by Gene Wilder
11-19-2010Looking on a library shelf for an Oscar Wilde book...this was one of those serendipitous finds.Good. Spare language (and that, admiring, from a Faulkner-rather-than-Hemmingway aficianado). The simple language belies the visceral impact of the story.
If this book was a movie it would be a "sleeper hit". This book was mentioned in a Group Post on another site and made me curious. That was the only reason I picked it up. Thank you to whom-ever posted it, the book was wonderful! Mr. Wilder takes an ordinary man and places him in an extra-ordinary ...
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