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Title: The Stars at Noon by Denis Johnson ISBN: 0-06-097610-1 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 April, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Average Customer Rating: 3.75 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Vastly underrated
Comment: This is easily some of Johnson's best work. Granted, it's short, and there may not be enough space to develop such an ambitious story in such a setting, but I think he selects all the right details. One sentence is enough to bring some strange corner of a horrifyingly corrupt city into focus(...).
It's not up to the mythic level of Jesus' Son, true, but it's a different kind of book. It's less personal, and gives a better sense of society in general, a convincing world. I recommend it very highly.
Rating: 4
Summary: A 20th Century Heart of Darkness
Comment: Stars at Noon presents the story of a female journalist caught in a murky labyrinth of a world in Nicaragua of the 1980's. She attempts to escape and in the process, becomes mixed up with "the Englishman" and other shadowy characters.
The mood is dark and the action somewhat confusing and hard to follow. The atmosphere is steamy and jungle-like, reminiscent of Conrad's classic story, "The Heart of Darkness."
Although there is no clear ending or moral to the book, I found the protagonist sympathetic and the language of the book poetic and evocative. The book, in spite of its murky and confusing qualities, was very entertaining and a good read.
Rating: 4
Summary: typically excellent work by Johnson, but not his best
Comment: I completely disagree with the two-star review. This book is basically the tale of two nameless people traversing a hell both literal and figurative. The language is mesmerizing, poetic and often brutal. The story is simple, the emotions complex, and, believe me, there are no happy endings. This is Johnson's darkest work, and not as satisfying as his masterpieces 'Angels' and 'Fiskadoro'. Don't believe that two-star review; a lot of people only know Johnson through Jesus' Son. That's his most accessible book and seemingly everyone has read it, but the man is one of the greatest living American writers, and this book in no way tarnishes that reputation.
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Title: Fiskadoro by Denis Johnson ISBN: 0060976098 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 10 May, 1995 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Seek : Reports from the Edges of America & Beyond by Denis Johnson ISBN: 0060930470 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 19 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Resuscitation of a Hanged Man by Denis Johnson ISBN: 0060934662 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 July, 2001 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: The Name of the World by Denis Johnson ISBN: 0060929650 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Jesus' Son: Stories by Denis Johnson ISBN: 0060975776 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 December, 1993 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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