen is a hard man, out to settle scores. The book is written from many different points of view so you get where each of the characters are coming from. I felt sorry for Virgil, who is an old man wishing his son would do right. I had empathy for Jewel's predicament, having a child by Glen, hoping and waiting for him to do the right thing, and Bobby Blanchard, LB's "good guy," was somebody we'd all want for Sheriff in our own hometowns. The interactions of these characters lays out a complex history with secrets that are slowly revealed as the story moves on. As with many of LB's books, the writing is tight, crisp and full of imagery and descriptions. If you've never been to MS, or anywhere in the deep south, reading his stories will make you feel like you've been there. Mar 03, Josh rated it it was amazing Shelves: group-reads-on-the-southern-litera. Quick geometry review Four sided shape? Five sided shape? Hanging in so far? OK, six sided shape? Now, for the one that applies to this book, for all the points Well, the answer to that quiz is the descriptive shape I would use to outline this one. Not your typical love triangle book of predictable proportions, but a love heptagon I admit, I hit up my friend Google to be sure I was correct. Did you ace the test? Will you love this book? Well that depends on your leanings. For me, it's a five star. All the elements of Larry Brown that I love: gritty, distinctly Southern, luridly descriptive, themes of good verses evil with arguments that make you consider both sides. He has a way of working in elements of great unbelief that work somehow and an ability to twist multiple story lines together which at first seem somewhat disconnected only to later be an interrelated part of the story. Faulkner-esque without having to ramp up your brain while also taking care to retrace all the steps as you go. Brown gets into gear quickly, and never really lets off the gas. If you can't hang through and in some ways find way to connect with the unsavory side of life you might avoid this one, but where's the fun in that? Oct 16, William rated it really liked it. The story is told in third person but with a lot of stream of consciousness thrown in, much like the last novel I'd read, American Rust by Phillipp Meyers. The problem with this technique, if it is a problem, is that it results in quite a bit of repetition from various characters' points of view which slow down the novel without necessarily advancing the plot. I have been fascinated by how these Southern writers employ Romantic elements, such as using the setting--time. I also thought that the character of Glen is inconsistent; obviously, he is always making excuses for his bad behavior, but towards the end, there are other characters who join in saying what a hard life he has had. Well, if he has had a hard life, most of it is of his own making. Last comment, I was somewhat surprised that the protagonist and the antagonist only confront one another once at the beginning of the book, although the protagonist is looking for the other the whole novel and you are sure that there will be the ultimate showdown at the end. It doesn't happen. Neat trick. Mar 14, B. Reed rated it really liked it. I must say that I had mixed feelings about this book. Larry Brown is skillful at developing good characters and writing about place, in this case the Oxford, MS area, but I was having a little difficulty getting at the overall theme or point of the story. It opens with a young something named Glen Davis being driven home by his brother following release from prison. Glen just served three yrs at Parchman for manslaughter after killing a young boy while driving drunk. One would think a little I must say that I had mixed feelings about this book. One would think a little contrition might be in order but young Glen is mad at the world and is full of hate and anger. Almost pages into the book I was still trying to determine the source of Glen's anger. Glen's return home gets off to a very violent start and for the next five or six days of the story there is plenty of hate, meanness and violence before it concludes. There are some interesting family relationships that I won't reveal that stretch credulity. There is a love interest Jewel shared by "the good" Bobby and "the bad" Glen. Glen only seems to have tender feelings for deer and fish he was a little hard on one particular "bar monkey" - funny and is not at all interested in his 4 yr old son. The reader knows that things are not going to end well. Perhaps Brown was making a comment on nature vs nurture? Is meanness in one's genes or is it fueled by the environment in which one is raised? As is typical of a Larry Brown story there is plenty of alcohol consumption, impaired driving, cigarettes, coffee and some sex. Cold beer is central to life. I found it interesting that this story was set in , a year of great turbulence in America, however, about all that is mentioned about anything outside of the story is a young man getting ready to ship out to Vietnam. Perhaps the story is a microcosm of the turbulent scene in America? I can tell you that the sheriff had his hands full especially on Fri and Sat nights and could have used more deputies. I don't see any comparison between Faulkner and Brown as writers other than the Oxford setting. Faulkner was an artist and an innovator writing about universal themes. Brown developed into a solid writer and storyteller but there is no evidence of genius in his writing. My view anyway. I would recommend the book and would say that it was a story that kept me interested though the ending fell short for me. I did enjoy Brown's book, Joe, more than this one. Thanks to Laurie of "the trail" for recommending Larry Brown to me. Apr 21, Ron rated it it was amazing. I'm giving this novel 4. It's a good read, a page-turner; shocking at points, funny at others. As a story set in small town Mississippi during the s, it invites comparison with Faulkner, and has plenty of Faulkner's melodrama, but without the convoluted prose style and endless sentences. In the opening pages there are two murders and the killing and mutilation of a monkey. This is followed by scenes of heavy drinking, desultory sex, rape, street fighting, shootin I'm giving this novel 4. This is followed by scenes of heavy drinking, desultory sex, rape, street fighting, shootings, more drinking, breaking and entering, theft, more sex, assault, all set against a history of more of the same. That's the steamy Faulknerian pot-boiler part that keeps you turning pages. What Brown brings to the mix is a fascination with the absolutely ordinary routine of daily life that his characters live in the midst of all the melodrama. During the handful of days during which the action of the story takes place, we get to spend a lot of time with several of his characters: an old widower living alone with his dog, an unmarried mother who works as a fry-cook in a diner, the sheriff who still lives with his mother, an ex-con just out of prison, his hapless brother with a trailer house full of kids, who loses his job, and a retired school teacher who's grown son was fathered by a local married man. As the long, hot summer days and nights pass, one after the other, Brown follows his characters, each often alone with their thoughts, at home, at work, or just driving their cars. The pace between sudden bursts of plot is slow, unhurried. Brown notes the passage of the sweltering sun across the sky and the eventual storms that bring rain. And you become absorbed not only in the gradual flow of daily activity and the small talk that disguises deeper yearnings and sorrows, but in the Faulkner-like ghosts of a violent and passionate past that continue to haunt the present. The book is true to its title, being full of layer upon layer of references to fathers and sons, and in particular the emotional damage done when sons die young and suddenly. A quick count in the novel yields five dead sons, whose fathers live on after them in various states of grief. In some ways, the narrative flow is almost biblical. The old man with his good-son, bad-son offspring bring to mind Adam, Cain, and Abel. Or David and Absalom. I recommend this novel to anyone interested in the writers of the Deep South. Brown has certainly earned his place in that tradition. Sep 27, Frau Sorge Yuki rated it it was amazing Shelves: read , southern , country-noir. There's no good and there's no evil. The book of Larry Brown is beautiful and terrifying story. It's rough and heartwrenching at the same time, full of violence and yet I couldn't stop reading. Jun 29, Danielle rated it it was ok Shelves: family , southern-lit , murder , death , revenge , feud , small-town , jealousy , wayne-public-library. I had high hopes for this book going into it but I rapidly found myself surrounded by one dimensional characters, no one of which I could find likeable except possibly David. Adding to my dislike was the fact that I found the tone dull. Sometimes a simple style adds to the story, but in this case there was no character development or plot twists to be enhanced by a minimal style. In the end, I was left with a shrug that it was over and a complete readiness to move on to my next read. Jul 13, Chilly SavageMelon rated it liked it. Nice telling on the backstory of various interweaving characters and their current motivations. Brown brings something back from the land of misery and hangovers to create a novel everyone might relate too. Authentic in the telling, grit in the details. If nothing else, and homage to what a DUI paradise the rural 70's were Apr 08, Lisa rated it really liked it Recommended to Lisa by: Carol. Shelves: audio. I love a Southern novel and this one had all of the Southern elements. A great listen as the narrator had a true back country Mississippi red neck accent. May be too much for some listeners but as a former MS resident it wasn't too much for me. Suspense and down right unlikable characters. Dec 03, David Joy rated it it was amazing Shelves: favorites. A history of violence and heartbreak and regret and sorrow revealed through Brown's beautiful ability to carve a story from every imaginable angle. Dark but beautiful, and an ending so absolutely perfect that you just sit there hours afterward picking up the pieces and trying to construct them into what might have come. This is a story that lingers long after the final page. Father and Son (song) - Wikipedia

Great Rock Classics of our Time. In , The Enemy covered the song for the album Radio 1 Established An Elizabeth Gillies version of the song was released in In an interview with The Guardian , frontman Wayne Coyne stated:. I want to go on record for the first time and say that I really apologise for the whole thing. I really love Cat Stevens. I truly respect him as a great singer-songwriter. And now he wants his money. There was a time during the recording when we said, this has a similarity to "Father And Son". Then we purposefully changed those bits. But I do regret not contacting his record company and asking their opinion. Maybe we could have gone As it is, Cat Stevens is now getting 75 percent of royalties from "Fight Test", We could easily have changed the melody but we didn't. I am really sorry that Cat Stevens thinks I'm purposefully plagiarising his work. I am ashamed. There is obviously a fine line between being inspired and stealing. But if anyone wanted to borrow part of a Flaming Lips song, I don't think I'd bother pursuing it. I've got better things to do. Anyway, Cat Stevens is never going to make much money out of us. The cover was the sixth biggest selling boy band single of the s in the UK, [ citation needed ] selling , copies receiving a Platinum sales status certification. The song features guest vocals from Yusuf Islam Cat Stevens. Keating donated the profits from the single to the Band Aid Trust. Incidentally, "Father and Son" was the song that Keating sang when he first auditioned for Boyzone. In the producers of the film Moulin Rouge wanted to use "Father and Son" underneath the opening scene, but Stevens, having converted to Islam , refused on religious grounds given the somewhat racy nature of the film. Stevens' original recording is featured in the final scene of the film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. The song is also featured in the film The Boat that Rocked. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Sample of "Father and Son", performed by Cat Stevens. Appears on Tea for the Tillerman. Retrieved 6 October Issue Rolling Stone. Retrieved 9 January Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Archived from the original on 21 June Retrieved 27 February Single Top Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Father and Son" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli online" under "Sezione". Colm Wilkinson. Archived from the original on 10 May London: The Guardian. Retrieved 26 April British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Ultratop Les classement single. GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved Retrieved 9 February Archived from the original on 28 September Dutch Top Top 40 Singles. Official Charts Company. Singles Top Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: singles chart book. Harare: C. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Archived from the original on 24 November Retrieved 7 October GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 7 August Retrieved 28 February Yusuf — Father and Son" in German. Yusuf — Father and Son" in Dutch. Retrieved 19 May See last week column. Aug 08, Shaun rated it it was amazing Shelves: read-in , southern-gothic. Loved, loved, loved this So good on so many levels. A fine piece of Southern Gothic, indeed. The title Father and Son the perfect title resonates throughout and serves the story on many levels. The language is simple and clean, even subtle and quiet, yet so many of the scenes were so well- constructed and vivid that I felt myself absorbed while reading in a way that doesn't always happen. Like many, I see the story unfolding on the big screen of my mind as I turn the pages, but unlike many stor Loved, loved, loved this Like many, I see the story unfolding on the big screen of my mind as I turn the pages, but unlike many stories where the characters and the scenes are fuzzy, ill-defined images, these were crystal clear. The weaving of the various characters, lives, and their stories was also flawless, and the grand finale? Good stuff, so good I will now have to read all his other works. Sadly, like a number of great writers before him, he passed away way too early. He died in from a heart attack per wiki , still in his early fifties. View 1 comment. Sep 14, El rated it it was ok Recommended to El by: Rayroy. Shelves: 20th-centurylit-late. Not all Southern Lit is Grit Lit. The former would be like Flannery O'Connor, who wrote about the grittiness of life and real issues occurring, especially in the Deep South, but it wasn't violent or if there was violence, it served a greater purpose in the story. I haven't spent much time with William Faulkner yet, but I think he falls in with Flannery up there, and I'll find out one of these days. I'm beginning to realize I may not be a particular fan of Grit Lit. I don't mind harsh truths and violence. It's a part of life, and I can accept that. I know the Deep South has been known for this through the years as being an especial part of their lives, and again, I can accept that. But when I read a lot of these authors who write about these things, it's not so much they're saying "This is a way of our lives", but rather "Let me try to shock you. In Father and Son we have a man who has just returned from prison for murder, and he's right back on the same road when he gets back to town. This would be a fine story already, just based on that, but it starts immediately with animal abuse which is difficult for me to read. There's some animal abuse throughout, and while it's not always in-your-face, it's still there, and as a champion for all things animal, it was hard for me to stomach. On top of that, then there's also the sexist treatment of women. There's no real point to that in this story, other than to show just how reprehensible every male character in the book is. There's assault and rape and it comes across as gratuitous. But, alright, maybe I'm just being too nitpicky about the social issues that concern me in our society already. If you were to ask me the difference between the characters, I wouldn't be able to tell you. I remember the one who came back to town, but there's nothing about him that sets him apart from any other male character. There are several male characters and there's nothing differentiating them from one another. Very little description if any of who they are and what makes them tick. And the women are portrayed the worst. They are all interchangeable. Maybe the size of their breasts are different, but I never made any connection to any of them either, because they were mostly only there for the amusement of the other characters. I wanted to enjoy this more than I did. It's one of the 50 books on this list of Southern authors I found recently, but I was left feeling cold and disinterested by the end. I'm not sure what sets this book apart from others like it. I can see how others enjoy it, but it's not my preference. The good news is it does read quickly. View all 23 comments. The setting and characters in this story are so vividly alive in my mind as bits and pieces of reality that I can hardly separate the two. I can see real faces and real places in this novel so it is very hard for me to truly make an unbiased review of this novel. To me Larry Brown wrote Father and Son as one of his finest novels ever. It is a novel that moves from conflict to uncomfortable conflict constantly as his characters stay in motion. The whole book is like a thunder storm building up i The setting and characters in this story are so vividly alive in my mind as bits and pieces of reality that I can hardly separate the two. The whole book is like a thunder storm building up into a huge downfall with lightening striking and tornadoes touching the old ground in light places until finally the story crashes or ends in its inevitable ending. Then, the world can be made right again and go forward. Father and Son displays just how volatile certain relationships with one person can be. The two together cannot always occupy the same space. Good and evil cannot always occupy the same space for a length of time. Sooner or later there will be a battle. This story was much more complicated than I am explaining here. Larry Brown will grab you from page one and take you on the wildest , most horrific ride a Father and Son relationship struggle can carry you in a way no other writer ever will. That is all View all 3 comments. Dec 28, Carol rated it really liked it Shelves: owned-book. This was a very dark, raw and unfiltered tale. Even so, I was mesmerized — sometimes disturbed, but always compelled to finish the book. Feb 11, Larry Bassett rated it really liked it Shelves: fiction , southern-writers. Here is something by and about Larry Brown to get yourself ready to read Father and Son. Always good, I think, to know a little bit about the author. Now, I recommend that you read Father and Son and get to know Glen. It was probably going to be the same story Here is something by and about Larry Brown to get yourself ready to read Father and Son. Their time clocks to punch. He just needed about a hundred dollars. That would keep him going for a while, just until he got on his feet. There are not enough bad names to accurately portray Glen. But he did release the prize fish rather than kill it. Just a little uncertainty about that. But very little. His last words? I liked this book a lot, four stars worth, and look forward to spending more time with Larry Brown. Sep 13, Jamie rated it really liked it Shelves: the-dirty-south , crimes-and-capers. Oh, whoops. No, both are drawn in shades and t Oh, whoops. I keep going back to look up sentences, trying to figure out how Larry Brown gets to places so complex with prose so straight and simple. May 22, Ed rated it it was amazing. More "literature" than crime fiction, Larry Brown takes us on a slow train ride of life and death set in the grinding poverty, alcoholism and tragedy of rural Mississippi of Glen Davis is released from prison after serving three years for vehicular homicide and wants revenge on everyone in his life he believes wronged him. Turns out, that's a long list, staring with a bartender and his pet monkey and ending with his elderly teacher and mother of his half brother Bobby, the County Sheriff. G More "literature" than crime fiction, Larry Brown takes us on a slow train ride of life and death set in the grinding poverty, alcoholism and tragedy of rural Mississippi of Glen holds onto his tragic past with a violent hate he wields like a club while the people in his life try to move on with their lives. His father Virgil, a WWll survivor of the Bataan Death March, still loves his wayward son and tries to make him fell welcome. His brother Puppy, also loves Glen and wants him to settle down and build a happy life. Jewel, the mother of his child, finally understands what Glen is all about while falling for Bobby, the County Sheriff. Bobby wants to make peace with the violent and unpredictable Glen before trouble starts but mostly, he years to start a new life with Jewel and her son David. Everyone is striving for happiness in a very tough world - except Glen. Beautifully written, I could actually taste the cool, long necked Buds while fishing for catfish on a humid afternoon in Mississippi. Larry Brown evokes those very human qualities of love, hate and retribution in tangibly unique way. An awesome read I'll not soon forget Shelves: some-of-my-best-reads , read-in , the-south , group-reads. It is hard to describe with words the impression this story made on me. This is a very haunting dark and violent story; one that I believe will stay with me for a long time. I felt like I knew these people, and spent time with them in their hard luck little town. I wish I would not have had to spend any time with Glen but I got to know him too. I didn't like him although there were times when I thought I could give him a chance but he just would not let me like him. He just was unable to act like It is hard to describe with words the impression this story made on me. He just was unable to act like a decent human being. Truth be told, I wanted to put a gun to his head in parts. I grew to really like some of the other characters. People like Mary and Bobby and Virgil. I really did like Virgil. I wanted to go fishing with him and sip an ice cold beer with him on his porch. This story takes place in a mean world where people do their best and sometimes that is still not good enough no matter how hard they try but they keep on going. They persevere and they try to help each other out, no matter what the personal toll may be. Parts of this story will give you the chills other parts will make you just rejoice at the human spirit. It will stick with you. You can't help but be moved by this story. Another one for the best reads stack. I must be having a lucky streak with all of the good books I have been reading lately but I have to also give this one 5 stars. Highly recommended if you enjoy Southern Lit. This one will haunt you for a while though. Oct 14, Jimmie rated it it was amazing. This is my first Larry Brown book; it will not be my last. Brown's writing is phenomenal in his ability to paint characters outside of most people's experience as well as describe settings in such a way that I found it hard to comprehend--a description of the trailer "home" of a minor character is worth the reading of the book. After reading Serena recently, I am again struck with the main character's lack of compassion, empathy in his thoughts, intentions, and indeed actions. Yet just when the This is my first Larry Brown book; it will not be my last. Yet just when the reader is convinced there is no humanity left in this individual, Brown gives him a breath of regret for what he has done and causes the reader to react to the surprise of feeling some compassion for him. This is not a predictable story line--at least, it was not for me. The suspense is not resolved until the very last pages of the book. Brown caused me to certainly "turn the page" although I sometimes did that with dread of what might happen next. Glen Davis spent three years in jail for killing a young boy while he was driving drunk. He gets early parole, and returns to his small hometown in Mississippi. But trouble is brewing. Glen is one of those types who thinks the world is always against him, and he has some swift and cruel retribution to hand out. Typical of the southern Glen Davis spent three years in jail for killing a young boy while he was driving drunk. Typical of the southern gothic genre is the sparse and fearless prose, but the degree of dirt and grit maybe more than some can handle. There are few, if any, niceties. The central theme that Brown addresses is whether evil is embedded at birth or due to circumstances, which he carefully describes. Just as the reader weighs the question up as the events circle, the expected outcome is reached, but in a totally unexpected way. This will stick with me for a long time. More Brown for me please, he really is good. Feb 23, Kirk Smith rated it really liked it Shelves: southern-literature. My second that I have read by Brown and I am understanding him a little better. His slow pacing sets a mood and it just can't be rushed. By the second chapter there is a bloody bar fight with a mean little yellow-fanged monkey that left me laughing and shaking my head. Lots of action and violence, I plan to vote this in the top five on a list: "Country Noir". Larry Brown is a real trickster. He creates lousy mean characters that as soon as you are ready to write them off as unredeemable killers My second that I have read by Brown and I am understanding him a little better. He creates lousy mean characters that as soon as you are ready to write them off as unredeemable killers, he takes you out with them for a day of fishing and you start questioning yourself that maybe they have some good in them, and next you are questioning why you should even be judging them. Very complex characters and very satisfying, tension builds till the last pages. Looking forward to his others I've saved FAY, maybe one of his best, for last. Sep 03, Ruth Turner rated it liked it Shelves: southern-lit. I only discovered southern literature when I joined Goodreads and I've read some amazing books since then. When I saw all the great reviews for Father and Son I was sure this one would be added to the ever growing list. Not so. It took me nearly half the book to get interested. The characters were flat and bland, so much so that I had trouble keeping the who's who straight. The writing was choppy at times and rambling at others. I found myself re-reading sentences or paragraphs trying to clarify w I only discovered southern literature when I joined Goodreads and I've read some amazing books since then. I found myself re-reading sentences or paragraphs trying to clarify what the author was telling me. The story line was excellent; dark, disturbing and at times difficult. It ended up being a good read after all, just not a great one. Apr 02, Michael rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: Steinbeck lovers, southern writer fans, family relationship fans. Recommended to Michael by: Liked the reviews when published. This story is the anthisis of "The Prodical Son. Bobby Blanchard is the sheriff. He had put Glen Davis into jail after Glen had run over and killed a young boy. To add to the drama, Bobby is in love with Glen's girlfriend, Jewel, who is the mother of Geln's illegitimate son. The action takes place in the few days after returning from priso This story is the anthisis of "The Prodical Son. The action takes place in the few days after returning from prison. Glen is a vicious drunk who treats everyone with hatred including his father, Vernon, who survived the death march to Batan but was disabled in that historical disgrace. Glen is only back in town for a day when he takes his father's rifle and kills a local bar owner that he had a grudge with. Brown has written a compelling novel describing an aspect or rural Mississippi during the early days of the Viet Nam war. There are influences of John Steinbeck in the dscriptions of the poor, the numerous misfortunes that seem to befall them and the acceptance of tragedy as a way of life. It is almost as if some of the characters of "The Grapes of Wrath" settled in this small Mississippi town instead of traveling to California. Another influence is in Charles Dickens with the connections between characters. In this story, Vern had an affair with Bobby's mother before Vern was drafted and was unable to marry her when she became pregnant. Bobby's mother, Mary, married another man who was later killed in the war but Vern later married Emma when she became pregnant. That child was Glen and through his life, Emma poured hatred to her son in the belief that Vern was still having an affair with Mary. In short, this is a supurbly written story with tragic and heroic figures at a crossroad. Once finished, the story of Glen and his half brother Bobby will stay with the reader for a long time. Highly recommended. May 08, Angela Herring rated it it was amazing. When I finished it I was shaking. This is a beautiful, horrifying story of a man just released from prison in Oxford,MS and all and everyone that waits for him at home. The characters in this book are so much more fleshed out that in Joe, the other Larry Brown book I've read, although the outlines of them seem to exist in the latter as well. These characters -- and there are a few -- are real, dynamic, interesting, scary and compassionate. Even the killer himself. Definitely read it. Larry Brown When I finished it I was shaking. Larry Brown is something like Faulkner and Hemingway combined, with a little bit of Flannery O'Connor mixed in as well. Crisp, quick sentences, brutal, drunken scenes and incredible, feeling people. Oct 06, Lawyer rated it really liked it. Review forthcoming. I recommend Larry Brown as a must read for those interested in Southern Literature. Jun 19, Donna Everhart rated it it was amazing. Larry Brown was born in Oxford, and his stories take place in small towns nearby, and throughout MS. I've loved all of LB's books thus far, but this one has been my favorite. I usually only get to read at night and I found myself going to bed earlier and earlier, just so I could get back into the story. Glen Davis is one of the main characters, and the "son," and Virgil is his "father. Glen has just come out of prison, but not really. Because to me, he's imprisoned within his own mind. He is mad at the world, and especially his father. Actually, he's mad at many people, and prison hasn't helped him forget all the wrong's he believes have been heaped on him. As I read, I kept hoping Glen would have an epiphany of sorts, a come to Jesus awakening that would mellow him out, make him forgive. But Glen is a hard man, out to settle scores. The book is written from many different points of view so you get where each of the characters are coming from. 25 Beautiful Father and Son Quotes And Sayings

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Salvation is attainable only through compliance with the laws and ordinances of the gospel; and all who are thus saved become sons and daughters unto God in a distinctive sense. In many instances the Lord had addressed men as His sons e. That by obedience to the gospel men may become sons of God, both as sons of Jesus Christ, and, through Him, as sons of His Father, is set forth in many revelations given in the current dispensation. I am the life and the light of the world. Behold, I say unto you, that when his soul has been made an offering for sin he shall see his seed. And now what say ye? And who shall be his seed? And now, are they not his seed? In tragic contrast with the blessed state of those who become children of God through obedience to the gospel of Jesus Christ is that of the unregenerate, who are specifically called the children of the devil. Thus Satan is designated as the father of the wicked, though we cannot assume any personal relationship of parent and children as existing between him and them. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. Those who have been born unto God through obedience to the gospel may by valiant devotion to righteousness obtain exaltation and even reach the status of godhood. This solemn truth is further emphasized in the words of the Lord Jesus Christ given through Joseph Smith in An analogous instance of sonship attained by righteous service is found in the revelation relating to the order and functions of priesthood, given in This is true of Christ in His preexistent, antemortal, or unembodied state, in the which He was known as Jehovah; also during His embodiment in the flesh; and during His labors as a disembodied spirit in the realm of the dead; and since that period in His resurrected state. The same truth was declared by Christ Himself to the Nephites see 3 Ne. We read, by way of analogy, that God placed His name upon or in the angel who was assigned to special ministry unto the people of Israel during the exodus. The ancient Apostle John was visited by an angel who ministered and spoke in the name of Jesus Christ. John was about to worship the angelic being who spoke in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, but was forbidden:. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things. And then the angel continued to speak as though he were the Lord Himself:. None of these considerations, however, can change in the least degree the solemn fact of the literal relationship of Father and Son between Elohim and Jesus Christ. Among the spirit children of Elohim the firstborn was and is Jehovah or Jesus Christ to whom all others are juniors. Following are affirmative scriptures bearing upon this great truth. Paul, writing to the Colossians, says of Jesus Christ:. That the spirits who were juniors to Christ were predestined to be born in the image of their Elder Brother is thus attested by Paul:. There is no impropriety, therefore, in speaking of Jesus Christ as the Elder Brother of the rest of humankind. Let it not be forgotten, however, that He is essentially greater than any or all others, by reason 1 of His seniority as the oldest or firstborn; 2 of His unique status in the flesh as the offspring of a mortal mother and of an immortal, or resurrected and glorified, Father; 3 of His selection and foreordination as the one and only Redeemer and Savior of the race; and 4 of His transcendent sinlessness. Jesus Christ is not the Father of the spirits who have taken or yet shall take bodies upon this earth, for He is one of them. He is The Son, as they are sons or daughters of Elohim. So far as the stages of eternal progression and attainment have been made known through divine revelation, we are to understand that only resurrected and glorified beings can become parents of spirit offspring. Only such exalted souls have reached maturity in the appointed course of eternal life; and the spirits born to them in the eternal worlds will pass in due sequence through the several stages or estates by which the glorified parents have attained exaltation.

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