Interstate [Paperback]

Stephen Dixon (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Owl; First Edition. first pb edition (1996)
• ASIN: B001JZCZQW
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

More About the Author

Stephen Dixon is the author of twenty-seven works of fiction including, most recently, Phone Rings and Old Friends (both published by Melville House). His novels Interstate and Frog were both finalists for the National Book Award. Frog was also a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award. His work has received the O. Henry Award, the Best American Short Stories award, the Pushcart Prize, The American Academy Institute of Arts and Letters Prize for Fiction, and he has been a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unforgettable. A great one., August 2, 2009

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Daniel J. Weber - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Interstate: A Novel (Paperback)

I was recently asked to list 15 books that made an impact on
me. This is the one book most of my friends had never heard
of. After 20 years it still haunts. This is any parents nightmare,
but I think more importantly a genuine reflection on how the human
mind can handle/adjust/rewrite a personal tragedy on its worst level.
I think one of the unusual pleasures is that I picked this book up
not knowing the captivating structure, so if possible I would advise
anyone buying this to just dive right in without reading
any more reviews. Truly an undiscovered gem that has only gotten
more powerful and relevant over time.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Love Him or Hate Him, May 12, 2000

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Chiang Hai Tat (Jupiter) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Interstate: A Novel (Paperback)

dixon is a one-in-a-kind writer. a friend pointed out to me: he's either doing something radical or just doing something no other writer wants to do. so love him or hate him, he's the type who doesn't give a damn. this book, like most of his other novels, could be quite torturous to read, but the reader will find it rewarding upon finish reading it.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Long, Strange Trip Indeed, September 1, 2000

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T. Sims "Nomi54" (Detroit) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Interstate: A Novel (Paperback)

Dixon's INTERSTATE is an intersting read...a novel that held my interest even though I didn't think it could. Confusing at first, but soon finds it's own rhythm, and begins to work on a complete unique path of logic. The first work of Dixon's I've read, I will probably attempt to read the masive FROG, based on the weird strength and twisted characterization found in INTERSTATE.