The Pecan Man Paperback – January 1, 2012

I really enjoyed this book from start to finish. The story, the characters all come to life. So glad someone on Facebook recommended it.

I became very involved with the characters. Good story and an easy read kept me coming back for more. Curious if there will be a movie

This book has good writing that is easy & enjoyable to read. It got me right in and I read it in a day. I recommend this book.

Curious reading, but compelling story that went on and on and on. I stuck with it because it was special.

I was surprised to see how short the book is. I thought it must be simple & lacking depth. But I was wrong about that. Written beautifully.

Posting spoiler alert at author's request. This book started off like the beginning of A Time to Kill, and I didn't like the fact that the author seemed to draw from John Grisham's much better novel. When you do something like this, you always risk the comparison. Some readers and reviewers have also compared it to To Kill a Mockingbird. Nothing could be further from the truth...except that it involved race and was set in the south.It's a quick read, more of a novella, than novel. I did like the dialogue and dialects and felt Selleck did a good job with that. The story is okay, but not enough character development to satisfy me. Too much of Ora's life and not enough of Blanche and Eddie, the Pecan Man. The twist at the end comes out of nowhere which Selleck apparently intended but it didn't ring true. It didn't make sense that the Pecan Man returned home because of his family there and yet, seeing them daily for months, pretty much ignored them and never made his identify known. You would think that, at the very least, they might have noticed him watching them. They didn't because it didn't happen in the book. Even that simple little omitted fact would have made for a better mystery and a more interesting book. Also, when Eddie goes off on a bender, there is no real reason why. Yes, he was an alcoholic, but seemed to have been clean for a long time...then, he's off...no particular reason that I know of. Also, Ora spends massive amounts of money on her maid, Blanche, and her family of four girls. It was so over-the-top, it didn't seem believable. I kept thinking, wow, what's she going to buy them next?It's an enjoyable read if you want something short, but I wouldn't compare it to anything else or believe it would be particularly memorable and transcend time.

I could not put this book down. I read it in 2014 and when I friend recommended it to me, I decided to read it again. It is worthy to be read.

I saw this recommended through a book club, and thought, why not?! It was such a good book. Flowed nicely, good characters, great story.