Straitjacket & Tie

By Eugene Stein

Book Overview

In this poignant yet comic tour de force, Stein creates a phantasmagoric Manhattan, where craziness seems omnipresent and alienation replaces family and community. Against a backdrop of madness and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0395670314
• ISBN13: 9780395670316
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Ticknor & Fields
• Length: 277 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 1.0" x 5.8"

Customer Reviews

A very enjoyable, thought-provoking novel.

When I first saw the title of this novel, I laughed aloud. After finding out a little about it, I was hesitant to read it. I worried it would be more depressing than comic. Now that I've finally read it, I want to say how touching it was. Stein writes very well and this strange but wonderful novel is a true gift. It was one of those rare books that had me fighting sleep because I wanted to finish one more page, one more chapter. The ending is a delight -- written with such clarity, it could stand on its own apart from the novel. Can't wait to read "Touch and Go" -- short stories by Stein! I hope they will be much like this.

WONDERFUL, INSPIRED, LIKE CANDY

A wonderful first novel. You feel the reality of the characters and the wonder of their experiences. You finish the story and do not think of the characters as gay or schizophrenic, but as a human. It is one of the best first novels ever written. I have read many. Brilliant. The last page broke my heart!! More More!!