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Bluestown
by Geoffrey Becker
Product Group: Book
Publisher: St Martins Pr (1996-05)
ISBN: 0312142234
EAN: 9780312142230
Dewey Decimal #: 813.54
Hardcover: 280 pages
Edition: 1st
SKU: 20117
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: Hardback. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Tape on back of dust jacket. Book pages clean and crisp with no markings.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
Living in Brooklyn and working for a shady musical effects company, Spencer finds his life thrown into turmoil by an ugly labor dispute, a breakup with his girlfriend, uncertainty about his future, and the return of his father, Spider, after a seven-year absence. A first novel.
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Customer Reviews
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Great, unappreciated writing.
Rating  (5)
Date: 2003-08-21
The voice and characterization in this novel, and the writing in general, are stellar and engaging. It's a great coming-of-age, sons and fathers, story, often humorous, filled with original detail and insight. Reminiscent of Russo's "The Risk Pool" and (just a touch) "Stand By Me" (the movie version), but completely original. If you like music, the blues, and guitar playing, you'll love it even more. A great read, well worth the time! Not sure how anyone, male or female, could dislike it.
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Great, unappreciated writing
Rating (5)
Date: 2003-08-21
The voice and characterization in this novel, and the writing in general, are stellar and engaging. It's a great coming-of-age, sons and fathers, story, often humorous, filled with original detail and insight. Reminiscent of Russo's "The Risk Pool" and (just a touch) "Stand By Me" (the movie version), but completely original. If you like music, the blues, and guitar playing, you'll love it even more. A great read, well worth the time! Not sure how anyone, male or female, could dislike it.
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Maybe it's a gender thing
Rating  (1)
Date: 2001-09-14
1 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
I read this book for my book group (all female) and we unanimously disliked it. Mostly it came down to failing to see much of a purpose for the book's existance. Depressing and sad. I sense from the other reviews that maybe this is a book that resonates more with male reader - I glad someone liked it.
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BLUESTOWN
Rating (5)
Date: 2001-04-26
1 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
One of the best books I've read yet!!! If your a father or a son... read this book!!! If your a musician... OWN IT AND STUDY IT!!!
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Not just a fine first novel--a fine novel, period
Rating (5)
Date: 1998-07-16
1 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
Geoff Becker's novel is a subtle, warm-hearted, funny, observant treasure of a book. I only wish I'd read it when it first came out. Rarely have I found a novel by a young writer with so little cynicism in it. Every sentence is handsomely, expertly crafted, and the story gathers emotional force with clarity and resolve. This is the best father-son novel I've read in years, capturing all the nuances of that difficult, misunderstood, treacherous, holy bond; what Cheever called "my future and my doom." It made my summer.
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