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Title: Something to Be Desired by Thomas McGuane ISBN: 0-394-52873-5 Publisher: Random House Trade Pub. Date: 01 October, 1984 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3 (4 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Left something to be desired
Comment: This slim volume tells the story of Lucien Taylor, a man who walked away from his family and then tried to work his way back. It is sporadically effective in its representation of a self-destructive man and has an honest resolution, but its minimalist style distanced me from the characters. At times, I also felt the Heavy Hand of Symbolism, as in the character of Emily, who is apparently meant to represent the lure of the dangerous unknown.
Rating: 5
Summary: One of McGuane's Best
Comment: I've read this great book in the past (twice) and stopped at this listing to buy some copies as Christmas gifts for friends. I can't believe the low "star" rating among Amazon's customers -- this is one of Thomas McGuane's best works. All of his novels are slim on plot but saturated with character(s) and atmosphere. He doesn't create who-done-it page-turners, but rather outstanding writing about slices of American life, usually a very thin slice that is fast disappearing. Something To Be Desired ranges from hilarious to sad to bizarre to realistic. Read this book.
Rating: 2
Summary: Exactly . . . Something to Be Desired
Comment: This book leaves you feeling just as the title says. Or maybe the title should've been, Something Left Out, or better yet it should have been titled, Boring.
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Title: Nobody's Angel by Thomas McGuane ISBN: 0394747380 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 12 November, 1986 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: The Sporting Club by Thomas McGuane ISBN: 0679752900 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 30 January, 1996 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Panama by Thomas McGuane ISBN: 0679752919 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 30 May, 1995 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Nothing but Blue Skies by Thomas McGuane ISBN: 0679747788 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 01 February, 1994 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Some Horses : Essays by Thomas McGuane ISBN: 0375724524 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 14 November, 2000 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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