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Have you guys read this? What did you think of it? Been wanting

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Have you guys read this? What did you think of it? Been wanting to try out Denis Johnson for a bit and I heard this was his best work.
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Its a quick read. Well written. Funny in parts, but its about junkies, so dont get too attached to any characters
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It's been a number of years since I read it, but I remember enjoying it quite a bit. The prose is sparse in a good way, and the stories go from being funny to tragic, and vice-versa, in the blink of an eye.
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>>7579038

In a world of predictable fiction, Jesus' Son is a point-blank godsend.
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>>7579112
>Funny in parts
This is accurate. I felt like each story had one little idea or germ to it. He builds around each of these in a quaint and "well-written" way, but in the end it just felt like a series of good lil ideas or short stories. So nothing THAT new.

It's good. But who/where is this dude now? Kinda doubt we'll see much more.
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>>7579038
i'll never understand why i had to read this in a 100 level english class instead of burroughs or bukowski
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above average for its time but not life changing. it's a quick, emotional read with lots of up and down. don't plan a weekend around it.
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Car Crash While Hitchhiking is an astounding exercise in succinct existentialism
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Train dreams and Jesus' son are both great but his thrillers are garbage.
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>>7579386
Train dreams is very good.
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>>7579425
Because your professor was pretentious.
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