Skip to main content. Looking for book recommendations? Juni 2000. Hardcover $118.57 $ 118. "Gun, With Occasional Music" is my first Jonathan Lethem book, and it certainly won't be my last. Lethem's invocation of Chandler often wears a bit thin--the prose here is a good deal clumsier than the real thing, and this sort of imitation has already been done too often. Jonathan Lethem is quickly becoming the man to watch in the arena of Literature. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, This title is not currently available for purchase. , which in turn reminded me of a little science fiction (ish) novel that Lethem wrote back in 1994 which I had wanted to read. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Lethem's imagination is fantastic, and I love the way he writes. Lesen Sie ehrliche und … Chandleresque, hard-boiled detective narrative finds a quirky new milieu in this SF/mystery/farce of murder and mass mind control set in a near-future Oakland, Calif. Conrad Metcalf is a private dick, but in his era that profession is even more ignominious than in the past. Unable to add item to List. When the doctor turns up dead, our amiable investigator finds himself caught in a crossfire between the boys from the Inquisitor's Office and gangsters who operate out of the back room of a bar called the Fickle Muse. It's set in a future American city. Do you believe that this item violates a copyright? It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. It is noir, but not; sci-fi (futuristic, but not space opera...) - sort of; literary - yes, but not 'high-brow' or experimental; comedic - often - and maybe because it very cleverly melds all these genres it hasn't really 'hit' one and remains under many people's radar - including mine, until now. Not because you missed anything significant. The following version of this book was sued to create this study guide: Lethem, Jonathan. And how the heck can you shoot someone with a gun that goes "Dum, da dum dum" when you draw it? Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2020. © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. This book was magnificent: brilliant ideas and brilliant writing. However, for listening in the car and other places, this audiobook is a great supplement to the novel. ripped from the pages of Raymond Chandler or Ross MacDonald, spaced out on nose candy and 25 karmas away from an upstate vacation on a cryogenic slab. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. But it is fun to read. It's set in a future American city. Sie können immer noch alle Kundenbewertungen für das Produkt sehen. But before you stop, the beauty of Lethem's novel is that it doesn't feel like science fiction. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. Drugs are legal, available from corner "makers", who can mix your preferred blend like today's tobacconist, from substances called Avoidol, Relaxol, Acceptol, Believol, and, especially, Addictol. From the celebrated author of Motherless Brooklyn. Lethem's stories and essays have appeared in the New Yorker, Harper's, Rolling Stone, Esquire, and the New York Times, among others. Januar 2013. Gun, with Occasional Music Audible Audiobook – Unabridged Jonathan Lethem (Author), Nick Sullivan (Narrator), Blackstone Audio, Inc. (Publisher) & 0 more 3.7 out of 5 stars 142 ratings Redemption links and eBooks cannot be resold. If you start reading this book, be prepared to look stupid because you will have an ear-to-ear grin on your face until you put it down. Prime members enjoy Free Two-Day Shipping, Free Same-Day or One-Day Delivery to select areas, Prime Video, Prime Music, Prime Reading, and more. Even with his first book, you can tell he is an excellent author. Good book and audiobook...but not outstanding, Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2011. Give as a gift or purchase for a team or group. . However, it is not done with enough urgency. I especially like the kangaroo. First: I simply couldn't stop reading it after I started. I found the body...", Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 24, 2012. Metcalf has been shadowing Celeste, the wife of an affluent doctor. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. This book is so out there, but in the best possible way. Gun, with Occasional Music, is more than just a quirky, idiosyncratic novel. An Audie Award winner, he is also the recipient of numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2016. Conrad's got it tough: he needs to see his old girlfriend about a personal matter, half his customers are evolved animals, one of his suspects is a brain-evolved, drunken, sarcastic, three-year-old babyhead, and the gangsters in the back room of the Fickle Muse have sicked a kangaroo hit man named Joey on him. ). Hard to believe that the author of Motherless Brooklyn wrote this--poorly written, lousy plot and riddled with clichés and just plain awful writing.