Warlock

JH is apparently the bard of Michigan and having grown up there I was of course interested. Facts: Funny, fast paced, very sharply written. Facts the writer would prefer avoiding: Frankly a little aimless, a little "Hey I just thought this up maybe it will work in my book," and, most unfortunately, far too "a very smart man wrote this, much smarter than the protagonist of course, but still prey to his vanities and foibles... Read Full Review

"Warlock" by Jim Harrison follows Johnny Lundgren, a.k.a Warlock, an unemployed man who lives rather aimlessly with his wife Diana after losing his job. Warlock and Diana have an interesting marriage, not exactly bad, not exactly good. Warlock cheats on Diana, and Diana cheats on Warlock. Despite this, Warlock and Diana have the potential to be a really good couple. Warlock lives in a fantasy world, he sees the world through... Read Full Review

This book is quite different from his later works, but very entertaining. Although I like his later books they sometimes fall into political corectedness. This book cannot be called politically correct by any means.

This book is less philosophical than many of Harrison's works. The main character is a hilarious buffoon that had me cracking up throughout, though I thought the beginning was pretty slow. Very high in entertainment value, with the usual J. Harrison sex, but more of it. Keep it in the bathroom when you're finished and leaf through it for laughs now and then!