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Title: Angels: A Novel by Denis Johnson ISBN: 0-06-098882-7 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 May, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.23 (13 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A novel that rewards multiple readings
Comment: The tragedy and doom that follows the characters of Johnson's first novel, as well as Johnson's gorgeous prose, make for one of the most compelling of all contemporary novels. This and Resusitation of a Hanged Man prove Johnson as a major writer with a unique literary vision. I've read this book four times, and each time found new elements to appreciate. My favorite contemporary work.
Rating: 5
Summary: A BOOK THAT REWARDS MULTIPLE READINGS
Comment: The tragedy and doom that follows the characters of Johnson's first novel, as well as Johnson's gorgeous prose, make for one of the most compelling of all contemporary novels. This and Resusitation of a Hanged Man prove Johnson as a major writer with a unique literary vision. I've read this book four times, and each time found new elements to appreciate. My favorite contemporary work.
P.S. I originally posted this way back in '99, and have since changed my e-address, so I'm reposting it. I have since read many other of Johnson's works - including his poetry - and must admit to being somewhat disappointed in comparison to the achievement and intensity of this book and Resusitation. If you were to read only one of Johnson's works, this - moreso than anything else (including Jesus' Son) - is the one.
Rating: 5
Summary: Flannery O'Connor was reincarnated as this man
Comment: Johnson is one of our greatest and most underappreciated living authors (yes, underappreciated, even though he has been lavishly praised by critics). He isn't just capable of writing a good book or two, he's a classic talent, and it's obvious from his very first novel. Angels reads like an epic poem - every sentence is carefully weighed and effective, and a sense of character emerges even out of shattered impressions. The flawed characters are still somehow endearing, and the sense of dark and cryptic religion, from occultism to by-the-book Christianity, underpinned by Bob Dylan's 'Like a Rolling Stone,' is powerful. This book should be read and enjoyed; eventually, also, reprinted and remembered.
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Title: Fiskadoro by Denis Johnson ISBN: 0060976098 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 10 May, 1995 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Already Dead : A California Gothic by Denis Johnson ISBN: 006092909X Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 10 June, 1998 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Jesus' Son: Stories by Denis Johnson ISBN: 0060975776 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 December, 1993 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Seek : Reports from the Edges of America & Beyond by Denis Johnson ISBN: 0060930470 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 19 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Resuscitation of a Hanged Man by Denis Johnson ISBN: 0060934662 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 July, 2001 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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