"Susan Straight, "May well be There are elements here that remind me of Tours of the Black Clock, in particular the jumps in time and the role of major female character, and also of Shadowbahn, with the deep knowledge it exposes of the people he views as the heroes of rock and roll. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. However way you look at it, this is an excellent novel. "The Boston So many interesting things were going on right up until the last few sections, and then the end felt just felt flat to me. "Bookforum, "Magnificent. It's in the asking, after all, that literature is made." It has been a few years, but I remember enjoying Zeroville except for the fact that my knowledge of early cinema and Hollywood stars was slightly less than up to par. By the end of the book, I wasn’t so sure it was still the best of the year–due in part to occasional middling portions, but also due to the upcoming releases by Martin Amis, Michael Chabon, and Zadie Smith–I was however sure it should be considered one of the most important novels of the budding century. Erickson's jagged, jazzy voice is his own. You're pulling for all of them through the last page. He also has written two books about American politics and popular culture, Leap Year and American Nomad. "Kirkus (starred review), "Erickson's skillful use of metafictional techniques, Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2012. steve erickson is one of my favorite authors; erratic, but always worth reading. Offered by Amazon.com. Please try again. As readers rush headlong toward its climax, they may feel as if they have emerged from something like a fever dream, as torrents of ideas and images wash over them." on paper everything seems like it should be right down my alley, enough so that i keep returning despite continuing frustration. These Dreams of You. Scattered across two continents, the family meets a mysterious stranger with a secret who sends the Pub Date: Jan. 31st, 2012. Praise for These Dreams of You "I am astonished at the emotions this book let flood through my head and heart." After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. In the nova of this historic moment, with an economic recession It has important things to say about America, racism, family, the sick priorities of our culture...but so do other books. Search metadata Search text contents Search TV news captions Search archived web sites Advanced Search As a baby boomer I could identify with every theme, the civil rights movement in the 1960’s, politics of the 60’s and the 2000’s, music and musicians, the housing bubble and recession of the 2000’s. vitality. Some features of WorldCat will not be available. These Dreams of You is a big novel of big ideas -- emotionally capacious and desperately relevant. It had much of what I so frequently look for in a novel–believable characters, social commentary, a suspenseful plot, and touches of avant-gard aesthetics that don’t bog down the whole. Erickson's writing is really engaging and interesting. This is the author of Zeroville, which I have a feeling I would've enjoyed more. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. canyon outside L.A., Zan Nordhoc — a failed novelist turned pirate-radio DJ — sits canyon outside L.A., Zan Nordhoc — a failed novelist turned pirate-radio DJ — sits With that as background, I approached “These Dreams of You” cautiously, hoping that the author gave me a few more recognizable signposts and that he managed. Roughly 70 pages into the novel These Dreams of You by Steve Erickson I was ready to boldly proclaim it the best book of 2012. This pretty much sums it up for me: Erickson's writing style never feels trite, but I almost laughed at the cheesiness of the last line of this book. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Unable to add item to List. —Jonathan Lethem "One of the most important writers of his generation. It's a wonderful feeling when a book makes you swoon and jump for joy. Please try again. Not that Erickson has ever written for the faint of heart. He's part of the reason I want to visit Berlin, and now he has made me want to go to Addis Ababa. Scattered across two continents, the family meets a mysterious stranger with a secret who sends the story spiraling forty years into the past, from '60s London to '70s Berlin, from the ground zero of civilization to a New World mid-air in its leap of imagination. "All Things Considered, NPR, "Actions echo across time, continents and realities...a series of endless, You shows us just what a novel can still do in our own crazy times. frustrating! It's biggest issue lies in the fact that it's not what I expected from Erickson. Luckily, these 32 novels are ready to sweep you away to vastly different eras and... One November night in a canyon outside L.A., Zan Nordhoc-a failed novelist turned pirate radio DJ-sits before the television with his small, adopted black daughter, watching the election of his country's first black president. Caste (Oprah's Book Club): The Origins of Our Discontents, Steve Erickson is the author of nine novels and two books about American politics and popular culture that have been published in ten languages. Road and Vineland. One book that stands alone and is an excellent intro to his work is "Tours of the Black Clock". Steve Erickson is the author of ten novels: Days Between Stations, Rubicon Beach, Tours of the Black Clock, Arc d'X, Amnesiascope, The Sea Came in at Midnight, Our Ecstatic Days, Zeroville, These Dreams of You and Shadowbahn. Ever read your first book by an author and have the feeling that it warped your impression of him/her, and you might have felt differently if you'd read one of their more acclaimed works? Would you also like to submit a review for this item? The father, Zan, a novelist who hasn’t published in 14 years, has lost his job teaching at a local college and now D.J.’s four times a week at a pirate radio station with “about a megawatt to its name.” The ­mother, Viv, a turquoise-haired, out-of-work photographer, once gained acclaim by sculpturing stained-glass butterfly wings, only to find herself “at the center of one of the art world’s most notorious scandales” when her innovation was stolen by “the world’s most successful artist,” whose reputation and pocketbook now profit while the Nordhocs fall deeper into debt.

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