Stone Junction (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Jim Dodge
- First Published: 1990
- Type of Work: Novel
- Time of Work: 1966-1987
- Setting: The United States
- Principal Characters: Daniel Pearse, Annalee Peaitse, Jack “Smiling Jack” Ebbetts, Shamus Malloy, Jessal “Volta” Voltrano, Bill “Wild Bill” Weber, Morr Stocker, Robert “Bad Bobby” Sloane, Jean Bluer, William Clinton, Gurry Debritto, Jennifer Raine
- Genres: Long fiction, Adventure, Fantasy, Tall tale
- Subjects: United States or Americans, Adolescence, Science fiction, Adventure, Morality or morals, Fairy tales
- Locales: United States
This rambling story of the education, exploits, and apotheosis of an adolescent hero is built on the framework of traditional quest fiction. It also contains elements of tall tale and fairy tale, science fiction and fantasy, and, as suggested by the “potboiler” of the subtitle, popular adventure. Stone Junction is vividly imagined, rich in incident and character, full of intriguing, offbeat information. More problematic are its moral assumptions, structure, and tone: the degree to which it comes together to form a satisfying whole.
Heroes of myth and legend typically are born...
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