"Ford County" Update review

    During this morning's walk I started "Ford County" which is a series of short stories. Hopefully it gets better after the first two. The first one was about three early twenty kids one unemployed heading from MS to Memphis to donate blood for their 19 year old friend who fell from a scaffolding and was in hospital ICU in Memphis. One is heavy drinker and gets in to trouble with every move. The other twowere more level headed but upon selling their blood to $50 each returned to strip joint and got in to a brawl with one getting his head split open and the other doing some jail time.  Troublemaker reappeared years later after traveling country and doing time for shop lifting,  Injured 19 year old recovered and returned to home town.  Wow, had me on the edge, that is edge of falling asleep walking.  Second story "Fetch Raymond was not any better and dealt with convict on death road and family going to visit him.  Spine chilling.  May have to toss this one if it does not get any better.