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I can't believe this book had only one review until I wrote this. It is one of the few books that I have read in one sitting, and I have read it three times since. Fante is in my opinion a greater writer even than his father and deserves far more recognition than he gets.
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I had heard of this writer and his book did not disappoint me, he writes it like it is, not all sunshine and flowers, but drink and debauchary. I will devour all his work , quite simply superb.
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Reads like a slap in the face
9 Nov 2010
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Fante writes this work of fiction in the words of Bruno Dante. It is a fictionalized book that sort of follows who he himself once was but he tells it through Bruno. Its about an insane, unapologetic, blackout drunk. Such a wild ride beginning in New York and ending in LA, California. Starts with Dante being released from the nuthouse after a massive binge which ended with him doing a porno with other men and stabbing himself in the gut with a steak knife. Then, he finds out his father is sick and dying in the hospital so he goes to LA with a wife who despises him to see off his father and visit with his family who treats him like a ticking time bomb. Pretty much everybody has given up on him and he could care less. The book goes through some crazy scenes of him with a prostitute, missions to get booze, and his dads disgusting half dead dog--which seems to be the only things he truly cares about. Such a funny, wild book. I would totally recommend this book but its for a certain type of reader--not meant to make you feel sad or fuzzy at any point.
Gross humor and unsympathetic characters
10 April 2012
The other reviewer, Jessica Goette, has outlined the plot really well, so I won't bother getting into that. I will just add why I think I didn't find the novel as funny or worthwhile as she did.
The main character, Bruno Dante, is a sleazy guy, and I think the author wants us to find him funny. But sleazy guy humor only really works if the sleazy guy is undeniably, hilariously funny; I'm thinking of Rabbit Angstrom from John Updike's novels, the gang from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and the character Kenny Powers from Eastbound & Down. Actually Kenny Powers is exactly who Bruno Dante wants to be but most definitely isn't. Every now and then he'll say or do something funny, but it's rare.
The novel is just too mean spirited to be funny. The first chapter alone includes pedophilia, incest, public masturbation, disturbing violence, and several other things I would describe except I don't know that Amazon's censors will let me.
Without a consistent sense of humor, Bruno Dante is an extremely unsympathetic character. The author tries to have it both ways by making Dante a failed poet, a sensitive soul hidden under layers of rage and disappointment. I found this aspect of the novel pretty weak and unbelievable. Especially ridiculous is when Dante takes up with an underage prostitute who shares his taste in literature. Really? A sixteen-year-old hooker in L.A. shares a middle-aged professional poet's appreciation for e.e. cummings and William Faulkner?
And yes, the main character does some maturation, does actually progress through something of a plot. But only just a little bit, and ultimately not enough to make this a worthwhile read.
The main character, Bruno Dante, is a sleazy guy, and I think the author wants us to find him funny. But sleazy guy humor only really works if the sleazy guy is undeniably, hilariously funny; I'm thinking of Rabbit Angstrom from John Updike's novels, the gang from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and the character Kenny Powers from Eastbound & Down. Actually Kenny Powers is exactly who Bruno Dante wants to be but most definitely isn't. Every now and then he'll say or do something funny, but it's rare.
The novel is just too mean spirited to be funny. The first chapter alone includes pedophilia, incest, public masturbation, disturbing violence, and several other things I would describe except I don't know that Amazon's censors will let me.
Without a consistent sense of humor, Bruno Dante is an extremely unsympathetic character. The author tries to have it both ways by making Dante a failed poet, a sensitive soul hidden under layers of rage and disappointment. I found this aspect of the novel pretty weak and unbelievable. Especially ridiculous is when Dante takes up with an underage prostitute who shares his taste in literature. Really? A sixteen-year-old hooker in L.A. shares a middle-aged professional poet's appreciation for e.e. cummings and William Faulkner?
And yes, the main character does some maturation, does actually progress through something of a plot. But only just a little bit, and ultimately not enough to make this a worthwhile read.
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