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Jim Dodge

Born

in Santa Rosa, California, The United States

March 08, 1945

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Poetry

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Jim Dodge is an American novelist and poet whose works combine themes of folklore and fantasy, set in a timeless present. He has published three novels, Fup, Not Fade Away and Stone Junction and a collection of poetry and prose, Rain on the River. Dodge was born in 1945 and grew up as an Air Force brat. As an adult he spent many years living on an almost self-sufficient commune in West Sonoma County, California. He has had many jobs including apple picker, a carpet layer, a teacher, a professional gambler, a shepherd, a woodcutter and an environmental restorer. He received his Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing/Poetry from the University of Iowa Writers Workshop in 1969. He has been the director of the Creative Writing program in the E ...more

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Average rating: 4.09 · 9,013 ratings · 917 reviews · 25 distinct works • Similar authors

	Fup 4.09 avg rating — 4,387 ratings — published 1983 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stone Junction by Jim Dodge, Thomas Pynchon (Foreword) 4.08 avg rating — 3,064 ratings — published 1990 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Not Fade Away really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,027 ratings — published 1987 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rain on the River: Selected Poems and Short Prose 4.20 avg rating — 166 ratings — published 2002 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The American Baker: Exquisite Desserts from the Pastry Chef of the Stanford Court 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1987	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scattered, Smothered & Chopped liked it 3.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Classic American Desserts -PB it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	アメリカンベーカーデザートの世界―スタンフォードコートの製菓シェフが贈る優雅なデザート集 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Let's get really fucked up and full of sentimental despair and then finally decide life, despite every heartbreak and anguished cry, is worth each pulse and breath.”
― Jim Dodge, Stone Junction

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“...I don't rightly know. It just ain't possible to explain some things, maybe even most things. It's interesting to wonder on them and do some speculation, but the main thing is you have to accept it - take it for what it is, and get on with your getting." (91)”
― Jim Dodge, Fup

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“Why are the ones who are too good to be true always being true to someone else?”
― Jim Dodge, Stone Junction

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July FANTASY: This first round poll decides which two books will go on to the second round for our July 2014 Fantasy Book-of-the-Month.

Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb

22 votes, 21.8%

Lord Foul's Bane by Stephen R. Donaldson

10 votes, 9.9%

The Blue Blazes by Chuck Wendig

9 votes, 8.9%

Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan

7 votes, 6.9%

The Princess Bride by William Goldman

7 votes, 6.9%

Beguilement by Lois McMaster Bujold

7 votes, 6.9%

Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock

7 votes, 6.9%

The Lascar's Dagger by Glenda Larke

6 votes, 5.9%

Stone Junction by Jim Dodge

5 votes, 5.0%

Among Thieves by Douglas Hulick

5 votes, 5.0%

Except the Queen by Jane Yolen & Midori Snyder

4 votes, 4.0%

The Grey Horse by R.A. MacAvoy

4 votes, 4.0%

Hounded by Kevin Hearne

4 votes, 4.0%

Abarat by Clive Barker

4 votes, 4.0%

101 total votes

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