- Paperback: 394 pages
- Publisher: Anchor; Reprint edition (Oct 1 1991)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0385419775
- ISBN-13: 978-0385419772
- Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 13 x 2.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 318 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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From Publishers Weekly
Twenty-three narrative voices, each "distinctive and accurate in tone and idiom," kaleidoscopically limn the intense life of Eton Arthur Boone, a fictional Greenwich village comic and cult figure. "A tour de force," said PW. "Readers will be mesmerized by this portrait of a man who reflects both the pop culture of the '60s and '70s and the angst of an artistic genius."
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
Regarding this first novel, there is good news and bad news. First the good news. An innovative, intense, and fresh style marks this "fictional biography" of Eton Arthur Boone, artist, comedian, playwright, filmmaker, author, and actor. In the style of real-life biographies Haywire and Edie , a medley of voices tell Boone's story, as well as their interactions with Boone and his affect on them. Starting as a comic, Boone's impersonations lambasted and illuminated public figures from Richard Burton to J. Edgar Hoover. His life was tormented and ended in a tragic death. Transcripts of Boone's actual performances allow the reader to experience Boone's talent, but herein lies the bad news. Boone is discussed by others as being so extraordinary, so talented that he is ultimately out of reach and distant to the reader, thus making sympathy difficult. So what starts out as a strong and impressive style and story fizzles out after about 100 pages. Still, recommended for larger collections.
- Rosellen Brewer, Monterey Cty. Free Lib., Seaside, Cal.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
- Rosellen Brewer, Monterey Cty. Free Lib., Seaside, Cal.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Creative, fresh, unusual and enthralling,
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This review is from: BOONE (Paperback)
Perhaps I favor the works of Brooks Hansen a bit too much to be objective....but, the magic and soul in his writing never ceases to amaze me. Read it.
3.0 out of 5 stars
A successful Experiment,
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This review is from: BOONE (Paperback)
I read this novel because I loved The Chess Garden by Hansen, and I found it very interesting. Each character in the novel provides a retrospective of the main character, Ethan Boone. Ethan held a deep love for his mother, and spent his adult life attempting to understand his father's betrayal of her and her death. AA raw novel, and at times disturbing, I found it a worthwile read.
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A successful Experiment,
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This review is from: BOONE (Paperback)
I read this novel because I loved The Chess Garden by Hansen, and I found it very interesting. Each character in the novel provides a retrospective of the main character, Ethan Boone. Ethan held a deep love for his mother, and spent his adult life attempting to understand his father's betrayal of her and her death. AA raw novel, and at times disturbing, I found it a worthwile read.
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Creative, fresh, unusual and enthralling,
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This review is from: BOONE (Paperback)
Perhaps I favor the works of Brooks Hansen a bit too much to be objective....but, the magic and soul in his writing never ceases to amaze me. Read it.
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