Customer Reviews

Interstate

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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.

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.

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.

A work of staggering intensity, Interstate is one of finest literary creations of the past twenty years. And twenty years from now it will appear on the Modern Library's 100-best list. Read it.

Yes, it offers a glimpse of the power of fiction and its impact on readers. Unfortunately, it is unreadable, and for the most part,tedious. This will undoubtedly be one of those books that professors assign to fiction writing students. Let's hope they learn a few things about how not to write a novel.

This book is stupid. The idea of the book is okay but the acutal text is horrid. Its a long boring book i wouldnt want anyone to read.