The Harder They Come, (Hardcover)

from nivramkoorb

This is a very disturbing book which is based on true events. It deals with mental illness, violence, right wing paranoia, and the results of the 3 mixing together. It takes place in Northern California and being from there I am familiar with the area. The basic story surrounds Sten, a 70 year ol...

from arubabookwoman

As this book opens, Sten and his wife Carolee are on a shore excursion from their Central American cruise. They are at a nature preserve in the jungle when a band of robbers demands that the group of travelers from the ship turn over their valuables. Something in Sten cracks, and he reverts to hi...

from honkcronk

I picked this book up because of the author and a quick scan of the cover. I had visited the area of California this was written about. I was fascinated about how unlike the rest of California (I thought) this area was... The area is the rectangle of land taking in Mendocino to Fort Bragg and one...

from juhudo

Eine neues Buch von T.C.Boyle, einem meiner Lieblingsautoren, - und ich bin gestern gerade fertig geworden. Erstaunlicherweise ist der Roman auf Deutsch Ende Februar einen Monat früher erschienen als in der Originalsprache. Wieso das so ist, konnte ich noch nicht herausfinden. Vielleicht hat Boyl...

from JaredOrlando

If there is something that Boyle can do and do well, as evident in the wonderful, and now extremely topical, Tortilla Curtain, it is writing about xenophobia. Read like a spiritual sequel to said novel, the Harder They Come shows Boyle in top form, creating a winding story full of sex, violence, ...