Turkey hash

by Craig Nova

Relates a small-time hustler's struggle to survive in the neon world of the West Coast

197 pages, Loose Leaf

First published January 1, 1972

Reviews

[Bradley Somer · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm a big fan of Craig Nova's early work and this one is no exception. There is something gripping about the spare, hallucinatory prose that just works its way deep into your brain. For as little praise as he has received for his early work, you can see his influence in many other subsequent writers, even into the new millennium. The only downside to is book is there are some large departures in style and some jumping around in place and time that make the book seem a bit unhinged.

[Ed KC · Rating 3 out of 5]

Loved the prose style of this book - it got me hooked from the outset and kept me with it despite a disjointed narrative and little in the way of character development. It is really one long ramble which simply comes to an end at the end, without any plot development or linkage back to earlier events - it felt like the author simply ran out of steam. Clearly a talented writer but whether this is really a novel, as the title states, is a moot point.

[Erik Tanouye · Rating 4 out of 5]

I forget where I bought this. Probably Book Alcove, or maybe The Strand? Or Second Story Books possibly.

[Fontaine · Rating 1 out of 5]

La photo de la couverture est très jolie.

[John Leonard · Rating 1 out of 5]

When I don't like a book it's usually because I don't care about the characters. I'm not sure this book had any.