The Coal Tattoo: A Novel Review

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(More customer reviews)THE COAL TATTOO by Silas House
October 15,2004

THE COAL TATTOO by Silas House was my second book by this author, and third in his "trilogy" of books that take place in the mountains of Kentucky.The novel features characters that appear in his previous two books, A PARCHMENT OF LEAVES and his first, CLAY'S QUILT. All three are wonderful books that center on life in the Kentucky mountains, families that built their lives around the coalmines in the early to mid-twentieth century.

In THE COAL TATTOO, the two main characters are sisters Anneth and Easter, who are as different as night and day.Anneth is wild and unleashed, while Easter is a born-again Christian.Their story is a tale of two sisters who love each other, but find that their differences tear them apart.

What I love about these books is the depth that Silas House goes to describe his characters.One feels that these characters are part of one's own family, or maybe a reader may want to meet these characters, because House creates characters that are truly real and three-dimensional.I felt at home with his characters from A PARCHMENT OF LEAVES, and I feel the same with THE COAL TATTOO. He also does a good job at describing the lives of these people, and it feels like I am with them, in the bar dancing up a storm, or in church singing with the choir.

These three books are what I call period pieces, and reflect a time long gone.History and technology has changed what this fictional place may have been like half a century ago, but they remain unchanged in these books by Silas House.I highly recommend reading all his books.These are not easy reads, but one will feel a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction after experiencing these books.THE COAL TATTOO is no exception, and the Ratmammy rates it five stars.

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