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| Resuscitation of a Hanged Man | 
 enlarge | Author: Denis Johnson
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 240543
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.3 x 0.6
ISBN: 0060934662
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780060934668
ASIN: 0060934662
Publication Date: July 1, 2001
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Product Description
Leonard English, a sad and intense young man recovering from a suicide attempt, moves to the Cape Cod resort of Provincetown to work as a disk jockey cum private detective. On his first day there, he encounters a beautiful young woman and falls desperately in love with her -- only to find out she prefers those of her own sex to men. English's first assignment, a search for an elusive artist, proves equally frustrating. As winter lengthens and Leonard's anguish mounts, his desperate quests -- for the artist, for love, for redemption -- take on an increasingly apocalyptic coloring.
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 A series of tropes packaged with a poor emulation of Paul Auster March 19, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Throughout the book I kept waiting for the book to redeem itself, and that redemption never came. It clearly was trying too hard to be "deep" and postmodern, exemplified by the introduction itself:
"He came there in the off-season. So much was off. All bets were off. The last deal was off. His timing was off, or he woouldn't have come here, and also every second arc lamp along the peninsular highway was switched off."
The dialogue was stilted and awkward, the plot had no flow, and the "lesbians" in the book were clearly heterosexual male fantasies of what lesbians _should_ be. None of the characters ever came to life, least of all Lenny English himself. The "plot" was a series of tropes, one after another. It was as though a Freshman philosophy major read Auster's New York Trilogy and set out to emulate it.
 Outstanding book... February 7, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book was quite enjoyable. It is impossible not to get submerged into the story, Johnson hooks you and never lets go. Denis Johnson is a master of the English language. It seems like every word is necessary for the story. Johnson has a focus on providing the reader a well-written novel that lacks useless page filling words. Resuscitation of a Hanged Man makes you question your own life. This book is truly a work of art. A+ for Denis Johnson and Resuscitation of a Hanged Man.
 avoid July 8, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Even the shaggy ANGELS, with its ham-fisted count-down to the gas chamber, beats HANGED MAN. Although none of the critics who orginally reviewed it seemed to notice--or mind--only the straight people in the book come alive; the gays are an assortment of cliches, despite the book's being set in a gay resort. For some reason Johnson felt compelled to tie all the plot threads together in the last fifty pages or so--perhaps it was editor-enforced (You will not get this book published without a plot!). Johnson does much better without overt plot mechanics, and thank God he got past them. These last 50 pages are not only contrived and pointless, they are just plain boring.
don't waste your time. October 18, 2005
1 out of 9 found this review helpful
such a waste. read Jesus' Son instead--it's amazing. this...is...the dullest thing i have ever read. my book club hates me for it. they will all get Jesus' Son for xmas.
Eerie and compelling book September 1, 2005
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A proper summary is not really possible here. You could say its about a lonely, bewildered character investigating some sort of paramilitary conspiracy in a seaside town full of transvestites. It's the voice that is really unique, though. The voice and the aching sense of bewilderment that hovers over everything are what sustain the interest, and create a superb eerie atmosphere. There are some belly-laughs too. This is the fourth Denis Johnson I've read, and would recommend it along with Jesus Son, the Name of the World and the Stars at Noon.
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