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Title: The Brotherhood of the Grape by John Fante ISBN: 0-87685-726-8 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: December, 1988 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.75 (8 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Pure father & son love
Comment: This is a beautiful book. Like some other readers, I got turned on to John Fante through mentions in Bukowski. Fante is from a different world, a different era, a different culture. He's tough, tender, fragile, romantic, and he writes some beautiful stories. There are some duds - naive and pathetic - but he knew that and didn't try to hide the fact that those facets were parts of him too. Brotherhood of the grape is a beauty. Artwork, at least the copy I have, is by Black Sparrow Press, and sends shivers down my spine every time I get it off the bookshelf. Just hold it and admire. You can read in in an afternoon, and it contains some astonishingly simple and beautiful lines. But beautiful. Why do it all fancy when you can just tell it how it is? Father and son, and all that this entails. This book is love, and it makes me tingle and brings tears of joy every time I so much as touch it. I first read it about 7 years ago and its effect has not diminished yet. I find it impossible that anyone could regret buying this book. It is, quite simply, beautiful.
Rating: 5
Summary: i have only one thing to say........
Comment: I have only one thing to say ..perfect.... I hate dead authors like John Fante.. Where will i find an author again like John Fante?
Rating: 3
Summary: stong enough to lead me to his earlier works
Comment: Charles Bukowski praised John Fante on his Hostage cd. That was enough to capture my interest The Brotherhood Of The Grape seems to do for Italian-Americans what Frank McCourt's Angela's Ashes did for the reputation of the Irish. It strengthens the roots of many of the stereotypes. Brotherhood was like a Jim Thompson lite. Picture Vonnegut's humor bred with Bukowski's negativity and you have a decent idea of what to expect here. It amazed me to see the influence Fante had on Bukowski. Brotherhood is a fast and easy read. Most of the characters are shallow and pathetic, but so are a lot of very real people. The book was well written and very humorous. It wasn't as gritty as I prefer, but it was kind of refreshing to lighten up a bit. His novel was good enough to ensure that I will be checking out his earlier works. I get the impression that one should start at the beginning with Fante. I was neither let down nor blown away by The Brotherhood Of The Grape. Others have spoiled me with their toughness, but Fante is no weak sister!
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Title: 1933 Was a Bad Year by John Fante ISBN: 0876856555 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: September, 1985 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Ask the Dust by John Fante, Charles Bukowski ISBN: 0876854439 Publisher: Black Sparrow Press Pub. Date: June, 1980 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: The Road to Los Angeles by John Fante ISBN: 0876856490 Publisher: Black Sparrow Press Pub. Date: December, 1985 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Wait Until Spring, Bandini by John Fante ISBN: 0876855540 Publisher: Black Sparrow Press Pub. Date: April, 1983 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: The Wine of Youth: Selected Stories by John Fante ISBN: 0876855826 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: December, 1984 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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