Julip

"Julip" is a collection of 3 uniquely written novellas about 3 different but equally spectacular characters. Jim Harrison's writing is easy, flowing and deliberate but at the same time complex and coordinated. I'm constantly jotting down sentences, words and notions from his books that move me enoug......more

Ok we got a trio of short stories here Julip Ok, I'm realizing that much of Jim Harrison fiction is pseudo male fantasy told from a naive womans perspective. On second thought, that's not entirely fair, it appears that roughly a third of his work seems that way. Dog trainer from the midwest has hooks......more

I took a sleeping bag out of the closet, turned out the lights, and settled down in the yard. Close attention to the stars, moon, sun, and earth is genuinely helpful when you want to stop talking to yourself. We all hope for a superior brand of madness but our wounds are considerably less interes......more

Reading Jim Harrison is a comfort. Sure, his books can be formulaic, but if it works, it works. I enjoy books set in Michigan (even when he sets his stories elsewhere, his writing of place is sublime) and his general style - a loose plot acting as springboard for existential musings - never fails to......more