OK they don't have a six star rated but this one really should BECAUSE the newer edition (SOUTHERN FRIED PLUS SIX) doesn't have the Jack Davis (from mad magazine) as the illustrator. That alone is worth another star! But the stories are super and I feel sorry for someone whose life hasn't been enriched by this book. BUT WHY BE DOWN WHEN YOU CAN MAKE YOUR LIFE HAPPY (MUCH HAPPIER THAN ANYTHING YOU CAN BUY ON TV) BY PURCHASING THIS BOOK!

Williams finally comes out of his shell and allows the public to scramble for wisdom and insight. Through his incisive observations and clever cartoons, this author shows us that eggs, too, have feelings and needs. I laughed till I stopped laughing. I cried till I stopped crying. I closed the book and placed it upon a flat surface. When summer comes, I'll open it again and place it upon a hot sidewalk. Only then will we know whether this important work can stand the test of time.

I picked up this book on a whim and you should, too. These stories about the post-WWII rural South are often funny, sometimes moving and worth reading.

The stories are short and easy reads, so stick this book on your bedside table and read a story or two each night before going to sleep.

The only fault I had with "Southern Fried Plus 6" is that many of the settings and characters had a sameness to them. But this is a minor problem in what is overall a fine collection.

This a a good collection of stories to introduce readers to William Price Fox. "The Pit Fight" is an exceptional read because of its insightful comment on evils in human nature and has been enjoyed by many of his students that participating in his creative writing classes at the University of South Carolina. You will not regret buying it, it has something for everyone and you'll want to go back to the stories again and again.

I read this book back when I was in college in the early sixties; it was just SOUTHERN FRIED then, a little paperback I picked up on impulse...it turned out to be one of the funniest books I had ever read, and I always regretted giving it away when I joined the army. I never forgot it - who could forget Leroy Jeffcoat with his fast nerves, or Round House with his razor, or the Buzzard's Lope, or, oh, don't get me started.

So I am delighted to see it back in print (with six new additions) and heartily recommend it. This is a particularly good book to have if you're reading in bits - coffee breaks and the like - because the stories are very short. (Some aren't even stories so much as little vignettes.) Be warned, though, your co-workers may look strangely at you when you burst into uncontrollable guffaws.

I can't think of any close comparisons - maybe Jeff Foxworthy on some sort of very dangerous drugs? Anyway buy this and read it. If it doesn't make you laugh you must have had your sense of humor shot off.