Thank you to HarperAudio and Libro.fm for my free audio copy.

I was impressed by this novel in its consistency of voice and nuance of plot. The story's not easy, but the protagonist is easy to root for. He's so clear-eyed about himself and his circumstances that there's no trap of easy pity. It's just a hard situation of poverty, pain, and addiction, and what are we going to do about it? It reminded me of Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell. I need to do more research about how this novel is being received in Appalachia and the community of opioid addiction survivors. And Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe is waiting for me.