IniciGrupsConversesMésTendències
Cerca al lloc
Aquest lloc utilitza galetes per a oferir els nostres serveis, millorar el desenvolupament, per a anàlisis i (si no has iniciat la sessió) per a publicitat. Utilitzant LibraryThing acceptes que has llegit i entès els nostres Termes de servei i política de privacitat. L'ús que facis del lloc i dels seus serveis està subjecte a aquestes polítiques i termes.

Resultats de Google Books

Clica una miniatura per anar a Google Books.

Knockemstiff de Donald Ray Pollock
S'està carregant…

Knockemstiff (2008 original; edició 2008)

de Donald Ray Pollock

MembresRessenyesPopularitatValoració mitjanaMencions
8613324,891 (3.85)91
"More engaging than any new fiction in years." --Chuck Palahniuk An unforgettable work of fiction that peers into the soul of a tough Midwestern American town to reveal the sad, stunted but resilient lives of its residents. Knockemstiff is a genuine entry into the literature of place. Spanning a period from the mid-sixties to the late nineties, the linked stories that comprise Knockemstiff feature a cast of recurring characters who are irresistibly, undeniably real. A father pumps his son full of steroids so he can vicariously relive his days as a perpetual runner-up body builder. A psychotic rural recluse comes upon two siblings committing incest and feels compelled to take action. Donald Ray Pollock presents his characters and the sordid goings-on with a stern intelligence, a bracing absence of value judgments, and a refreshingly dark sense of bottom-dog humor.… (més)
Membre:VJESCI
Títol:Knockemstiff
Autors:Donald Ray Pollock
Informació:Doubleday (2008), Hardcover, 224 pages
Col·leccions:
Valoració:
Etiquetes:Cap

Informació de l'obra

Knockemstiff de Donald Ray Pollock (2008)

  1. 00
    In the Devil's Territory de Kyle Minor (Usuari anònim)
  2. 00
    Mrs. Somebody Somebody de Tracy Winn (lahochstetler)
    lahochstetler: Short story collections examining various characters living in the same town.
S'està carregant…

Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar.

No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra.

» Mira també 91 mencions

Anglès (30)  Castellà (1)  Alemany (1)  Italià (1)  Totes les llengües (33)
Es mostren 1-5 de 33 (següent | mostra-les totes)
Whew. Love.

One thing about these short stories, (eighteen of them) and, a reader might not be aware of this unless they write, but I thought they were written almost like character studies. Each story took off from the first sentence, and then I just sort of hung on for the ride.

While the common thread throughout pinpoints people who are at rock bottom - and if possible - may have sunk even lower - I couldn't help but see each of them, and feel empathy to some degree as they struggled through their decrepit lives. This batch of human misfits were all card carrying members of The Losers Club. At times they were pitiably funny, downright disgusting, or so inept at making a total mess of their relationships, you might wonder how can anyone get into such situations, or act in such a manner, yet, they will also appear as all too familiar. Maybe you'll find yourself recognizing that one family member, friend, or acquaintance, who just can't seem to get their act together no matter what. I was in these scenes with each character, experiencing what they were experiencing, much to my dismay at times. (yuck)

That's what made each of these tiny tales of turpitude so doggone addicting.

Highly entertaining, highly recommend - but not for the faint of heart or the squeamish.

( )
  DonnaEverhart | Jun 21, 2022 |
This was a great first novel by Mr. Pollock. If you like the transgressive genre, you will definitely want to pick this up. The method that he joins the townsfolk stories together through time is brilliantly done. The small town of Knockemstiff is a really crappy place! ( )
  Drunken-Otter | Aug 20, 2021 |
If possible, I'd give this book ten stars. Five for brilliant writing and storytelling and five for gut-wrenching, head-spinning, brain-exploding imagery. Lord have mercy..... ( )
  mortalfool | Jul 10, 2021 |
Little podunk town
chock-full of nasty people
ugly, but sincere. ( )
  Eggpants | Jun 25, 2020 |
I've read some crazy, outsider, efftup fiction before, but this was some next-level shizzle. Poverty, despair, drugs, violence, incest, bigotry, drugs again, drive-ins, infidelity, murder and a lot more drugs. And it's funny. Dark, mean, bleak and funny. These connected short stories are not for everyone, but I ate them up like diner pie with extra cream. ( )
  asxz | Mar 13, 2019 |
Es mostren 1-5 de 33 (següent | mostra-les totes)
Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya

» Afegeix-hi altres autors (15 possibles)

Nom de l'autorCàrrecTipus d'autorObra?Estat
Donald Ray Pollockautor primaritotes les edicionscalculat
Andrews, MacLeodNarradorautor secundarialgunes edicionsconfirmat
Bramhall, MarkNarradorautor secundarialgunes edicionsconfirmat
Bray, R. C.Narradorautor secundarialgunes edicionsconfirmat
Godfrey, MattNarradorautor secundarialgunes edicionsconfirmat
Heyborne, KirbyNarradorautor secundarialgunes edicionsconfirmat
Landon, AmyNarradorautor secundarialgunes edicionsconfirmat
Ochman, JoeNarradorautor secundarialgunes edicionsconfirmat
Shapiro, RobNarradorautor secundarialgunes edicionsconfirmat
Woren, DanNarradorautor secundarialgunes edicionsconfirmat

Pertany a aquestes col·leccions editorials

Has d'iniciar sessió per poder modificar les dades del coneixement compartit.
Si et cal més ajuda, mira la pàgina d'ajuda del coneixement compartit.
Títol normalitzat
Títol original
Títols alternatius
Data original de publicació
Gent/Personatges
Llocs importants
Informació del coneixement compartit en anglès. Modifica-la per localitzar-la a la teva llengua.
Esdeveniments importants
Pel·lícules relacionades
Epígraf
Informació del coneixement compartit en anglès. Modifica-la per localitzar-la a la teva llengua.
All Americans come from Ohio originally, if only briefly.

—DAWN POWELL
Dedicatòria
Informació del coneixement compartit en anglès. Modifica-la per localitzar-la a la teva llengua.
FOR PATSY
Primeres paraules
Informació del coneixement compartit en anglès. Modifica-la per localitzar-la a la teva llengua.
My father showed me how to hurt a man one August night at the Torch Drive-in when I was seven years old. ("Real Life")
Citacions
Darreres paraules
Nota de desambiguació
Editor de l'editorial
Creadors de notes promocionals a la coberta
Llengua original
Informació del coneixement compartit en anglès. Modifica-la per localitzar-la a la teva llengua.
CDD/SMD canònics
LCC canònic

Referències a aquesta obra en fonts externes.

Wikipedia en anglès

Cap

"More engaging than any new fiction in years." --Chuck Palahniuk An unforgettable work of fiction that peers into the soul of a tough Midwestern American town to reveal the sad, stunted but resilient lives of its residents. Knockemstiff is a genuine entry into the literature of place. Spanning a period from the mid-sixties to the late nineties, the linked stories that comprise Knockemstiff feature a cast of recurring characters who are irresistibly, undeniably real. A father pumps his son full of steroids so he can vicariously relive his days as a perpetual runner-up body builder. A psychotic rural recluse comes upon two siblings committing incest and feels compelled to take action. Donald Ray Pollock presents his characters and the sordid goings-on with a stern intelligence, a bracing absence of value judgments, and a refreshingly dark sense of bottom-dog humor.

No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca.

Descripció del llibre
Sumari haiku

Debats actuals

Cap

Cobertes populars

Dreceres

Valoració

Mitjana: (3.85)
0.5
1 5
1.5
2 8
2.5 8
3 40
3.5 14
4 92
4.5 5
5 54

Ets tu?

Fes-te Autor del LibraryThing.

 

Quant a | Contacte | LibraryThing.com | Privadesa/Condicions | Ajuda/PMF | Blog | Botiga | APIs | TinyCat | Biblioteques llegades | Crítics Matiners | Coneixement comú | 203,251,288 llibres! | Barra superior: Sempre visible