Falling Dark

by Tim Tharp

In a novel set in small-town Oklahoma, a former 1960s commune turned marijuana farm draws a cast of fallen dreamers to its strange bosom. Tour.

256 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

Tim Tharp lives in Oklahoma where he writes novels and teaches in the Humanities Department at Rose State College. In addition to earning a B.A. from the University of Oklahoma and an M.F.A. from Brown University, Tim Tharp has been a factory hand, construction laborer, psychiatric aid, long-distance hitchhiker, and record store clerk. His first novel, Falling Dark (Milkweed Press), was awarded the Milkweed National Fiction Prize. Knights of the Hill Country (Knopf Books for Young Readers) is his first novel for young adults and was named to the American Library Association's Best Books of 2007 list. Tim's new YA novel, The Spectacular Now, (Knopf Books, Nov. 2008) was a finalist for the 2008 National Book Award.

Reviews

[Laura Bulan · Rating 3 out of 5]

It wasn't terribly interesting but I liked the way it was written and the picture was painted very well so it all seemed very vivid.

[Candice · Rating 1 out of 5]

terribly boring.