In Percival Everett's God's Country, a bumbling gambler and a sharp tracker form an unlikely duo for a hilarious, haunting romp through the Wild West's untamed perils.
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In Percival Everett's God's Country, a bumbling gambler and a sharp tracker form an unlikely duo for a hilarious, haunting romp through the Wild West's untamed perils.
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In his stunning new novel God's Country, Percival Everett offers a wickedly funny rewrite of the Great American western. The unlikely narrator through this tale of misadventures is one Curt Marder: gambler, drinker, cheat, and would-be womanizer. He has lost his farm, his wife, and his dog to a band of marauding hooligans. With nothing to live on but a desire to recover what is rightfully his, Marder is forced to enlist the help of the best tracker in the West: a black man named Bubba.
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Sexual content
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Would-be womanizer narrator; encounters with a flamboyant prostitute.
Violence & gore
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Marauding hooligans, frontier run-ins, and a chilling final exchange.
Profanity
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Mild strong language consistent with period Western dialogue.
Substance use
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Protagonist depicted as a gambler and drinker.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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General Custer appears in a nightgown.
Religious content
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Scurrilous preacher appears as a recurring figure.
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft depicted.
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content depicted.
Political content
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Racial dynamics and frontier society in 1871 setting.
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted.
Abuse & suffering
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Loss of farm, wife, and dog to hooligans; animal harm implied.
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