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Having, over the years, enjoyed T.C Boyle's many short stories in "The New Yorker," I have collected a few of his novels, among them: "Water Music," a hysterical, bodice-ripping romp through 18th century England, and that too-proud nation's declaration of ownership over every tract of land it's countrymen set foot in -- even when their explorers are speared to death by natives; "The Road to Wellville," another very funny (and historically significant) statement on America's obsession with all things healthy, and finally, Boyle's watershed work, "World's End."

Many readers and reviewers toss off Boyle as a simple satirist -- and they have a valid, if simple, argument. But with "World's End," Boyle reaches beyond stereotypes and puts his language-drunk prose to it's best purpose, creating a vivid cast of credible, and complex, multi-generational carachters (many with GOOD points, as well as bad). This novel is fairly dripping with history, languidly lapsing from the 1600s to the 1960s and back, prompting smiles, laughter and the occasional fit of anger.

Simply put, "World's End" is no simple satire. It's a fully drawn, breathing work of literary art. It became my favorite novel by page 5, and I am anxious to read it again, once I've been through the rest of the Boyle canon.

Since writing the above, I have been through "Budding Prospects," which is enjoyable but light on content and almost entirely lacks message; one would think Boyle would stump here for the legalization of marijuana... oh, well. (See my review for that book, soon to come at Amazon.)

And a final note: of his short stories, "Filthy With Things" is a particular favorite of mine; it must hold some significance for T.C. as well, being the final work in his recently released anthology.) --This text refers to the Paperback edition

T.C. Boyle's finest work.
Having, over the years, enjoyed T.C Boyle's numerous short stories in "The New Yorker," I recently picked up a few of his novels, including: "Water Music," a hysterical, bodice-ripping romp through 18th century England, and that too-proud nation's declaration of ownership over every tract of land it's countrymen set foot in -- even when their explorers are speared to death by natives; "The Road to Wellville," another very funny (and historically significant) statement on America's obsession with all things healthy, and finally, Boyle's watershed work, "World's End." Many readers and reviewers toss off Boyle as a simple satarist -- and they do have a valid, if simple, argument. But with "World's End," Boyle reaches beyond stereotypes and puts his language-drunk prose to it's best purpose, creating a vivid cast of credible, and complex, multi-generational carachters -- many with GOOD points, as well as bad. This novel is fairly dripping with history, languidly lapsing from the 1600s to the 1960s and back, prompting smiles, laughter and the occasional fit of anger. "World's End" is no simple satire. It's a fully drawn, breathing work of literary art. It became my favorite novel by page 5, and I am anxious to read it again, once I've been through the rest of the Boyle canon. (NOTE: of his short stories, "Filthy With Things" is a particular favorite of mine; it must hold some significance for T.C. as well, being the final work in his recently released anthology.)

beautiful and compelling
Boyle creates deep and memorable characters and keeps the reader involved in an intriguing plot that is based on the crossing over of history between three families in the 17th and 20th centuries. The story of the settling of New York blends with a history of absent fathers. The writing is uniformly beautiful and the story compelling. Highly recommended.