PARIS TROUT

The writers I enjoy most are men of few words. So much can be said with so little when done right and it's a testament to the mastery of the written word when an author achieves this. Like Cormac McCarthy, Pete Dexter's prose has just as much to do with what is left unsaid, as with what has been spo......more

What does the name evoke? (It is definitely not at all whatever your mind conjours forth.) Glamour; no less luxury--the poshest of all European capitals--Paris of France that is. & a trout is a despicably delicious foodstuff, but slimy member of the undertow no less. It's positively an oxymoron! Lik......more

Paris Trout: Slipping Into Darkness Paris Trout by Pete Dexter was chosen as a group read by members of On the Southern Literary Trail for February, 2018. This novel received the National Book Award for 1988. “Just as there are physical monsters, can there not be mental or psychic monsters born? T......more

So much better than Paris Hilton. But not quite as good as Paris France - it would be an unfair comparison. As for Paris Texas, yeah, better than the film, which I thought had a nice soundtrack but was a leetle bit on the wanky side, as many European-auteurs-in-America turn out to be. I could also say......more

Paris Trout is the most replusive character that I have ever encountered. It was difficult not to become emotionally involved in this sombering story - I wanted to shoot the s.o.b. and shove a baseball bat, barrel first, up his arse - I loved it and would highly recommend.......more