J. Robert Lennon
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January 01, 1970
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The United States
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John Robert Lennon is an American author of several works of fiction, including a number of short stories and four novels to date. He resides in Ithaca, New York.
His most famous novel, Mailman, was released to critical success in 2003 and concerns a mail-carrying protagonist named Albert Lippincott who is clearly losing his mind. The book won praise for its humorous portrayal of one man's descent into madness.
Lennon's first book, The Light of Falling Stars (1997), about the aftermath of a plane crash, was the winner of Barnes & Noble's 1997 Discover Great New Writers Award. His other books include The Funnies (1999), a comedy about a would-be cartoonist; On the Night Plain (2001), a noir western set in the 1940s; and...more
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Mailman: A Novel by J. Robert Lennon avg rating 3.54 — 117 ratings — published 2003 6 editions |
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Castle: A Novel by J. Robert Lennon avg rating 3.09 — 125 ratings — published 2009 |
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Pieces for the Left Hand: 100 Anecdotes by J. Robert Lennon avg rating 4.17 — 52 ratings — published 2005 2 editions |
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The Light of the Falling Stars by J. Robert Lennon avg rating 3.65 — 77 ratings — published 1997 6 editions |
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The Funnies by J. Robert Lennon avg rating 3.66 — 70 ratings — published 1999 5 editions |
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On the Night Plain: A Novel by J. Robert Lennon avg rating 3.15 — 26 ratings — published 2001 3 editions |
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Happyland by J. Robert Lennon avg rating 4.25 — 8 ratings — published 2007 |
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Cartero by J. Robert Lennon avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2005 |
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"She had the scattered feeling she always got when events conspired to mess things up, and nothing exhausted and frustrated her more than a mess she was incapable of fixing."
— J. Robert Lennon (The Light of Falling Stars)
— J. Robert Lennon (The Light of Falling Stars)
"What she wanted was really two things: to be elsewhere, and to be somebody else. Or at least a version of herself that had made better decisions, that had thought more clearly. "
— J. Robert Lennon (The Light of Falling Stars)
— J. Robert Lennon (The Light of Falling Stars)
"People, in my long experience, want to talk. They may believe they wish to keep secrets, and they may believe that they are capable of doing so. But the truth is that secrets exist to be revealed; and it is usually very easy to find the combination of words that will cause them to emerge."
— J. Robert Lennon (Castle: A Novel)
— J. Robert Lennon (Castle: A Novel)
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