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The Resuscitation of a Hanged Man
The Resuscitation of a Hanged Man: A Novel | Denis Johnson
2 posts | 2 read | 4 to read
Thematically ambitious and written with virtuoso style, this book probes the mysteries of faith, hope, and love in a work of stirring resonance and great beauty--a memorable achievement.es hard-boiled theology and a redeeming wit--the perfect spiritual tonics for tough times".--Kirkus Reviews.
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Sharp_Cornaz
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“He put the thing in reverse, engaging also a certain mechanism of the mind by which he found it possible to pretend that he couldn‘t by any means have got himself stuck in a rut miles and miles from any human place and at the same time to spin the tires and rock the car and whip the steering from side to side, installing the jeep permanently right where it was.”

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Sharp_Cornaz
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Mehso-so

Not his best. Some of the dialogue left me cold. But slowly you realize it is a downbeat, peculiar portrait of mental illness. On to Train Dreams!