Books by Tim Tharp and Complete Book Reviews

Tim Tharp, Author . Knopf $16.99 (294p) ISBN 978-0-375-85179-7
Unlike most high school seniors, Sutter Keely—the narrator of this smart, superbly written novel—is not concerned with the future. He’s the life of the party, and he’s interested in the “Spectacular Now.” In...
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Tim Tharp, Author Milkweed Editions $21.95 (256p) ISBN 978-1-57131-030-9
Set in the early '70s in a rural Oklahoma town, Tharp's first novel attempts to capture the gritty backlash against '60s hippie idealism. Sam Casey's farm was founded as a Walden-inspired commune, complete with geodesic dome, but has deteriorated...
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Tim Tharp, Knopf, $16.99 (320p) ISBN 978-0-375-86444-5
National Book Award Finalist Tharp's (The Spectacular Now) multi-layered story centers around Ceejay, a brash, defensive, but empathetic 16-year-old, eagerly awaiting the return of her beloved older brother, Bobby, from the war in Iraq, with the...
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Tim Tharp. Knopf, $16.99 (288p) ISBN 978-0-375-86445-2
Overweight and unnoticed, Dylan badly wants to acquire “mojo,” that ineffable something that would make him popular. Accidentally discovering the dead body of a classmate named Hector doesn’t do it but, inspired by his love of a bad TV detective...
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