loppear reviewed Train Dreams by Denis Johnson
novella on a pioneer life
4 stars
A man's hard life in Idaho panhandle, briefly carried from one near death to another.
paperback, 116 pages
Published May 22, 2012 by Picador.
A man's hard life in Idaho panhandle, briefly carried from one near death to another.
Eh, I simply did not find this one compelling at all. I feel like it should have been longer.
Gorgeous, haunting prose and a structure of seamlessly integrated tales set in an American dreamscape. I've always considered Denis Johnson a poet first and this novella only encourages me.