This Is Exciting

My favorite books often deal with those at the fringes of society. Peter Darbyshire, Thom Jones, George Saunders and Raymond Carver. My first taste of Denis Johnson was Jesus' Son, which I throughly enjoyed. While I haven't gone back ro the Denis Johnson well since Jesus' Son, I now have reason to.

'Tree of Smoke'
By DENIS JOHNSONReviewed by JIM LEWIS
Denis Johnson’s new novel is a massive thing and something like a masterpiece; it’s the product of an extraordinary writer in full stride.