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Drop City
 

Drop City

by T.C. Boyle

With Drop City, T. Coraghessan Boyle offers proof that he has become one of America's most prolific, gifted storytellers. Set in the 1970s, Boyle entertains readers with the denizens of "Drop City," a counterculture California commune that welcomes anyone wanting to live off the grid, use drugs, and practice free love. Boyle sublimely captures the sociology of its rebellious members, who doubt... (read more)

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jasonpettus
  • Rated 4 stars

“(Reprinted from the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography [cclapcenter.com].)

(Just like anyone else who is a lover of great books, I find myself sometimes with a desire to become a "completist" of certain authors; that is, to have read every book that author has ever written. This new series of essays chronicles that attempt.)

So first, a confession, that I still have a long way to go before becoming a completist of author TC Boyle; this is only the second novel of...”

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Amanda
  • Rated 1 stars

“Kind of made me feel bad, jaded view of people without significant insight to support the reading experience. I got bored and skimmed the last part.”

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  • Rated 4 stars
  

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