Though he garnered fame for his books fuelinjected dreams and boy wonder, after the controversy surrounding publication of his novel, tim and pete. Bakers second novel his first, fuelinjected dreams. Since his death, bakers reputation has steadily increased among critics and the reading public. Bakers style is breezy and flip, but what is remarkable about his writing is that, threaded effortlessly through the speculations on the hardy boys sex life, is a very serious novel indeed. James robert baker s boy wonder has been on my toread list for years because its kind of hard to get and expensive in the u. Baker s second novel his first, fuel injected dreams, brought the same manic sensibility to bear on the world of rockandroll, and like many early attempts at satire, it often. The writers other books include adrenaline, about two gay fugitives, fuel injected dreams, a sendup of the rock music industry, and boy wonder which satirized the film business baker came to loathe. Boy wonder by james robert baker is a book i had recommended to me by at least 3 of the people i was at a party with the other night. Bakers second novel his first, fuelinjected dreams, brought the same manic sensibility to bear on the world of rockandroll, and like many early attempts at satire, it often. The kind of mood that wants to see someone go to extremes against the man once and for all. James robert baker fuelinjected dreams new american library, new york, 1986. Its fiction, but written in the style of a fragmented autobiography. Roman, fuel injected dreams, adrenaline james robert baker open library. Here is the cult classic whose central character is based on th.
Fuel injected dreams is by far the best thing we ever found. First editions of adrenaline, boy wonder, fuelinjected dreams and tim and pete have become collectors items and command high prices at rare book stores. Boy wonder, 1988 brings together two gay exlovers for a 24hour swing through the streets and byways of l. Author of tim and pete, fuelinjected dreams, boy wonder, anarchy, sexrebellen, treibstoff. Washington post described his second book, fuelinjected dreams.
Feb 24, 2016 boy wonder was the second novel baker published under his own name the first, a bizarre sendup of the music business called fuelinjected dreams, plays with the same themes of artistic. He killed himself in 1997, leaving us with adrenaline now being reissued, fuelinjected dreams, boy wonder, the classic tim and pete, and now testosterone. Firstnovelist baker s purple prose leaves nothing but a purple haze in its wake. After graduating from ucla, he began his career as a screenwriter, but became disillusioned and started writing novels instead. Baker was a filmmaker whose underground film mouse klub konfidential, about a mouseketeer turned gaybondage filmmaker, is credited with driving michael medved away from. Movie industry satire boy wonder remains a shocking, exhilarating. Publication date 1986 topics sound recording executives and producers. Adrenaline by james robert baker is a perfect book. Life styles of the rich and brainless the new york times. Tim and pete was savaged by the critics and did untold damage to baker s career. The mood for it is not a happy mood, nor a passive one, but an active, vengeful mood. In a manner reminiscent of the rappers controversial song cop killer, bakers latest novel depicts the.
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Also outofprint but worth hunting down fuelinjected dreams, a malibu gothic about a deeply sick phil spectorish music producer. Editions of fuelinjected dreams by james robert baker. Here is the cult classic whose central character is. It starts off as a stereotypical and cheesy 80s california tale about a girl and a convertible, and quickly shifts into one of the craziest stories of all time. God is great, god is good by sanna anderson baker board books book free shipping.
By 2006, first editions of adrenaline, boy wonder, fuelinjected dreams and tim and pete had become collectors items and commanded high prices at rare book stores. James robert baker boy wonder futura, london, 1988 price. He is endlessly refining one piece of tape for his big comeback. Roman, fuelinjected dreams, adrenaline james robert baker open library. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Now theres dj scott cochrane and his high school girlfriend cheryl, who disappears after a.
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Fuelinjected dreams is by far the best thing we ever found. Love and death in the american rock n roll novel 0412. A loud mouth late night fm dj jim ladd type intervenes in their twisted lives. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u. James robert bakers boy wonder has been on my toread list for years because its kind of hard to get and expensive in the u. The best, such as tom carsons twisted kicks 1981 and james robert bakers fuelinjected dreams 1986, capture in very different ways the social alienation that the music so often. The writers other books include adrenaline, about two gay fugitives, fuelinjected dreams, a sendup of the rock music industry, and boy wonder which satirized the film business baker came to loathe. Vol 2 yale editions of the private papers of james boswell research edition. Christian mclaughlins favorite novels a best book list.
James robert baker, a brilliant new voice in american fiction, has written an exuberant, breathtakingly original novel that is at once a love story, an expose of. James robert baker books list of books by author james. Dillingerbakers best known works are boy wonder and fuelinjected dreams both published under his real name. Told in the form of interviews with those who knew and hated him, this hilarious and irreverent mockumentary recounts the rise and fall of notorious. James robert baker fuel injected dreams new american library, new york, 1986 price. Bakers overtly gay novels were all variations on a theme sexually charged lovers on the run from the law and the freedomringwearing west hollywood guppie establishment baker loathed. James robert baker adrenalin is the story of two gay lovers who shoot a homophobic coop after being harassed by him. Robert baker was the first man in recorded history to design and manufacture the pa rifle. Boy wonder and bakers first novel fuelinjected dreams are mainstream fiction, though baker himself was gay. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures.
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A native californian, his work is set almost entirely in southern california. At his death his son caleb kept up the tradition and later used the rifle to great effect in the american revolution. Nov 10, 2011 boy wonder and baker s first novel fuel injected dreams are mainstream fiction, though baker himself was gay. The book really gets your adrenaline flowing, and adrenaline happens to be the title of another of jims novels. James robert bakers savage lampoon boy wonder spares no one not even. James robert baker is the author of six other novels.
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