false 1654670 <![CDATA[Gould: A Novel in Two Novels]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186424184m/1654670.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186424184s/1654670.jpg Gould: A Novel in Two Novels is not a nice man. When we first meet him, he is an opportunistic college freshman in the process of seducing a girl whom he later impregnates. This is just the first of several pregnancies for which Gould accepts no responsibility. He grows older in the first part of the novel--aptly titled "Abortions"--but wisdom is slow to catch up. Not until near the end of the first section, when Gould is in his 40s, does his attitude change. Then he finds himself trying (unsuccessfully) to convince a pregnant girlfriend to have the child. The second part of Gould, entitled "Evangeline," is a flashback to the long affair between Gould and Evangeline--a relationship that lasts as long as it does mainly because of Gould's affection for Evangeline's son.

With no paragraphs, no page breaks, and precious little attribution of dialogue, Gould is not an easy book to read. The eye tires of words running unrelieved by white space across the page, and Dixon's idiosyncratic prose style can be irritating. Despite it all, Gould is ultimately a remarkable and rewarding read as Stephen Dixon transforms his creepy antihero into someone who, while perhaps not likeable, is at least sympathetic.

]]> 1654670 2 266196 2 1997 Gould: A Novel in Two Novels total:29|5:6|4:11|3:11|2:1|1:0| 29 109 36 2 10386 3.84 716 99 16032696 926248 1654670 0805044248 9780805044249 2 <![CDATA[Gould: A Novel in Two Novels]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186424184m/1654670.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186424184s/1654670.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1654670.Gould_A_Novel_in_Two_Novels 3.85 26 Gould: A Novel in Two Novels is not a nice man. When we first meet him, he is an opportunistic college freshman in the process of seducing a girl whom he later impregnates. This is just the first of several pregnancies for which Gould accepts no responsibility. He grows older in the first part of the novel--aptly titled "Abortions"--but wisdom is slow to catch up. Not until near the end of the first section, when Gould is in his 40s, does his attitude change. Then he finds himself trying (unsuccessfully) to convince a pregnant girlfriend to have the child. The second part of Gould, entitled "Evangeline," is a flashback to the long affair between Gould and Evangeline--a relationship that lasts as long as it does mainly because of Gould's affection for Evangeline's son.

With no paragraphs, no page breaks, and precious little attribution of dialogue, Gould is not an easy book to read. The eye tires of words running unrelieved by white space across the page, and Dixon's idiosyncratic prose style can be irritating. Despite it all, Gould is ultimately a remarkable and rewarding read as Stephen Dixon transforms his creepy antihero into someone who, while perhaps not likeable, is at least sympathetic.

]]> 1997 5 0 false Thu Feb 21 16:28:21 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 21 16:29:06 -0800 2008 9352336 384569 1654670 0805044248 9780805044249 2 <![CDATA[Gould: A Novel in Two Novels]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186424184m/1654670.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186424184s/1654670.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1654670.Gould_A_Novel_in_Two_Novels 3.76 29 Gould: A Novel in Two Novels is not a nice man. When we first meet him, he is an opportunistic college freshman in the process of seducing a girl whom he later impregnates. This is just the first of several pregnancies for which Gould accepts no responsibility. He grows older in the first part of the novel--aptly titled "Abortions"--but wisdom is slow to catch up. Not until near the end of the first section, when Gould is in his 40s, does his attitude change. Then he finds himself trying (unsuccessfully) to convince a pregnant girlfriend to have the child. The second part of Gould, entitled "Evangeline," is a flashback to the long affair between Gould and Evangeline--a relationship that lasts as long as it does mainly because of Gould's affection for Evangeline's son.

With no paragraphs, no page breaks, and precious little attribution of dialogue, Gould is not an easy book to read. The eye tires of words running unrelieved by white space across the page, and Dixon's idiosyncratic prose style can be irritating. Despite it all, Gould is ultimately a remarkable and rewarding read as Stephen Dixon transforms his creepy antihero into someone who, while perhaps not likeable, is at least sympathetic.

]]> 1997 0 0 false Tue Nov 20 09:02:49 -0800 2007 Tue Nov 20 09:02:51 -0800 2007 79781228 2196528 1654670 0805044248 9780805044249 2 <![CDATA[Gould: A Novel in Two Novels]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186424184m/1654670.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186424184s/1654670.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1654670.Gould_A_Novel_in_Two_Novels 3.76 29 Gould: A Novel in Two Novels is not a nice man. When we first meet him, he is an opportunistic college freshman in the process of seducing a girl whom he later impregnates. This is just the first of several pregnancies for which Gould accepts no responsibility. He grows older in the first part of the novel--aptly titled "Abortions"--but wisdom is slow to catch up. Not until near the end of the first section, when Gould is in his 40s, does his attitude change. Then he finds himself trying (unsuccessfully) to convince a pregnant girlfriend to have the child. The second part of Gould, entitled "Evangeline," is a flashback to the long affair between Gould and Evangeline--a relationship that lasts as long as it does mainly because of Gould's affection for Evangeline's son.

With no paragraphs, no page breaks, and precious little attribution of dialogue, Gould is not an easy book to read. The eye tires of words running unrelieved by white space across the page, and Dixon's idiosyncratic prose style can be irritating. Despite it all, Gould is ultimately a remarkable and rewarding read as Stephen Dixon transforms his creepy antihero into someone who, while perhaps not likeable, is at least sympathetic.

]]> 1997 0 0 false Thu Dec 03 12:26:48 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 03 12:26:48 -0800 2009 75478070 2590622 1654670 0805044248 9780805044249 2 <![CDATA[Gould: A Novel in Two Novels]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186424184m/1654670.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186424184s/1654670.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1654670.Gould_A_Novel_in_Two_Novels 3.76 29 Gould: A Novel in Two Novels is not a nice man. When we first meet him, he is an opportunistic college freshman in the process of seducing a girl whom he later impregnates. This is just the first of several pregnancies for which Gould accepts no responsibility. He grows older in the first part of the novel--aptly titled "Abortions"--but wisdom is slow to catch up. Not until near the end of the first section, when Gould is in his 40s, does his attitude change. Then he finds himself trying (unsuccessfully) to convince a pregnant girlfriend to have the child. The second part of Gould, entitled "Evangeline," is a flashback to the long affair between Gould and Evangeline--a relationship that lasts as long as it does mainly because of Gould's affection for Evangeline's son.

With no paragraphs, no page breaks, and precious little attribution of dialogue, Gould is not an easy book to read. The eye tires of words running unrelieved by white space across the page, and Dixon's idiosyncratic prose style can be irritating. Despite it all, Gould is ultimately a remarkable and rewarding read as Stephen Dixon transforms his creepy antihero into someone who, while perhaps not likeable, is at least sympathetic.

]]> 1997 5 0 false Fri Oct 23 07:54:30 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 07:54:30 -0700 2009 75414052 728016 1654670 0805044248 9780805044249 2 <![CDATA[Gould: A Novel in Two Novels]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186424184m/1654670.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186424184s/1654670.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1654670.Gould_A_Novel_in_Two_Novels 3.76 29 Gould: A Novel in Two Novels is not a nice man. When we first meet him, he is an opportunistic college freshman in the process of seducing a girl whom he later impregnates. This is just the first of several pregnancies for which Gould accepts no responsibility. He grows older in the first part of the novel--aptly titled "Abortions"--but wisdom is slow to catch up. Not until near the end of the first section, when Gould is in his 40s, does his attitude change. Then he finds himself trying (unsuccessfully) to convince a pregnant girlfriend to have the child. The second part of Gould, entitled "Evangeline," is a flashback to the long affair between Gould and Evangeline--a relationship that lasts as long as it does mainly because of Gould's affection for Evangeline's son.

With no paragraphs, no page breaks, and precious little attribution of dialogue, Gould is not an easy book to read. The eye tires of words running unrelieved by white space across the page, and Dixon's idiosyncratic prose style can be irritating. Despite it all, Gould is ultimately a remarkable and rewarding read as Stephen Dixon transforms his creepy antihero into someone who, while perhaps not likeable, is at least sympathetic.

]]> 1997 4 0 false Thu Oct 29 17:00:16 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 15:17:59 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 15:17:59 -0700 2009 71910655 2727921 1654670 0805044248 9780805044249 2 <![CDATA[Gould: A Novel in Two Novels]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186424184m/1654670.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186424184s/1654670.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1654670.Gould_A_Novel_in_Two_Novels 3.76 29 Gould: A Novel in Two Novels is not a nice man. When we first meet him, he is an opportunistic college freshman in the process of seducing a girl whom he later impregnates. This is just the first of several pregnancies for which Gould accepts no responsibility. He grows older in the first part of the novel--aptly titled "Abortions"--but wisdom is slow to catch up. Not until near the end of the first section, when Gould is in his 40s, does his attitude change. Then he finds himself trying (unsuccessfully) to convince a pregnant girlfriend to have the child. The second part of Gould, entitled "Evangeline," is a flashback to the long affair between Gould and Evangeline--a relationship that lasts as long as it does mainly because of Gould's affection for Evangeline's son.

With no paragraphs, no page breaks, and precious little attribution of dialogue, Gould is not an easy book to read. The eye tires of words running unrelieved by white space across the page, and Dixon's idiosyncratic prose style can be irritating. Despite it all, Gould is ultimately a remarkable and rewarding read as Stephen Dixon transforms his creepy antihero into someone who, while perhaps not likeable, is at least sympathetic.

]]> 1997 3 0 false Sun Sep 20 15:12:40 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 15:12:40 -0700 2009 68587632 2649243 1654670 0805044248 9780805044249 2 <![CDATA[Gould: A Novel in Two Novels]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186424184m/1654670.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186424184s/1654670.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1654670.Gould_A_Novel_in_Two_Novels 3.76 29 Gould: A Novel in Two Novels is not a nice man. When we first meet him, he is an opportunistic college freshman in the process of seducing a girl whom he later impregnates. This is just the first of several pregnancies for which Gould accepts no responsibility. He grows older in the first part of the novel--aptly titled "Abortions"--but wisdom is slow to catch up. Not until near the end of the first section, when Gould is in his 40s, does his attitude change. Then he finds himself trying (unsuccessfully) to convince a pregnant girlfriend to have the child. The second part of Gould, entitled "Evangeline," is a flashback to the long affair between Gould and Evangeline--a relationship that lasts as long as it does mainly because of Gould's affection for Evangeline's son.

With no paragraphs, no page breaks, and precious little attribution of dialogue, Gould is not an easy book to read. The eye tires of words running unrelieved by white space across the page, and Dixon's idiosyncratic prose style can be irritating. Despite it all, Gould is ultimately a remarkable and rewarding read as Stephen Dixon transforms his creepy antihero into someone who, while perhaps not likeable, is at least sympathetic.

]]> 1997 4 0 false Sun Aug 23 14:23:25 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 14:23:25 -0700 2009 63183855 1772591 1654670 0805044248 9780805044249 2 <![CDATA[Gould: A Novel in Two Novels]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186424184m/1654670.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186424184s/1654670.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1654670.Gould_A_Novel_in_Two_Novels 3.76 29 Gould: A Novel in Two Novels is not a nice man. When we first meet him, he is an opportunistic college freshman in the process of seducing a girl whom he later impregnates. This is just the first of several pregnancies for which Gould accepts no responsibility. He grows older in the first part of the novel--aptly titled "Abortions"--but wisdom is slow to catch up. Not until near the end of the first section, when Gould is in his 40s, does his attitude change. Then he finds himself trying (unsuccessfully) to convince a pregnant girlfriend to have the child. The second part of Gould, entitled "Evangeline," is a flashback to the long affair between Gould and Evangeline--a relationship that lasts as long as it does mainly because of Gould's affection for Evangeline's son.

With no paragraphs, no page breaks, and precious little attribution of dialogue, Gould is not an easy book to read. The eye tires of words running unrelieved by white space across the page, and Dixon's idiosyncratic prose style can be irritating. Despite it all, Gould is ultimately a remarkable and rewarding read as Stephen Dixon transforms his creepy antihero into someone who, while perhaps not likeable, is at least sympathetic.

]]> 1997 3 0 false Sun Jul 12 14:38:55 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 14:38:55 -0700 2009 58594879 1933465 1654670 0805044248 9780805044249 2 <![CDATA[Gould: A Novel in Two Novels]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186424184m/1654670.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186424184s/1654670.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1654670.Gould_A_Novel_in_Two_Novels 3.76 29 Gould: A Novel in Two Novels is not a nice man. When we first meet him, he is an opportunistic college freshman in the process of seducing a girl whom he later impregnates. This is just the first of several pregnancies for which Gould accepts no responsibility. He grows older in the first part of the novel--aptly titled "Abortions"--but wisdom is slow to catch up. Not until near the end of the first section, when Gould is in his 40s, does his attitude change. Then he finds himself trying (unsuccessfully) to convince a pregnant girlfriend to have the child. The second part of Gould, entitled "Evangeline," is a flashback to the long affair between Gould and Evangeline--a relationship that lasts as long as it does mainly because of Gould's affection for Evangeline's son.

With no paragraphs, no page breaks, and precious little attribution of dialogue, Gould is not an easy book to read. The eye tires of words running unrelieved by white space across the page, and Dixon's idiosyncratic prose style can be irritating. Despite it all, Gould is ultimately a remarkable and rewarding read as Stephen Dixon transforms his creepy antihero into someone who, while perhaps not likeable, is at least sympathetic.

]]> 1997 4 0 false Fri Jun 05 17:52:17 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 17:52:17 -0700 2009 57666942 2361140 1654670 0805044248 9780805044249 2 <![CDATA[Gould: A Novel in Two Novels]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186424184m/1654670.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186424184s/1654670.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1654670.Gould_A_Novel_in_Two_Novels 3.76 29 Gould: A Novel in Two Novels is not a nice man. When we first meet him, he is an opportunistic college freshman in the process of seducing a girl whom he later impregnates. This is just the first of several pregnancies for which Gould accepts no responsibility. He grows older in the first part of the novel--aptly titled "Abortions"--but wisdom is slow to catch up. Not until near the end of the first section, when Gould is in his 40s, does his attitude change. Then he finds himself trying (unsuccessfully) to convince a pregnant girlfriend to have the child. The second part of Gould, entitled "Evangeline," is a flashback to the long affair between Gould and Evangeline--a relationship that lasts as long as it does mainly because of Gould's affection for Evangeline's son.

With no paragraphs, no page breaks, and precious little attribution of dialogue, Gould is not an easy book to read. The eye tires of words running unrelieved by white space across the page, and Dixon's idiosyncratic prose style can be irritating. Despite it all, Gould is ultimately a remarkable and rewarding read as Stephen Dixon transforms his creepy antihero into someone who, while perhaps not likeable, is at least sympathetic.

]]> 1997 5 0 false Thu May 28 17:14:51 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 17:14:51 -0700 2009 48672852 618735 1654670 0805044248 9780805044249 2 <![CDATA[Gould: A Novel in Two Novels]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186424184m/1654670.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186424184s/1654670.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1654670.Gould_A_Novel_in_Two_Novels 3.76 29 Gould: A Novel in Two Novels is not a nice man. When we first meet him, he is an opportunistic college freshman in the process of seducing a girl whom he later impregnates. This is just the first of several pregnancies for which Gould accepts no responsibility. He grows older in the first part of the novel--aptly titled "Abortions"--but wisdom is slow to catch up. Not until near the end of the first section, when Gould is in his 40s, does his attitude change. Then he finds himself trying (unsuccessfully) to convince a pregnant girlfriend to have the child. The second part of Gould, entitled "Evangeline," is a flashback to the long affair between Gould and Evangeline--a relationship that lasts as long as it does mainly because of Gould's affection for Evangeline's son.

With no paragraphs, no page breaks, and precious little attribution of dialogue, Gould is not an easy book to read. The eye tires of words running unrelieved by white space across the page, and Dixon's idiosyncratic prose style can be irritating. Despite it all, Gould is ultimately a remarkable and rewarding read as Stephen Dixon transforms his creepy antihero into someone who, while perhaps not likeable, is at least sympathetic.

]]> 1997 0 0 false Mon Mar 09 02:11:42 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 09 02:11:42 -0700 2009 47954919 208408 1654670 0805044248 9780805044249 2 <![CDATA[Gould: A Novel in Two Novels]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186424184m/1654670.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186424184s/1654670.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1654670.Gould_A_Novel_in_Two_Novels 3.76 29 Gould: A Novel in Two Novels is not a nice man. When we first meet him, he is an opportunistic college freshman in the process of seducing a girl whom he later impregnates. This is just the first of several pregnancies for which Gould accepts no responsibility. He grows older in the first part of the novel--aptly titled "Abortions"--but wisdom is slow to catch up. Not until near the end of the first section, when Gould is in his 40s, does his attitude change. Then he finds himself trying (unsuccessfully) to convince a pregnant girlfriend to have the child. The second part of Gould, entitled "Evangeline," is a flashback to the long affair between Gould and Evangeline--a relationship that lasts as long as it does mainly because of Gould's affection for Evangeline's son.

With no paragraphs, no page breaks, and precious little attribution of dialogue, Gould is not an easy book to read. The eye tires of words running unrelieved by white space across the page, and Dixon's idiosyncratic prose style can be irritating. Despite it all, Gould is ultimately a remarkable and rewarding read as Stephen Dixon transforms his creepy antihero into someone who, while perhaps not likeable, is at least sympathetic.

]]> 1997 4 0 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Sun Mar 01 19:45:40 -0800 2009 Mon Jun 01 10:29:30 -0700 2009 47091810 2058253 1654670 0805044248 9780805044249 2 <![CDATA[Gould: A Novel in Two Novels]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186424184m/1654670.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186424184s/1654670.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1654670.Gould_A_Novel_in_Two_Novels 3.76 29 Gould: A Novel in Two Novels is not a nice man. When we first meet him, he is an opportunistic college freshman in the process of seducing a girl whom he later impregnates. This is just the first of several pregnancies for which Gould accepts no responsibility. He grows older in the first part of the novel--aptly titled "Abortions"--but wisdom is slow to catch up. Not until near the end of the first section, when Gould is in his 40s, does his attitude change. Then he finds himself trying (unsuccessfully) to convince a pregnant girlfriend to have the child. The second part of Gould, entitled "Evangeline," is a flashback to the long affair between Gould and Evangeline--a relationship that lasts as long as it does mainly because of Gould's affection for Evangeline's son.

With no paragraphs, no page breaks, and precious little attribution of dialogue, Gould is not an easy book to read. The eye tires of words running unrelieved by white space across the page, and Dixon's idiosyncratic prose style can be irritating. Despite it all, Gould is ultimately a remarkable and rewarding read as Stephen Dixon transforms his creepy antihero into someone who, while perhaps not likeable, is at least sympathetic.

]]> 1997 0 0 false Sat Feb 21 17:17:59 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 17:17:59 -0800 2009 45061682 1835902 1654670 0805044248 9780805044249 2 <![CDATA[Gould: A Novel in Two Novels]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186424184m/1654670.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186424184s/1654670.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1654670.Gould_A_Novel_in_Two_Novels 3.76 29 Gould: A Novel in Two Novels is not a nice man. When we first meet him, he is an opportunistic college freshman in the process of seducing a girl whom he later impregnates. This is just the first of several pregnancies for which Gould accepts no responsibility. He grows older in the first part of the novel--aptly titled "Abortions"--but wisdom is slow to catch up. Not until near the end of the first section, when Gould is in his 40s, does his attitude change. Then he finds himself trying (unsuccessfully) to convince a pregnant girlfriend to have the child. The second part of Gould, entitled "Evangeline," is a flashback to the long affair between Gould and Evangeline--a relationship that lasts as long as it does mainly because of Gould's affection for Evangeline's son.

With no paragraphs, no page breaks, and precious little attribution of dialogue, Gould is not an easy book to read. The eye tires of words running unrelieved by white space across the page, and Dixon's idiosyncratic prose style can be irritating. Despite it all, Gould is ultimately a remarkable and rewarding read as Stephen Dixon transforms his creepy antihero into someone who, while perhaps not likeable, is at least sympathetic.

]]> 1997 5 0 false Sun Feb 01 13:22:07 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 13:22:07 -0800 2009 43623017 1652316 1654670 0805044248 9780805044249 2 <![CDATA[Gould: A Novel in Two Novels]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186424184m/1654670.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186424184s/1654670.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1654670.Gould_A_Novel_in_Two_Novels 3.76 29 Gould: A Novel in Two Novels is not a nice man. When we first meet him, he is an opportunistic college freshman in the process of seducing a girl whom he later impregnates. This is just the first of several pregnancies for which Gould accepts no responsibility. He grows older in the first part of the novel--aptly titled "Abortions"--but wisdom is slow to catch up. Not until near the end of the first section, when Gould is in his 40s, does his attitude change. Then he finds himself trying (unsuccessfully) to convince a pregnant girlfriend to have the child. The second part of Gould, entitled "Evangeline," is a flashback to the long affair between Gould and Evangeline--a relationship that lasts as long as it does mainly because of Gould's affection for Evangeline's son.

With no paragraphs, no page breaks, and precious little attribution of dialogue, Gould is not an easy book to read. The eye tires of words running unrelieved by white space across the page, and Dixon's idiosyncratic prose style can be irritating. Despite it all, Gould is ultimately a remarkable and rewarding read as Stephen Dixon transforms his creepy antihero into someone who, while perhaps not likeable, is at least sympathetic.

]]> 1997 3 0 false Mon Jan 19 15:27:58 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 15:28:03 -0800 2009 43045211 1899341 1654670 0805044248 9780805044249 2 <![CDATA[Gould: A Novel in Two Novels]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186424184m/1654670.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186424184s/1654670.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1654670.Gould_A_Novel_in_Two_Novels 3.76 29 Gould: A Novel in Two Novels is not a nice man. When we first meet him, he is an opportunistic college freshman in the process of seducing a girl whom he later impregnates. This is just the first of several pregnancies for which Gould accepts no responsibility. He grows older in the first part of the novel--aptly titled "Abortions"--but wisdom is slow to catch up. Not until near the end of the first section, when Gould is in his 40s, does his attitude change. Then he finds himself trying (unsuccessfully) to convince a pregnant girlfriend to have the child. The second part of Gould, entitled "Evangeline," is a flashback to the long affair between Gould and Evangeline--a relationship that lasts as long as it does mainly because of Gould's affection for Evangeline's son.

With no paragraphs, no page breaks, and precious little attribution of dialogue, Gould is not an easy book to read. The eye tires of words running unrelieved by white space across the page, and Dixon's idiosyncratic prose style can be irritating. Despite it all, Gould is ultimately a remarkable and rewarding read as Stephen Dixon transforms his creepy antihero into someone who, while perhaps not likeable, is at least sympathetic.

]]> 1997 4 0 false Wed Jan 14 13:57:51 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 13:57:51 -0800 2009 42347454 1285142 1654670 0805044248 9780805044249 2 <![CDATA[Gould: A Novel in Two Novels]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186424184m/1654670.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186424184s/1654670.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1654670.Gould_A_Novel_in_Two_Novels 3.76 29 Gould: A Novel in Two Novels is not a nice man. When we first meet him, he is an opportunistic college freshman in the process of seducing a girl whom he later impregnates. This is just the first of several pregnancies for which Gould accepts no responsibility. He grows older in the first part of the novel--aptly titled "Abortions"--but wisdom is slow to catch up. Not until near the end of the first section, when Gould is in his 40s, does his attitude change. Then he finds himself trying (unsuccessfully) to convince a pregnant girlfriend to have the child. The second part of Gould, entitled "Evangeline," is a flashback to the long affair between Gould and Evangeline--a relationship that lasts as long as it does mainly because of Gould's affection for Evangeline's son.

With no paragraphs, no page breaks, and precious little attribution of dialogue, Gould is not an easy book to read. The eye tires of words running unrelieved by white space across the page, and Dixon's idiosyncratic prose style can be irritating. Despite it all, Gould is ultimately a remarkable and rewarding read as Stephen Dixon transforms his creepy antihero into someone who, while perhaps not likeable, is at least sympathetic.

]]> 1997 4 0 false Thu Jan 08 08:21:25 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 08:21:25 -0800 2009 37864582 1676240 1654670 0805044248 9780805044249 2 <![CDATA[Gould: A Novel in Two Novels]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186424184m/1654670.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186424184s/1654670.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1654670.Gould_A_Novel_in_Two_Novels 3.76 29 Gould: A Novel in Two Novels is not a nice man. When we first meet him, he is an opportunistic college freshman in the process of seducing a girl whom he later impregnates. This is just the first of several pregnancies for which Gould accepts no responsibility. He grows older in the first part of the novel--aptly titled "Abortions"--but wisdom is slow to catch up. Not until near the end of the first section, when Gould is in his 40s, does his attitude change. Then he finds himself trying (unsuccessfully) to convince a pregnant girlfriend to have the child. The second part of Gould, entitled "Evangeline," is a flashback to the long affair between Gould and Evangeline--a relationship that lasts as long as it does mainly because of Gould's affection for Evangeline's son.

With no paragraphs, no page breaks, and precious little attribution of dialogue, Gould is not an easy book to read. The eye tires of words running unrelieved by white space across the page, and Dixon's idiosyncratic prose style can be irritating. Despite it all, Gould is ultimately a remarkable and rewarding read as Stephen Dixon transforms his creepy antihero into someone who, while perhaps not likeable, is at least sympathetic.

]]> 1997 3 0 false Sun Nov 16 09:44:29 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 16 09:44:29 -0800 2008 36597945 1671868 1654670 0805044248 9780805044249 2 <![CDATA[Gould: A Novel in Two Novels]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186424184m/1654670.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186424184s/1654670.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1654670.Gould_A_Novel_in_Two_Novels 3.76 29 Gould: A Novel in Two Novels is not a nice man. When we first meet him, he is an opportunistic college freshman in the process of seducing a girl whom he later impregnates. This is just the first of several pregnancies for which Gould accepts no responsibility. He grows older in the first part of the novel--aptly titled "Abortions"--but wisdom is slow to catch up. Not until near the end of the first section, when Gould is in his 40s, does his attitude change. Then he finds himself trying (unsuccessfully) to convince a pregnant girlfriend to have the child. The second part of Gould, entitled "Evangeline," is a flashback to the long affair between Gould and Evangeline--a relationship that lasts as long as it does mainly because of Gould's affection for Evangeline's son.

With no paragraphs, no page breaks, and precious little attribution of dialogue, Gould is not an easy book to read. The eye tires of words running unrelieved by white space across the page, and Dixon's idiosyncratic prose style can be irritating. Despite it all, Gould is ultimately a remarkable and rewarding read as Stephen Dixon transforms his creepy antihero into someone who, while perhaps not likeable, is at least sympathetic.

]]> 1997 4 0 false Thu Oct 30 19:21:32 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 30 19:21:32 -0700 2008 30299021 1298864 274525 080505605X 9780805056051 0 <![CDATA[Gould: A Novel in Two Novels]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/274525.Gould_A_Novel_in_Two_Novels 3.00 3 Gould: A Novel in Two Novels is not a nice man. When we first meet him, he is an opportunistic college freshman in the process of seducing a girl whom he later impregnates. This is just the first of several pregnancies for which Gould accepts no responsibility. He grows older in the first part of the novel--aptly titled "Abortions"--but wisdom is slow to catch up. Not until near the end of the first section, when Gould is in his 40s, does his attitude change. Then he finds himself trying (unsuccessfully) to convince a pregnant girlfriend to have the child. The second part of Gould, entitled "Evangeline," is a flashback to the long affair between Gould and Evangeline--a relationship that lasts as long as it does mainly because of Gould's affection for Evangeline's son.

With no paragraphs, no page breaks, and precious little attribution of dialogue, Gould is not an easy book to read. The eye tires of words running unrelieved by white space across the page, and Dixon's idiosyncratic prose style can be irritating. Despite it all, Gould is ultimately a remarkable and rewarding read as Stephen Dixon transforms his creepy antihero into someone who, while perhaps not likeable, is at least sympathetic.

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