The Stars At Noon [Unknown Binding]

Product Details

• Unknown Binding: 181 pages
• Publisher: Faber & Faber; 1ST edition (1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0394538404
• ISBN-13: 978-0394538402
• ASIN: B000I4OYFA
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Vastly underrated, April 9, 2004

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Henry Platte (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Stars at Noon (Paperback)

This is easily some of Johnson's best work. Granted, it's short, and there may not be enough space to develop such an ambitious story in such a setting, but I think he selects all the right details. One sentence is enough to bring some strange corner of a horrifyingly corrupt city into focus(...).

It's not up to the mythic level of Jesus' Son, true, but it's a different kind of book. It's less personal, and gives a better sense of society in general, a convincing world. I recommend it very highly.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A 20th Century Heart of Darkness, January 27, 2001

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Philip E. Hodgman (East Lansing, MI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Stars at Noon (Paperback)

Stars at Noon presents the story of a female journalist caught in a murky labyrinth of a world in Nicaragua of the 1980's. She attempts to escape and in the process, becomes mixed up with "the Englishman" and other shadowy characters.

The mood is dark and the action somewhat confusing and hard to follow. The atmosphere is steamy and jungle-like, reminiscent of Conrad's classic story, "The Heart of Darkness."

Although there is no clear ending or moral to the book, I found the protagonist sympathetic and the language of the book poetic and evocative. The book, in spite of its murky and confusing qualities, was very entertaining and a good read.

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Read, May 6, 2011

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Sherrie R. Miranda "Sherpeace" (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Stars at Noon (Paperback)

This book moved quickly and was a good "setting" novel. In other words, it really

gave the reader a good sense of place, an unusual place at an unusual time. The

story line confused me a couple times but I enjoyed it anyway.