Interstate Dreams [Paperback]

Neal Barrett Jr. (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 1999

Dreamer came back to Austin, Texas, from a bad banana war with a souvenir slug in his head. No big deal, just a minor side effect: Now, every safe, every lock, every fancy alarm, takes a nap when he's around.

Dreamer's not tempted, he's straight arrow and doesn't need the dough. He's happy selling guppies, hanging out at Mama Lucy's Vishnu and Jesus Barbecue. And, when the days are long and the AC's blowing cool, spending lazy afternoons with his breathtaking, irritating, mean-mouthed lover and big-time attorney, Eileen. Still, a secret like Dreamer's doesn't stay secret long. A lot of people want to know what his talent's all about. People like Detective Avery Asher, who makes wrongdoers move up to New York. Abn-el-Yusuf, who wants to buy Fort Worth. Zillionaire Gus Brauweiler, who owns nearly everything there is, and Houston mobster Mako Binder, who steals all the rest. Only Neal Barrett, Jr., author of The Hereafter Gang, heralded as "one of the great American novels," could stir up this special mix of outrageous mayhem and unadulterated black-hearted fun, you'll find in Interstate Dreams.

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About the Author

Writer Neal Barrett, Jr s. novels and short fiction "defy category or convention." He has written in the fields of science fiction, fantasy, mystery/suspense and "off-the wall" mainstream fiction. He has been frequently honored for his work, and was recently inducted into the Texas Institute of Letters. Barrett lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife, Ruth, and his cat, Sue Jean.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Not Avail; 1st edition (December 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1885418221
• ISBN-13: 978-1885418227
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #781,202 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dream On, February 12, 2000

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Bill Crider (Alvin, Texas) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Interstate Dreams (Paperback)

Interstate Dreams is a helluva book. It's about Dreamer, a guy who has a little piece of steel in his head and who can walk past any burglar alarm ever made. It's about big-time crooks with big-time plans for new advances in genetic engineering. It's about Austin and Houston; it's about Mexican food and tropical fish. It's about a lot of other things, too, every single one of them worth reading about. The writing in this book sings. It's the kind of writing that makes other writers think about taking a sledgehammer to their word processors or going outside to take a kick at the cat. I enjoyed every sentence in this book. Best fourteen bucks I've spent this year.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ribs and DP, February 19, 2000

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Mark Graham (Rocky Mountains) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Interstate Dreams (Paperback)

I get to review this book for the DENVER ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS. I am going to tell my readers that INTERSTATE DREAMS is the best book I've read this century. It purely is. Okay, the century isn't very old yet, but the standard has been set. Here is the best description I can think of for Neal Barrett, Jr.: Mark Twain on an acid trip. I mean that in a good way. Buy this book and buy several for your friends. They'll love you forever. I don't usually write these things for Amazon, but someone needs to. So what are you waiting for? Go eat some ribs, drink a DR. Pepper and read INTERSTATE DREAMS.