This doesn't live up to the 'Confederacy of Dunces' reference blurb thing on the cover, but it's ok. ( )

A well worked-over first novel: high-octane energy and exuberance, metastasized metaphors, but mostly a 200 page manrant against all things holy of the 60s, 70s, 80s. Anderson details hippy childmolesters, back-to-earth pig grunters, and road-bar, flat-line, low lifers.

Earlier American cultures fare no better: 50s best-gen, pent up parents along with Anderson's prior-life, Miami suburban marketeer, missionary-postion existence.

He seems to have purged himself with his one novel and moved on to better things as an apparent richguy, a fund raiser for Obama, and an Opera Board member.

Worth the read for non-stop references to the artifacts of the era.
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Travel to Boonville with John Gibson & meet all the quirky characters who call the small California town home. John inherits his eccentric Grandmother Sarah's home after her passing away. Looking for a change he decides to move to this town that's known for having it's own odd language. If you're looking for something a little different, something not so mainstream, then I highly suggest giving Boonville a chance! Filled with quirky, eccentric characters, a memorable plot filled with twists ...more Travel to Boonville with John Gibson & meet all the quirky characters who call the small California town home. John inherits his eccentric Grandmother Sarah's home after her passing away. Looking for a change he decides to move to this town that's known for having it's own odd language. If you're looking for something a little different, something not so mainstream, then I highly suggest giving Boonville a chance! Filled with quirky, eccentric characters, a memorable plot filled with twists & turns, it will surely keep you entertained & laughing along the way. Though I will say it does have some adult behavior in it, so I would not recommend it for anyone underage or those easily offended. That being said Boonville was an entertaining read filled with humor, love, life & choices. ( )

Self-indulgent and mean-spirited. A merciless editor would tighten up the prose, but it would still remain a gratuitously spiteful novel.

If you enjoyed T.C. Boyle's Drop City or All Over Creation by Ruth Ozeki you will probably really enjoy this book as well...a hippie trilogy. ( )