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Budding Prospects: A Pastoral (Contemporary American Fiction)
Budding Prospects A Pastoral - Contemporary American Fiction
Author: T. Coraghessan Boyle
At 31, Felix Nasmith is a lifelong loser, but finally he gets his chance to shine when he and a couple of particularly manic friends (who include an ex-CIA agent who is now a gourmet cook) come up with a scheme to get rich quick by growing marijuana. Determined to harvest a half-million-dollar crop over the course of a summer, they get involved ...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780140299960
ISBN-10: 0140299963
Publication Date: 5/1/1990
Pages: 336
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  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 15 ratings
Publisher: Penguin Books
Book Type: Paperback
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perryfran avatar reviewed Budding Prospects: A Pastoral (Contemporary American Fiction) on + 1168 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
A previous owner of this copy of "Budding Prospects" wrote on the front page: "Beautiful writing style devoted to thoroughly immature, immoral subject matter. What could be more perfect?" I would have to agree with this sentiment. I thought this novel, Boyle's second, was extremely funny and one of his best. Very intelligent writing with some great characters and lots of humor. The story of 3 misfits trying to make a half million bucks by growing pot in the hills of Mendocino California, is not exactly what I thought it would be - it was much better. Boyle's stories never seem to disappoint.
reviewed Budding Prospects: A Pastoral (Contemporary American Fiction) on + 15 more book reviews
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I have the yellow cover, not the blue one.

This is my FAVORITE T.C. Boyle book: a fantastic story about friends growing marijuana and trying to make money doing it.
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Entertaining story about a motley crew trying to make a fortune by growing and selling pot.
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You have to like this gonzo dark wierdness kind of book.
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An exuberant yarn from a mater sotryteller, sparkles with memorably eccentric characters, extraorinary adventures and dazzling humor.


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