Probably not. These people love Daniel Woodrell, his stuff is pretty warts and all. Now admittedly he casts his books as fiction, but realistic fiction.
People can read what they want, I don’t care. I just answered a question. When it came out I saw a lot of flack, and of course its revival is bringing it all back around. Thus my answer.
This thread explains why it set off the left, which owns publishing in this country; so maybe you will give it a second chance.