Exley

Exley, the novel's title - as in American writer Frederick Exley (pictured above), author of his notorious 1968 fictionalized autobiography, A Fan’s Notes Contemporary American author Brock Clarke’s moving story of a son’s love for his missing dad. The novel takes place in Watertown, New York at the......more

Hmm...let's see...how do I convince my fellow Goodreads users that Exley, a book criminally under-read, meh-reviewed, and the (as 2012 draws to a close) best novel I've read this year so far, is a book worth reading??? Maybe compare it to Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Ti......more

I am uber glad to have found these two books pretty close together @ the bookstore, for the name "Exley", a somewhat rare name caught in my eye and I ended up getting both. As I began to read one of them, I felt the need to scan the other and immediately saw how obvious it was that they should be re......more

This quirky, imaginative book kept me going until the end! Miller is an extremely bright child who makes up his own world to deal with his beloved father's disappearance. Much of his world is based on the writings and life of Frederick Exley, his father's favorite author. Clarke tells the story from......more