JOHN SHELTON REED |
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My Tears Spoiled My Aim“Wonderfully authentic . . . admirably light-hearted. . . .” (Kirkus Reviews)
“Nothing short of pure delight.” (Greensboro News and Record) “An easy writing style and a wonderful ear for language and wit.” (Southern Living) “A shrewd, clearsighted observer. . . . Intelligent—and hilarious—analyses of Southern manners and morals. . . . Searching social criticism that is not preachy or meretricious. . . . His aim is true.” (Virginia Quarterly Review) “Falls somewhere between scholarship and journalism, offering readable and amusing insights on the South.” (National Review) “Full of wit, grace, imagination, and intelligence. . . . A delight to read. . . . If Richard Petty had a Ph.D. and produced scholarship, he would write like this.” (Darden Asbury Pyron, Journal of Southern History) “The South’s leading sociological chronicler [provides] a ‘fun read.’” (Bobbie Malone, Georgia Historical Quarterly) “Some of the most enjoyable sociological essays I have read in a long time. . . . often humorous, surprising, and anecdotal [but] undergirded by the solidly empirical results of extensive attitudinal and opinion survey research.” (Dwight B. Billings, Sociological Inquiry) |