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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- “See photos”
- Signed By
- N/A
- Signed
- No
- Book Series
- Lookaway
- Ex Libris
- Yes
- Narrative Type
- Fiction
- MPN
- Does not apply
- Original Language
- English
- Intended Audience
- Young Adults, Adults
- Inscribed
- No
- Edition
- First Edition
- Vintage
- No
- California Prop 65 Warning
- N/A
- Brand
- Unbranded
- Personalize
- No
- Type
- Novel
- Literary Movement
- Enlightenment, Expressionism, Medieval
- Era
- 2010s
- Illustrator
- Author
- Personalized
- No
- Features
- Dust Jacket, Ex-Library, Illustrated
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Personalization Instructions
- N/A
- ISBN
- 9781250022288
- Book Title
- Lookaway, Lookaway : a Novel
- Publisher
- Picador
- Item Length
- 8.2 in
- Publication Year
- 2014
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Family Life, Literary
- Item Weight
- 11.6 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 384 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Picador
ISBN-10
1250022282
ISBN-13
9781250022288
eBay Product ID (ePID)
171879633
Product Key Features
Book Title
Lookaway, Lookaway : a Novel
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Family Life, Literary
Publication Year
2014
Genre
Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
11.6 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
Lacerating but affectionate, as exuberant as it is shrewd, Lookaway, Lookaway is a Southern novel so sure-footed the only real question for Barnhardt is, "What took you so long?"...By the end I felt like a starving man at a buffet--sated but still hungry. That's not really a knock. Lookaway, Lookaway is that rare thing: an excellent long novel that's not long enough., It is a work that hides its craft but never its beauty, that is ambitious but never pretentious, that does not sacrifice nuance for power or power for nuance. The book's careful, formal composition is invisible as you read, and it's a beautiful read, sad and savagely funny, one place inexplicably contained in the other., Barnhardt delivers a knowing, wry and delightfully catty satire...there's more than a little Tom Wolfe here, with a dash of family feuding, Pat Conroy-style...As with the best satire, though, there's a strong vein of affection., North Carolina native Barnhardt's frothy, satirical latest (after Show World ) is Southern gothic at its most decadent and dysfunctional., Lookaway, Lookaway is a wild romp through the South, and therefore the history of our nation, written by an absolute ringmaster of fiction. Wilton Barnhardt is back baby, and he's coming at you with everything he's got. Enjoy! Enjoy! Enjoy!, Lookaway, Lookaway is an often humorous, sometimes unsettling, ultimately poignant romp through a "New" South still reluctant to let go of its past. Barnhardt's novel earns a place on the bookshelf between J.K. Toole's A Confederacy of Dunces and Tom Wolfe's I Am Charlotte Simmons ., A dishier array of secrets animates Lookaway, Lookaway , Wilton Barnhardt's big, enveloping novel about a status-conscious North Carolina family., This is a raucous novel, bursting with noise and color, immensely and immediately entertaining. And yet it's impossible not to realize how very, very smart it is. Wilton Barnhardt is a masterful storyteller, and Lookaway, Lookaway is high comedy at its brilliant best., Barnhardt's fourth novel is a revelation: witty, savage and bighearted all at once, it is the Southern novel for the 21st century., A fresh and innovative take on the traditional family saga...the new Barnhardt goes down smooth and delivers with a kick., Move over, Tom Wolfe! There's a new guy in town with the ultimate--no, make that penultimate--take on the New South. Better take a powder, pour a big gin, and put your feet up before you start reading. Writing with brilliance and brio, Wilton Barnhardt has penned a hilarious satire which often has surprising depth and hits way too close to the truth., Sprawling, generous, delightful...I didn't want it to end. Lookaway is both dishy and literary, but like all good novels, there's a nourishing quality as well., Scathing yet touching, this is a delicious saga of Old South meets New, a story of America lurching toward the future., Wilton Barnhardt has written the big Southern novel I've been wanting to read all my life. I can't think of a book that better expresses the complexity of exactly where our Southern culture is right now. His insights into his characters - both male and female - are rich and genuinely hilarious, expressed with a dangerous level of humor and pain. Lookaway, Lookaway is entirely remarkable. I finished reading it and started again on page one to see how he did it. (I still don't know.), Dixieland was never so dishy nor dysfunctional as in Barnhardt's ribald send-up of the conflagration that ensues when Old South tradition confronts New South tackiness...Barnhardt's satirical scorching of southern culture comes in second only to Sherman's fiery march., "It is a work that hides its craft but never its beauty, that is ambitious but never pretentious, that does not sacrifice nuance for power or power for nuance... a beautiful read, sad and savagely funny, one place inexplicably contained in the other." -The New York Review of Books "Scathing yet touching, this is a delicious saga of Old South meets New, a story of America lurching toward the future." -People "A delicious romp with a dysfunctional Southern Family."- Chicago Tribune "Barnhardt's fourth novel is a revelation: witty, savage and bighearted all at once, it is the Southern novel for the twenty-first century."- Kirkus Reviews (starred review), Wilton Barnhardt's Lookaway, Lookaway is our best 21st Century update so far of Anthony Trollope's The Way We Live Now . This literary romp is a new South vision with a ferocious vengeance, a heady stew of debutantes, Internet dating, Confederate War reenactors, real estate scandals, and Garden & Gun mores. Wicked family secrets are stirred in with antebellum lore and the Obama-era politics of race, gender and sex, all showing us, truly and newly, a Global Dixie.
Dewey Decimal
813.6
Synopsis
Steely and formidable, Jerene Jarvis Johnston sits near the apex of society in contemporary Charlotte, North Carolina, where old Southern money and older family skeletons meet the new wealth of bankers, land speculators, and social climbers. Jerene and her Civil War reenactor husband, Duke, have four adult children--sexually reckless real estate broker Annie; earnest minister Bo; gay-but-don't-tell-anyone Joshua; and naive, impressionable college freshman Jerilyn. Jerene's brother, Gaston, is an infamously dissolute novelist and gossip who knows her secrets and Duke's; while her sister, Dillard, is a reclusive prisoner of her own unfortunate choices. When a scandal threatens the Johnston family's status and dwindling finances, Jerene swings into action...and she will stop at nothing to keep what she has and preserve her legacy. Wilton Barnhardt's Lookaway, Lookaway is a headlong, hilarious narrative of a family coming apart on the edge of the old South and the new, and an unforgettable woman striving to hold it together.
LC Classification Number
PS3552.A6994
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- s***p (209)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseFirst time purchase from this seller, and I'd buy from them again. Book was nicely packaged to keep it secure during travel. As a lifelong bibliophile, I appreciate sellers who care about the books they send out. Condition was as described, and I believe that the photo in the listing was the same as the book I received: no stock photo used. Item shipped the same day as purchase, and arrived in 6 days, including a Sunday and a holiday.Shadows of Myth Paperback Rachel Lee (#305670417298)
- e***k (1683)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseFantastic Seller! Very Fast and Professional Service. Book arrived safely-well packed, Shipped Fast, Great Communication, Excellent Price, and Book as described/pictured-Great condition! Highly Recommend This Seller! Thank you!
- i***m (2)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseI was quite surprised with how well packaged my item was! It was sealed tightly in it's own plastic bag on top of the plentiful amount of bubble wrap included. It was at a fair price and the cost of shipping was about right for the item. It was in mint condition just as described. The only setback was the shipping being pushed back due to poor weather but this neither the fault of the seller or the shipping company. Otherwise, everything was great and I'm happy with the product!Just One Year Carter's My first lamb Stuffed Plush Baby Rattle Toy 8" (#306101902324)