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Ironweed by William Kennedy avg rating 3.80 — 942 ratings — published 1983 9 editions |
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Legs by William Kennedy avg rating 3.87 — 241 ratings — published 1975 5 editions |
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Billy Phelan's Greatest Game by William Kennedy avg rating 3.82 — 205 ratings — published 1978 4 editions |
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Roscoe by William Kennedy avg rating 3.71 — 83 ratings — published 2002 5 editions |
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Very Old Bones by William Kennedy avg rating 3.79 — 80 ratings — published 1992 3 editions |
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Quinn's Book by William Kennedy avg rating 3.79 — 62 ratings — published 1988 7 editions |
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The Flaming Corsage by William Kennedy avg rating 3.54 — 48 ratings — published 1996 2 editions |
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An Albany Trio: Legs, Billy Phelan's Greatest Game, Ironweed by William Kennedy avg rating 4.00 — 32 ratings — published 1985 4 editions |
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O Albany! by William Kennedy avg rating 3.74 — 34 ratings — published 1983 2 editions |
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The Ink Truck by William Kennedy avg rating 3.65 — 23 ratings — published 1970 4 editions |
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"Love, is always insufficient, always a lie. Love, you are the clean shit of my soul. Stupid love, silly love. "
— William Kennedy (Ironweed)
— William Kennedy (Ironweed)
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"They were both questing for the behavior that was proper to their station and their unutterable dreams. They both knew intimately the etiquette, the taboos, the protocol of bums. By their talk to each other they understood that they shared a belief in the brotherhood of the desolate; yet in the scars of their eyes they confirmed that no such fraternity had ever existed, that the only brotherhood they belonged to was the one that asked the enduring question: How do I get through the next twenty minutes? They feared drys, cops, jailers, bosses, moralists, crazies, truth-tellers, and one another. They loved storytellers, liars, whores, fighters, singers, collie dogs that wagged their tails, and generous bandits. Rudy, thought Francis, he’s just a bum, but who ain’t?
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— William Kennedy (Ironweed: Tie-In Edition)
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— William Kennedy (Ironweed: Tie-In Edition)
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