Dance Real Slow

By Michael Grant Jaffe

Book Overview

Calvin eats dirt. He never actually swallows it, just places loose clumps onto his tongue and sucks, I think....He knows better, my son, but he is still young and needs to be watched. So goes the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374134669
• ISBN13: 9780374134662
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
• Length: 241 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 1.0" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

A book to read in one sitting

Great characters. Such a sensitive portrayal of a respectable man and his unique son. I felt like like I knew the goodness of Jaffe just by reading this book.

A Fantastic BOOK!!!!

This was one of the most delicate and touching stories I have ever read. I can't wait for Michael's next book, and I can't wait to see the movie of "Dance Real Slow". It's a shame it won't be on the big screen.

Perhaps the finest novel of its kind this century

This book is a tiny, delicate, infinitely-faceted gem inlaid in a brooch of finely-etched, perfectly molded iridium reposing in a rare, supple, subtly carved treasure chest carried in a simple, refined, elegant shopping bag. I loved it!

Vince Vorn must be a Perfect Cast

Finding a great book like this is just like finding a beautiful seashell in the vast seashore. I feel the same way when I saw "Late For Dinner", the movie. Lucky I ran into you, just like the Woddy Allen Movie.

Buy real soon

A wonderfully evocative story of a young father, his man-o-war toting young son, and the shadow of his recently run-off wife. Jaffe beautifully and unflinchingly portrays both the simple pleasures of raising a small child and the frustration and resentment at his needs and demands. You'll love Calvin, you'll admire Calvin's dad