In this early twentieth century family saga, two men come up against each other--both are iron-willed and stubborn. One will lose his farm; the other will lose his family. In a tale of betrayal, murder and revenge two West Virginia farmers will discover that being right does not necessarily mean being happy.
Believing he has lost everything Cyrus Dodd is forced to start over. He promises Ruth that this time it will be better, but the truth is he doesn't know if it's a promise he can keep.
Review: I was given a copy of The Regrets if Cyrus Dodd for an honest review and this is my review.
This book was a very good book about two very bull headed men whose bull headedness and obsession with a feud over a pig almost destroyed one's life and pretty much ruined the other's happiness.
Truthfully, I did not like either men. I thought they were both acting like entitled children and I would have been happy if they both would have been miserable because to me they both were both acting like toddlers, but that is not how the story was told. Cyrus had to give up his beloved farm and in this book had all these regrets for what he did and what he had to give up but he brought it all upon himself for not listening to everyone and doing what he had to do to fix the problem that he caused. As for Virgil he is nothing but a bully and he enjoys hurting people and enjoys the power that he has over others so he brings the things that happens to him on himself. No one likes bullies even back then and the underdog will take his shots when he can even when he knows he going to go down.
This book is about regrets, redemption and doing what you feel is right at all cost. I am giving it five out of five stars.
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