The Dog Star [Paperback]

Donald Windham (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1998

A novel of Atlanta in the 1930s

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Hill Street Press (June 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1892514095
• ISBN-13: 978-1892514097
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,109,259 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A must read of American Literature, February 23, 2001

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michael T. maloney, author of Third World Pri... (ST. pete, fla) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Dog Star (Paperback)

Donald Windham's fame has been elusive over the past half century in comparison to his legendary buddies: Tennessee William, Truman Capote, Gore Vidal, Carson McCullers et al. But that doesn't make him any less of an artist. THE DOG STAR is dark and forboding. Written in amazing eloquence the novel has aquired a nostalgic flavor but in many ways forshadows the current problems of today's teens. So The Dog Star should also appeal to the Dawson's Creek crowd. One day, it will be required reading and Windham's hero will stand along side other American teen anti-heros such as Holden Caufield and Huck Finn and Windham himself will gain the respect and noteriety he so deserves. Donald Windham is one of the great unsung masters of twentieth century American Literature.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sad, but a wonderful novel, May 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Dog Star (Paperback)

The opening line, "The dog star rose with the sun and the day was hot as soon as it was light," lets you know that Windham is a writer who loves words and language. This is a book filled with treasures, descriptions that will stay with you. While it is hard to imagine that the mind-ramblings and tribulations of a 15-year-old Atlanta juvenile delinquent in the 1930s are relevant to most readers, many of Blackie Pride's emotions resonated for me. Windham has painted a portrait that is evocative and touching. and pretty scary, without preaching or telling the reader what to think. Maybe I was particularly touched by this novel because we all are trying so hard now to understand young people, especially those who do not "fit in."

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Intricate and emotional, August 24, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Dog Star (Paperback)

I am a fan of Donald Windham and have been for the past ten years. I feel he is one of the most important writers of the century and has never enjoyed the wide audience he so much deserves. I have always thought his Atlanta memoir, EMBLEMS OF CONDUCT, to be one of the best I've ever read. THE DOG STAR brilliantly covers much of the same terrain in many ways, but is fiction. Depression-era Atlanta is certainly not the Atlanta of today, but the themes that run through the pages of THE DOG STAR are timeless and should be read by everyone seriously interested in Southern literature.