Pete Dexter's observations, his detailed descriptions, his sense of place and time, and his pacing of the story made this book a remarkable read--and his keen sense of humour was icing on the cake.
1400079713 One reviewer calls this "the best Western ever written." Pete Dexter is a great writer. This is quite possibly the most perfect book I have ever read.I think any book that takes place before the invention of indoor plumbing should feel dirty. "Deadwood" is not a novel one easily forgets--although one may well wish to forget some of its scenes and images! Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. As opposed to the TV show which is more or less from Bullock’s and Swearengen’s perspectives, Dexter’s Deadwood is told from Charlie’s viewpoint. This one grew on me. “In the beginning the stories were long and colored, but as he grew old and his eyes clouded, the stories were told in only a few words, and she came to understand that all the colors had fallen away from him, leaving only the moments. Although the story sounded quite interesting I found that the characters were unlikeable which put me off. All rights reserved. His screenplays include Rush and Mulholland Falls. "Paperboy" is basically about failure and how close we are to it even when it seems that life is going OK -- something can come into our lives that takes it all apart. This is a great book, just like the other Pete Dexter books -- you just can't go wrong with him. Download.
Some new disciplinary measure his mother had read about in one of her magazines. It is a nicely written, well researched historical western that I was excited to start reading.
I'm not enough of an expert on Deadwood to know how historically accurate either is. Pete Dexter (Dexter, Pete) used books, rare books and new books › Find all books by 'Pete Dexter' and compare prices › Find signed collectible books by 'Pete Dexter' English. Charlie is very much a man of his time (1870's), but he's also a modern man in a changing world. Andrews (yes, I've got a long list!) ISBN 9780708958629 (978-0-7089-5862-9) Hardcover, Niagara, 1997. Dexter was born in Michigan and raised in Georgia, Illinois, and eastern South Dakota. Dexter draws on actual events and people to paint a portrait of the American West that is neither romanticized or based solely on violent drama. We’d love your help. Its secrets continue to reveal themselves long after the book has been finished.”— This scene has always stuck with me, perhaps due to his impassioned slurring british speech pattern, but it feels appropriate to mention after my extended Goodreads hiatus.There's a quote in the movie Vanilla Sky (a film which I have always enjoyed, and not only due to the phenomenal Good Vibrations scene) in which a character who has just lost his job with a publishing company drunkenly exclaims, "People will read again!" However, once the story began to unfold, I was totally hooked. Philippa Gregory is best known for reimagining the lives of famous royal women in bestselling novels, including The Other Boleyn...DEADWOOD, DAKOTA TERRITORIES, 1876: Legendary gunman Wild Bill Hickcock and his friend Charlie Utter have come to the Black Hills town of Deadwood fresh from Cheyenne, fleeing an ungrateful populace. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations Pete Dexter is the author of the National Book Award-winning novel Paris Trout and five other novels: God's Pocket, Deadwood, Brotherly Love, The Paperboy, and Train. Pete Dexter is the author of the National Book Award-winning novel Paris Trout as well as Spooner, Paper Trails, God's Pocket, Deadwood, Brotherly Love, and Train . The book is totally surprising, and there is so much depicted in it. Amazon calculates a product’s star ratings based on a machine learned model instead of a raw data average. So, I decided to read the book because books are always better than the film. Welcome back.
It's an amazingly haunting movie. Pete Dexter may very well be the best American author alive today. I seem to come acroIt has no connection to the HBO series although many of the names of the characters appear in both.