Tree of Smoke: A Novel | 
panThis was a National Book Award winner? Maybe I missed something but this was a serious disappointment. I made it through 600+ pages and 23 hours of audio and I‘m just glad it‘s done.
In order to get through this darn book faster I‘ve downloaded the audio from the library. Reviews say it‘s the best book about Vietnam. So far I‘d disagree. Matterhorn has this beat.
pickThis was my first read by Denis Johnson and I had no idea what to expect but I really liked it. A war novel filled with intriguing characters
Forgot to post the rest of my #BookHaul from my bookstore crawl the other day. You might be able to tell that the @strandbookstore was one of my stops. While there I picked up my first Patricia Highsmith for $6! 👌🏻
RIP Denis Johnson ,age 67 ,passed away yesterday,Jesus' Son a major short story touchstone for many readers and writers
Morning.
Thank you, Denis Johnson. 💔
There are no published notices of Denis Johnson's death, other than one Facebook post and several tweets by well-known writers who were friends of his.
"All will be saved. All will be saved." One of my favorite books and one of my #favoritelastlines #marchintoreading
I know I've raved about this book before, but it's one of those books that I will ALWAYS rave about. The writing in this book was so all-encompassing, so visceral and immersive that I was somewhere else the entire time I read it. I'm not one for reading about wars, but this book really, really had me. I cannot recommend it highly enough. And it's big- clicking in at 614 pages. #FunFridayPhoto
Once upon a time there was a war...and a young American who thought of himself as the Quiet American and the Ugly American, and who wished to be neither, who wanted instead to be the Wise American, or the Good American, but who eventually came to witness himself as the Real American and finally as simply the Fucking American. That's me.
"He talked to her about the American, Skip Sands, just as he must have spoken to Skip Sands about her. "
pickI liked this book. My main complaint is I kept thinking that Vietnam war novels, or any war novels in general, always leaves me sad and angry. This book, similar to the Things We Carried by Tim O'Brien just shows the darkness of war...
Recently bought at the book sale in Ithaca, NY. This is just my first day at the sale...
pickOne of the most amazing things I've ever read. There was such achingly beautiful prose and it was so visceral. I actually felt like I was inside this story, so enraptured was I by the way the story unfurled. A lifetime top ten read. And I know y'all know how difficult that is to say!
