The Geek

by Craig Nova

A bleak Greek island, the home of lepers and opium-smugglers, becomes the tryst of two Americans, caught up in erotic and terrible happenings

224 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1975

Reviews

[Donna · Rating 2 out of 5]

I kept reading because of the writing, not the plot or the characters. There were some brilliant passages. Otherwise, I didn't really understand the book. During the first third of the book the main character, an American, and a handful of villagers on a Greek island chased a donkey around the town until it stepped on a landmine. I'm sure it was an important scene, but I didn't get it.

[Andrew Pessin · Rating 2 out of 5]

bailed out less than halfway through. he writes well, main scenario was interesting/intriguing, but the story just didn't grab me -- a 25 page sequence of this guy chasing a donkey over an island, just didn't hold me, had to let go ....

[David]

Indescribable. Tranquil Greek isles?

[Jacob Howard]

despite what willie gass says, this is NOT like john hawkes. and it sucks