It Crawled from the SouthAfter finishing Hunter S. Jones' SEPTEMBER ENDS, I was curious to read the follow up, SEPTEMBER AGAIN. She never fails to surprise me. Where the first book in the series brings a new form of reading experience, this book is more of a traditional novel, although poems, emails and diary entries are found, they are utilized in a new manner.In SEPTEMBER AGAIN we find an older Liz, Pete and Zelda. The Poet is worked into the narrative in a way that will surprise you, yet make you understand how much he meant to his family and those closest to him. Where the first book gave us love, lust and longing this book brings us family dynamics and second chances. "Make things right" as The Poet would say. It rings true from every emotive page. This is a short book that packs a wallop. I enjoyed the third person narrative used in this book. It is well edited and the Happily Right Now ending works. Has anyone else noticed the usage of Psalm 51, the Miserere, in this book? The symbolism of penitinence jumped out at me, as did the knowledge that this Psalm was used in Medieval England--if you could recite this Psalm, you could not be tried and put to death for a murder. Ms. Jones takes the Southern roots of her literary predecessors, shakes the dirt off them and gives us a new, global perspective of today's South. Any Southern will tell you, when it comes to music or literature, any new form will crawl from the South. Well done you! I enjoyed the first book, September Ends, so much that I wasn't certain if it really needed a sequel. Hunter S. Jones gave me another ride I didn't expect. This book is set ten years in the future. The characters are just as flawed, but their lives are coming full circle. As a Southerner I understand all the religious and mystic references she uses. Again, she had me in tears by the end of the book. I look for to the upcoming pre-quel. This is a writer who is not afraid to take risks and I am hooked!
What do You think about September Again (2014)?
I love the unique writing style and the wonderful story!
—smerfmerfy
