false 9903 13 The most critically acclaimed, and first, of Denis Johnson's novels, puts Jamie Mays -- a runaway wife toting along two kids -- and Bill Houston -- ex-Navy man, ex-husband, ex-con -- on a Greyhound Bus for a dark, wild ride cross country. Driven by restless souls, bad booze, and desperate needs, Jamie and Bill bounce from bus stations to cheap hotels as they ply the strange, fascinating, and dangerous fringe of American life. Their tickets may say Phoenix, but their inescapable destination is a last stop marked by stunning violence and mind-shattering surprise. Denis Johnson, known for his portraits of America's dispossessed, sets off literary pyrotechnics on this highway odyssey, lighting the trek with wit and a personal metaphysics that defiantly takes on the world. 2280133 1977 Angels total:591|5:155|4:229|3:175|2:25|1:9| 591 2270 805 69 4 1 false false Thu Oct 04 04:09:57 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 17 15:19:20 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 17 15:28:06 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Sep 07 17:39:32 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 29 12:05:32 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Mar 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 17:29:35 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 15:58:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed May 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 07:26:31 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 13:43:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon May 19 18:48:24 -0700 2008 Mon May 19 20:14:36 -0700 2008 "Rather unexpectedl...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun May 04 11:10:12 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 20 23:15:35 -0700 2008
I am not the typical Denis Johnson groupie. For example,I am not as in love with Jesus' Son as many of my friends are....more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Sun May 06 16:14:10 -0700 2007 Wed Nov 04 12:10:41 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 19:21:28 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 19:49:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 15:49:06 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 15:53:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jun 11 22:17:26 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 11 22:27:22 -0700 2008
I couldn't help thinking of The Executioner's Song as I read this. The subject matter is pretty much identical, though Johnson takes it and reduces it to a delicious, velvety demi-glace, w...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 22 01:17:46 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 01:21:24 -0700 2009
it's the last book i "couldn't put down", and that is the tru...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Apr 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 22:52:05 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 30 08:08:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jul 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 16:36:52 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 20:38:02 -0700 2009
"When he shook it all out and then came back, it was the same place again where all his decisions had been made a long time ago."

I really enjoyed th...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 04 06:49:30 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 19 11:39:47 -0800 2008
Jamie Mays, her two children in tow, is leaving the trailer park and her philandering ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 19 20:26:28 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 29 08:51:07 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue May 05 09:31:51 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 09:33:18 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Mar 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Nov 16 11:30:48 -0800 2007 Sat Mar 22 17:43:53 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Nov 16 19:28:11 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 16 19:36:38 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 0 false false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 05 11:47:46 -0800 2007 Wed Nov 04 12:10:41 -0800 2009 After leaving her husband for good reasons, a mother fleeing on a greyhound joins paths with an alcoholic ex-navy petty thief who takes her to party...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Nov 20 14:05:58 -0800 2007 Tue Nov 20 14:14:14 -0800 2007 To my ears DJ has the best ear for hardboi...more...]]>