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Jesus' Son
- Narrated by: Will Patton
- Length: 2 hrs and 43 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Anthologies & Short Stories
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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- dngold77
- 02-09-18
Some books are better read.
The elliptical poetic nature of this short novel make following it in audio format nearly impossible. A great read (and a great movie) but not a great listen.
8 people found this helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Matt
- 11-06-18
Beautifully written but
It’s dark and disconcerting. It reads very much as a stream of consciousness instead of a coherent narrative. That being said it is extremely well written. Denis Johnson had a beautiful way with words and Will Patton is good. He often sounds like he’s losing his voice, but that part of his charm, I guess. There are very few redeemable elements about the characters in this book.
5 people found this helpful
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- JasonB Texas
- 01-10-18
Bizarre different but good
Amazing imagery outstanding writing strange stories that somehow end up feeling whole at the end
3 people found this helpful
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- Jennifer AE Cummings
- 08-06-17
Exquisite in content and composition
I have not been more moved by piece of literature in the last 30 years as I am with Denis Johnson's Jesus' Son. I am compelled to find everything he has ever written and devour it, most likely more than one read.
3 people found this helpful
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- Jacob Garcia
- 22-06-19
Poetic
The life of the scum of the earth (for lack of a better term). The forgotten, unseen people of the world. Dirty. Exposed poetically. This book is not for everyone. It definitely has absolutely nothing to do with Jesus if you were hoping for that. In the beginning I considered the descriptive writing overdone but by the middle I appreciated the writing style.
2 people found this helpful
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- Courtney Wilber
- 29-09-19
Beautiful
I love this book, and the performance of it was beautiful. I’m definitely sold on audiobooks after this listen.
1 person found this helpful
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- Dylan Perry
- 06-08-18
Wonderful Collection
Jesus' Son is, bar none, one of the best short story collections I have read in years. And comparable to the writing, Will Patton's narration brings even more life to the stories. Recommended.
1 person found this helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
- Eric Kambach
- 20-05-19
Where's Jesus?
Not sure what to make of this collection. Like Pineapple Express that's actually relevant and decent.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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Story2 out of 5 stars
- C. Genereaux
- 29-11-16
narrator was good. story line was pretty terrible.
struggled to get through it. they story was hard to follow and I struggled to see the point. never ended up finishing it and was disappointed with the purchase. don't waste your money.