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It is 1970, and a down-at-the-heels California commune devoted to peace, free love and the simple life has decided to relocate to the last frontier — the unforgiving landscape of interior Alaska — in the ultimate expression of going back to the land. Armed with the spirit of adventure and... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Ronnie, aka "Pan": Ronnie and his girlfriend, Star, travel to California from the East Coast to live in the commune "Drop City" and find tranquility.
- Marco: Add a description of this character.
- Pamela
- Alfredo
- Lydia
- Joe Bosky
- Lester
- Jimmy
- Norm
- Dale Murray
- Maya
- Franklin
- Bill
- Premstar
- Fairbanks
- Lynette
- Howard Walpole
- Tom Krishna
- Richard Schrader
- Roy Sender
- Jill
- Iron Steve
- Merry
- Angela
- Wetzel Setzler
- Verbie
- Richie Oliver
- Reba
- Dewey
- Skid Denton
- Lucius
- Bruce
- Alice
- Deuce
- Dunphy
- Tim Yule
- Sam
- Hendrix
- Freak
- Geoffrey
- Lincoln
Setting & Locations edit
- California
- Alaska
- Drop City North
- Boynton
- Anchorage
- Pan
- Studebaker
- America
- New York
- San Francisco
- Canada
- Yukon
- Seattle
- Iowa
- Brussels
- Oregon
First Sentence edit
The morning was a fish in a net, glistening and wriggling at the dead black border of her consciousness, but she'd never caught a fish in a net or on a hook either, so she couldn't really say if or how or why.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 14 of 1271 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Cloud Atlas, and followed by The Colour.
Authors & Contributors edit
- T. Coraghessan Boyle (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Viking
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 0670031720
Page Count: 464
Publisher: Viking
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 0670031720
Page Count: 464
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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