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Rambling Raconteur
is on page 319 of 576
The chapter riding the rails with Travelin’ Tommy is another fine gem within this novel. These pages seem to be so full of truth that they breathe and sweat. The emotions of the characters swing wildly amid languid wandering, and Mossman continues to paint with as many colors of language that he can find.
— Aug 08, 2025 09:02PM
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Rambling Raconteur
is on page 357 of 576
There is a living, breathing pathos that undergirds every page of this novel.
— Aug 22, 2025 09:28PM
Rambling Raconteur
is on page 165 of 576
This book is astonishing! The first sentence alone is immaculate and drops a reader straight into Mossman’s marvelous language. August, 1950, Iowa is far more compelling than we would expect. Influences abound from Proust, Faulkner, Joyce, and T. Wolfe, with Salinger as an echo, prefiguring Cormac McCarthy as well. The first third could be its own novel, and it would be a masterpiece of a debut.
— Jul 05, 2025 08:49PM
