Ransack

by Michael Henson

This sinewy novel chronicles life on a wrecking crew in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati--the battles men fight with society, each other, and their own minds.

Genres: Fiction

Paperback

First published December 1, 1980

About the author

Michael Henson is an American poet and novelist. He is a founding member of the Urban Appalachian Council.

Reviews

[CASSANDRA · Rating 4 out of 5]

like a lyrical flannery o'connor.

[Hosho · Rating 5 out of 5]

The down-trodden, blue-collar nature of the yarn will betray the complex and literary heart beating at the center of this unsung masterpiece. Stumbled on it in a used bookstore and was immediately taken with the size and look of it, but it was the writing that absolutely gripped me. Wildly inventive and in-character, with street characters and realities that inspire both empathy and outrage. I am eager to find more work by Henson.