false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1184651699m/1521200.jpg 104963 4 Twentysomething New York had its <I>Bright Lights, Big City</I>. Pre-grad L.A. had its <I>Less Than Zero</I>. And now thirtysomething, post-grunge Seattle has its <I>Never Mind Nirvana</I> (a less-than-clever twist on the title of a seminal album). In Mark Lindquist's third novel, we find Peter Tyler at a crossroads. He's traded in his gig as a bassist with a quasi-successful grunge band for a respectable career in law. Instead of flannel he wears suits, and instead of taking the bus he zips around town in a Volvo. Emotionally, however, this paragon of maturity is still a kid: he hangs in the same bars, treats women merely as potential conquests (only now he's dating the little sisters of the strippers and groupies who used to notch his bedpost), and still slips the same old CDs onto his stereo. <p> In the midst of this adolescent purgatory, a date-rape case lands on Peter's desk, and he finds himself prosecuting an old rock-star friend for committing an act he himself may have committed in the past. Time to grow up? Unfortunately not: throughout <I>Never Mind Nirvana</I>, the intricacies and ambiguities of the case often take a backseat to Tyler's drunken angst. When his hero is grappling with the grayest, most subtle aspects of the trial, Lindquist does imbue him with a certain depth and compassion. Otherwise, his novel can seem a mere exercise in name-dropping: the washed-up rock stars who populate Seattle's nightlife, the bartenders who serve their scotch, and the bouncers who toss them out into the rainy streets. And it's no consolation to discover that Lindquist's portrayal of Seattle is technically accurate. Substituting fact for fiction, he's used a map and a phonebook--and not enough imagination. <I>--Tod Nelson</I> 101187 2000 Never Mind Nirvana: A Novel total:52|5:6|4:18|3:21|2:6|1:1| 52 178 83 8 2 0 false false Fri Jan 23 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 00:34:13 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 23:54:26 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Mar 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 07:25:36 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 10 04:54:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Sep 04 00:12:53 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 00:13:44 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Fri May 02 09:27:28 -0700 2008 Fri May 02 09:31:26 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jan 19 18:37:41 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 20 02:07:17 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Wed Oct 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 07 15:53:17 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 08 23:12:16 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Wed Feb 27 08:27:36 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 27 08:28:44 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Sat Jun 07 18:13:50 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 07 18:14:06 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Mon Nov 30 19:58:24 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 30 19:58:26 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 23 10:16:59 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 10:16:59 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Nov 22 09:37:20 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 09:37:20 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 19 15:35:58 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 15:35:58 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Wed Oct 28 21:00:14 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 21:00:14 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Oct 12 19:23:57 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 19:23:57 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Oct 04 13:58:02 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 13:58:08 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Oct 02 14:40:30 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 14:40:30 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Oct 01 09:27:34 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 09:27:34 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Sep 30 10:19:20 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 10:19:20 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Aug 13 07:58:19 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 07:58:19 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Aug 29 23:02:09 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 22:08:46 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 23:02:09 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1521200