Fup [Paperback]

Jim Dodge (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1987

First published in 1983, this story is set in the coastal hills of Northern California between 1880 and the present. The tale revolves around three characters: two humans and one duck. Jim Dodge is the author of "Not Fade Away" and "Stone Junction".

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About the Author

JIM DODGE is a poet and novelist. He lives on an isolated ranch in western Sonoma County and has been by turns an apple picker, a carpet layer, a teacher, a professional gambler, a shepherd for five years and a woodcutter. He is working on a new novel. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 59 pages
• Publisher: City Miner Books; Third edition (January 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0933944047
• ISBN-13: 978-0933944046
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #588,992 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the book, July 21, 2006

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Ann Pai "author of My Other Body" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fup (Paperback)

This is the book you want to read to that kid in high school who doesn't understand why books are anything.

This is the book you want to read to the person you think might fall in love with you. This is the book you want to read to your friends so you will laugh together like you never have.

This is the book to read when the world is too serious. This is the book to read when you are too serious about yourself. This is the book to read when you feel dull and uninterested.

This is the book to read if you've gotten too big for your britches. This is the book to read if you feel more Christian than someone who cusses. This is the book to read if you want things you can't name.

This is good medicine: a short shot, powerful. FUP is the American book.

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A book for almost everyone, April 25, 1998

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Kali "bengaligirl" (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fup (Paperback)

I found Fup in a thrift shop, it cost me less than a dollar. It was money well spent and I am gong to buy Jim Dodge's other books when I get the chance.

Dodge's story about Fup, his friends Grandpa Jake and Tiny bought tears of sorrow and laughter to my eyes.

Even Lockjaw the rampaging homicidal boar made me chuckle. It is an easy read I would recommend it most heartedly, especially if you're someone who likes to read when they are eating. Just be careful, you might choke on some of the funnier moments, but its worth every cough and splutter.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extraordinary..., March 30, 2003

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"bardolator" (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fup (Paperback)

Simply put, one of the best pieces of short fiction I have ever read. 'Fup' is pure delight from the first page to the last. The characters are unforgettable and the humor stays with you for a long time to come. Buy it cheap and pass it on; your friends will thank you for it.