by Denis Johnson
A solid story, sad and satisfying, one which might, initially, provoke feelings of déjà vu in those who’ve read A Prayer for the Dying. An American mountain man, stoic and self-sufficient, enjoys an all too brief period of love and intimacy before tragedy and loss impose, and he’s left to fend for a...
A strange little book mixing humor and tragedy like a drink that you don't particularly care for but feel compelled to finish.
I decided to review all the books I read, and it's been tough because of how much I've enjoyed the books I've come across since making that decision.At just over 100 small-cut pages, Train Dreams is billed as a novella, but it has everything you could ever want in a novel: shootings, birth, death, l...
Book descriptions can be misleading. I mean, let's be honest, the publisher is trying to sell a book here. So let me just say that the summary for Train Dreams is flawed. “Epic in miniature:” it is certainly miniature. While its premise had potential to elicit some kind of response from the read...
Much hyped novella title "Train Dreams" by literary pop star Denis Johnson fails in its attempt to reach the lows and highs of the typical Cormac McCarthy offering. Of course, through the years, I have read much worse work than Johnson's, but why bother with it? McCarthy for years has had his jaw...
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