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A raunchy, raucous romp by America's King of Rockabilly writers. It's about the desperate sweetness of artistic attempt and letting the dark angel out, something seemingly necessary in certain neighborhoods of life. Contains a lot of Chuck's trademark bluesy lyrical notes and some of the funniest writing I've ever read anywhere by anybody. The scene where our two heroes are held captive in their car by a dog is by itself well worth the price of a hardback or two. So, Good Golly Miss Molly, Great Balls of Fire, there's a Whole Lot of Shakin' Goin' On. Take a chance on this book. It's a rare treat.
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It took a while to finish this one but I'm glad I did. The novel focuses on the perilously decadent lives of Ralph and Alice Anne. Crafted in the dialectical tradition of the "Honeymooners" television show of old, this contemporary story extracts the dark, vile, highly addictive nature of its characters and their friends. Ralph and Jim are best friends, college professors and writers, whose lives spirals from one disaster to the next as they move through life with no rules no boundaries and a very limited future. Kinder has written a story of drug induced drunken debauchery that is both comical and loathsome at once. His writing is well paced and clear. "Honeymooners" is an overall enjoyable read that highlights the irreverent imagination (or actual life) of a talented author. This is my first read by Kinder and I'm not disappointed.
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Simply put, this novel stunk. The language is imprecise, the characters boring and unlikeable, and the situations stupid. It's tedious, rambling, unreadable verbal muck. It'd be easier and less painful to get it into your brain by ramming it through your ear rather than reading it. You'd be more entertained watching hair grow.
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The first 100 pages read like Beavis 'n Butthead do Writing. Huh. Huh huh. Then Kinder shows his stuff, not unlike the not unusual not untalentless nonpeople who spend years sustaining each other on a vague notion they call literary. And he "teaches" writing. Oy vay. Why can't he write a simple simile without using a double not for flourish? This book was just plain annoying.
That this was a New York Times notable book is clear evidence that the literary/academic complex wants to rule "art" in America. Bah.
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Chuck Kinder's Honeymooners is an amusing tale of two writers whose lives strip away the "glamour" of the hard drinking writer a la Ernest Hemingway. Ralph and Jim are likeable losers, involved with and married to, women who barely manage to put up with them. The novel is rather unconventional and the narrative moves forward on its own pace, providing amusement all the way. If you enjoy a humorours novel that is a little different, give this one a try. Enjoy.
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