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5.0 out of 5 stars The Great Male Voice Returns., September 23, 2000

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TLK (Commonwealth Of Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Beast God Forgot to Invent (Hardcover)

Jim Harrison exhausts me. In two of his three superb novellas, I had to pause after every other paragraph to allow my mind to catch up. Reading Harrison is like drinking from a fire hose. Harrison's writing has the conceptual connectivity of a Dennis Miller rant, but it is more serious, more profound, longer and always within an odd story line. Does anyone else write like this? Harrison defines the solitary, cranky, intelligent, old man. Thank goodness for another Brown Dog story sandwiched neatly in between for relief. One imagines the Farley Brothers could make quite a movie about old B.D.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Thought-provoking from start to finish, October 3, 2001

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T. L. Davis (Oak Grove, MN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Beast God Forgot to Invent (Hardcover)

I read the first sentence of the title novella five or ten times before I could go on. (I won't tell you what it is... get the book and read it yourself.) Then I read it to my brother-in-law, my wife and a potter friend. I memorized it and now feel strongly compelled to scratch it on subway wall. It's that good. There are many such profound sentences throughout these three simply plotted but canyon-deep novellas. Witty and thoughful sentences and paragraphs abound yielding fuel for prolonged sessions of enjoyment and pondering. Thank you, Jim Harrison!

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ~It's as if you were having a conversation with the author ~, July 15, 2002

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This review is from: The Beast God Forgot to Invent (Hardcover)

I have just found a new obsession and it's Jim Harrison! Not the man, but his books of course. I am always open to a new discovery and in this case, what a pleasant surprise. Jim Harrison has an impressive command of words that keep his story(s), in this case 3 of them, flowing without being bogged down with excessive descriptions. It's as if you were having a conversation with him rather than reading a book.

After doing some research I found that he had written "Legends of the Fall", and that is one of my all time favorite movies. I just can't understand why he doesn't get more press. I have mentioned his books to several people and none of them were aware of him at all. He difinitely is a talent not to be missed. I have already ordered "A Woman Lit by Fireflies" and looking forward to his upcoming Memoir!

One more thing,if you are not familiar with his writing take a peak inside one of his books, you might just like what you see.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Classic Harrison
Pretentious at time, but a fun read. As usual it centers around the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and as usual there is plenty of sexual innuendo. Read more

Published 17 months ago by Jason L. Acevedo

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun and crisp...memorable characters that stay with you for the long haul
If you like reading Harrison, you can't leave this one out. I think it's his best. Memorable characters that still bring a smile long after I put the book (Kindle) down.

Published 22 months ago by VT Fly Angler

5.0 out of 5 stars Westward Ho! indeed
'Catering to egregious pricks out of childhood nostalgia is a poor way to conduct your life' says the narrator of the first of the three novellas is this book. Read more

Published on May 23, 2008 by Lynn Hoffman, author:The Short...

4.0 out of 5 stars descendent of miller/bukowski
this is the first harrison book i've read and did not know what to expect. i enjoyed it a lot. whereas some reviewers have compared him to hemingway, i seem him more as a... Read more

Published on February 7, 2008 by R. C. Kopf

5.0 out of 5 stars Mr. Harrison is the MAN!
I'm a painter not a writer so I will not be able to do justice to Jim Harrison. In my mind Harrison is our best living writer. Read more

Published on January 27, 2006 by J. Gunning

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
And here's why: many authors write in the first person to give themselves an alter ego. Not so here, as Harrison uses the first person to give us 3 truly engaging partners in... Read more

Published on May 18, 2002 by Timothy P. Young

4.0 out of 5 stars Three Novellas by Our Modern-day Hemingway
It has been a while since I've read anything by Jim Harrison, and after reading this book, I can't quite remember why it's been so long. Read more

Published on March 11, 2002 by Keith L. Goode

5.0 out of 5 stars Lusty Pan Theme
In the title story the narrator, a fifty-something antique book collecter and real estate agent, feels chagrined living in the north Michigan wilderness where he lives a... Read more

Published on February 5, 2002 by M. JEFFREY MCMAHON

5.0 out of 5 stars He is back. Greatness from the Hedonist King
For lovers of Harrison, he is back. These stories are a lot of fun and from the veins of prior Novellas. Read more

Published on February 18, 2001 by B

5.0 out of 5 stars The Beast God Forgot to Invent
A friend of mine turned me on to Jim Harrison several years ago. I've read almost everything he has written and this set of three stories seems to tell his story. Read more

Published on December 1, 2000 by E. Bunce

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The danger of civilization, of course, is that you will piss away your life on nonsense. Read the first page

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