Somebody in Boots
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Somebody in Boots
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Aug 08, 2008
Wylie rated it: 5 of 5 stars
It is truly a shame that this book is out of print. It's Nelson Algren's first novel, published in 1935, before he became famous for his Chicago novels. This one takes place in part in Texas (part of it were excerpted in The Texas Stories of Nelson Algren, which is also worth tracking down if you're into this sort of thing). Anyone interested in fiction about hoboes/tramps and/or proletarian fiction should check it out. It is explicitly anti-capitalist in its politics, but the plot and chara More...
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Jun 18, 2009
Jason rated it: 4 of 5 stars
(This is part 1 of a special 14-part essay series I'm writing this summer for my arts center, the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography [cclapcenter.com:], examining in detail nearly the entire ouevre of controversial Chicago author Nelson Algren, on the occasion of his 100th birthday this year. For an introduction to this series, as well as links to all the other essays, you can visit this page at the CCLaP website.)

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May 23, 2009
Colin rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Reminds me of Cormac McCarthy (or is it the other way around). His portrayal of casual violence suggests the horror one should feel but his characters clearly do not. I was amused by his portrayal of the world exhibition, it sounds quite similar to the language being used by daley and the trib(ute/une) to promote the olympics today.
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Jul 07, 2011
anne added it
violent, painful, scary. at first i just wished he'd written a novel more like the preface. but i came to see it as a warning and reminder of how bad things can be, and what pathways might offer hope. (hint: not capitalism)
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Feb 03, 2008
Stephen rated it: 5 of 5 stars
I read this book 1 year before I went cross country by train right after college. Half the trip I kept thinking of Cass McCay and the other half of Algren.... I was the same age as he was when he wrote it....
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Jan 22, 2012
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Oct 08, 2011
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Oct 05, 2010
Billy rated it: 4 of 5 stars
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