A review by sapphicaffair
Jesus' Son by Denis Johnson

3.0

I read this one for class and it was okay. It felt like you had to dissect it and really look into the authors meaning to get something out of it though? I don’t know, it was short and really easy to read. Under 200 pages and just a collection of short stories that build one big story. I think this could’ve been a great book outside of an academic lense: it’s a book about an addict reminiscing over his life and his journey from his lowest points and slowly getting hope. however the academic class discussion made it feel like maybe there was more? And I just wasn’t seeing that deeper meaning? Overall, this was an okay read and while I didn’t love the character, I understood him and could imagine a lot of what’s happening. This one wasn’t bad.