Stone Junction : An Alchemical Pot-Boiler

This novel is remarkable for its breadth. The AMO is skilfully woven into the fabric of real America, and Dodge's sweeping take on that country, combined with the humanity of each of his vast array of characters, lends this book a particular kind of majesty * * Observer * *
Within half an hour of starting this novel, I was absolutely hooked . . . it kept me guessing all the way to the end * * The Times * *
Reading Stone Junction is like being at a non-stop party in celebration of everything that matters -- THOMAS PYNCHON
A post-psychedelic coming-of-age fable that's part Thomas Pynchon, part Tolkien, part Richard Brautigan, a story that owes as much to The Once and Future King as it does to Huckleberry Finn . . . Stone Junction is a rollicking, frequently surprising adventure-cum-fairy tale * * New York Times * *
A work of genius * * Big Issue * *
An irresistible kaleidoscope of manic, tragic and exquisitely funny Americana * * Time Out * *
As good as writing gets * * Literary Review * *
A glorious narrative, peopled by characters of genuine imaginative force * * Herald * *
One of the most original literary voices around * * ELLE * *
Jim Dodge should make the John Grishams of this world weep into their overstuffed pillows * * Evening Standard * *