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Gallatin Canyon: Stories
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Certain stories work better than others, this is true, but the best of them will leave you reeling ("Ice," "The Refugee," and "Gallatin Canyon," which upset me deeply). Having lived in Gallatin Canyon, I picked up this collection partly to visit the country I left 27 years ago. I felt a frisson of recognition as he described Four Corners and the treach... »
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Ninety-two in the Shade
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I've always had somewhat mixed feelings about McGuane. He's obviously a talented stylist with a sharp moral eye who's capable of creating rich, nuanced characters. But something about his style just rubs me the wrong way. It's hard to describe, almost like an intentionally odd cadence, as if a born poet found himself forced to write prose.
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Nothing but Blue Skies
This is the funniest novel I've read since finishing Don Quixote sometime last month. I feel I ought to single out for particular notice Chapter 34, where... »
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Some Horses: Essays
Since his arrival as a novelist and essayist in the late 1960s, Thomas McGuane's elegant and muscular prose has left its print on the trail of American le... »
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The Bushwacked Piano
Nicholas Payne is one of those quirky, independent characters that I normally love, but Payne crosses over from eccentric to obnoxious. This book was publ... »
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The Sporting Club
This book was given to me by a friend who insisted that I read it. It took me a while to get into it but then I think it was right after the first duel i... »
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Nobody's Angel
McGuane's use of the language and astonishing situation construction made this book a source of constant wonder and intense interest. Loved it. He's alm... »
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Something to Be Desired
This slim volume tells the story of Lucien Taylor, a man who walked away from his family and then tried to work his way back. It is sporadically effectiv... »
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