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Thom Jones's magnificent first collection of stories presents a brutal vision of the human condition, in a world without mercy or redemption. The Pugilist at Rest gives us an America of Vietnam vets and ex-boxers, of bitter lovers in trailer parks, of lives passing in brilliant epileptic flickers.
'Thom Jones has stormed the scene like an angry doberman at a garden party. He is shocking, he is gorgeous . . . A voice so relentless and felonious at once that you ought to need a permit to carry it.' Boston Globe
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Thom Jones is a former Vietnam Marine and boxer who exploded on the American literary scene in the early '90s and won the National Book Award for this collection. He has since written two more books of stories, but for me 'Pugilist' remains his best. Jones has a punchy, conversational style that nonetheless manages to convey great poignancy and rare honesty in his tales of brutalised 'Nam vets, psych-ward outcasts and disaffected lovers. Jones' is a sort of "trailer park" America, the lives that rarely get seen outside of cliches or talk shows, but his voice is tough, poetic and authentic. For my money, Jones is as good a short story writer as the English language has at the moment.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Every story is a little handcrated masterpiece. Thom Jones' life is pure literature, spanning from drama to real funny stories. This book enters among the top ten of american writers.
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Excellent first work
17 Jun 2006
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The stories in this collection are amazing -- visual, visceral and emotional. The stories about time in Vietnam ("The Pugilist at Rest" and "Break on Through"), and "I Want to Live!", about a man's dying mother-in-law, are particularly moving. I highly recommend this book -- very powerful for a first time collection. I wish we'd see more from Mr. Jones -- his other short story collections are also worthwhile.
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