The Rich Man's Table

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A good contemporary novel but high literature it's not!

Scott Spencer's The Rich Man's Table (review4659@aol.com)

Knocking on heaven's door!

one of the best novels ever

Dylan connection is no turn off - a fine novel anyway!

The Rich Man's Table
Scott Spencer
Manufacturer: Berkley Trade
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Scott Spencer has not yet written the Great American Novel, but the stunning opening of Endless Love (which puts the Brooke Shields film version to shame) is a fair contender for the Great American First Chapter. A study of obsessive lust, it belongs just one shelf down from Lolita. And Spencer's 1995 Men in Black, about a downtrodden serious novelist who pens a trashy bestseller about space aliens, is by most accounts even funnier than the 1997 sci-fi comedy of the same name.

Now Spencer has written the Great American Novel About Bob Dylan. The Rich Man's Table calls Dylan Luke Fairchild, and it's narrated by his illegitimate son, Billy, obsessed with forcing Fairchild to acknowledge him. Now, the real Dylan's (legitimate) son is the bandleader of the Wallflowers, and his papa is clearly proud that both of them have hit albums (Bringing Down the Horse and Time Out of Mind, with tie-in paperbacks for both Bringing Down the Horse and Time Out of Mind).

Even so, Spencer's Luke Fairchild is a completely plausible, richly detailed portrait of the rock star Dylan might have been in a parallel world. "How did a shapeless Jewish kid from the Midwest become so famous, so beloved, so despised, so lonely, so pious, so drug-addicted, so vicious, so misunderstood, so overanalyzed?" wonders Billy, who proceeds to find out by interviewing everybody Luke ever knew. Young Luke (a "faintly girlish beauty") learns his trade from old blues singers and New York pinko folkies, spurns them for decadent rock, sings about an unjustly accused man who embarrassingly turns out to have been justly accused of murder, and ages badly. ("The mockery was gone ... his drugged-out eyes were no more expressive than olives.") Luke is high and mighty about being down-home and unpretentious, like Dylan who, when he was offered fine wine by the Beatles, demanded cheap wine instead (and guzzled the fine wine while waiting for the cheap to arrive by expensive courier).

So close is Luke to Dylan that much of Spencer's novel constitutes a clever criticism of Dylan's actual pretensions and achievements. Unlike the deranged Romeo who narrates Endless Love, Billy makes the object of his obsessive affections come to life as a character. To verify Luke's similarity to the real singer, check out Bob Dylan's only book, Tarantula.

Some readers will find the roman a clef aspect of The Rich Man's Table irritating, distracting. The book's defenders will have to excuse a plot as reedy as Luke's (and Bob's) singing voice. And Luke's song lyrics, while often good pastiche, are too obviously connected to the events in his life to be fully, incomprehensibly Dylanesque.

Even so, you've got to grant Spencer's emotional perfect pitch, especially when he's describing self-deception and self-loathing. He has a poet's eye and a wicked gift for metaphor. And while he takes his characters seriously, he is a merciless satirist of celebrity culture: One doctor Billy interviews tells him, "Luke didn't have much of a capacity for pain but then added, with an inside dopester's smirk, that he did, however, have a large capacity for painkillers." We will probably never have a real insider's portrait of Bob Dylan. But who needs it? The reality can't match Scott Spencer's imagination. --Tim Appelo

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The story of a legendary rock star as seen through the eyes of his illegitimate son...a "charismatic and heartfelt performance" from the author of Waking the Dead. (New York Times Book Review)
"Told with wit [and] assurance" (The New Yorker), this brilliant, bittersweet novel from the acclaimed author of Endless Love follows a directionless young man in search of his father, the gravel-voiced American icon Luke Fairchild, superstar musician who first rose to fame in the coffeehouses of Greenwich Village. For the fans, the followers, the crowds of critics and biographers, solving the puzzle of Luke Fairchild is a passion. But for his son Billy, the search for the superstar feels like a search for his very own soul.

"A tale of over-the-top intensity that enthralls to the end." -People

"A fabulous book that catches the spirit of its time."-Stephen King

"Startling...A mournful, moving work." -Kirkus Reviews

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A good contemporary novel but high literature it's not!.......2003-05-04

I like Bob Dylan, and I like the premise of this book; it's fun to read about places like P.S. 41 in Manhattan if one grew up there. This tale of the quest for the absent father has some good writing in it, but it is no better or worse than a dozen other "literary" novels. The prose is good, but not innovative or especially perspicacious concerning the measure of the human heart. But then who am I to judge. I'm just articulating my views in this silly forum, while Scott Spencer has made tons of money with "Endless Love" and other work. More power to him.

Scott Spencer's The Rich Man's Table (review4659@aol.com).......1999-12-08

I read The Rich Man's Table by Scott Spencer with more than keen interest. Employing the fictional vehicle of a bastard son in search of his father, Mr. Spencer has written an imaginative novel obviously inspired by the Folk-Rock legend, Bob Dylan. The raw outlines of biographical event in Bob Dylan's career direct the presentation of his character, Luke Fairchild. Anyone who has ever wanted to have a sense of "who" Bob Dylan is will find more insight in The Rich Man's Table than in any biography of Bob Dylan I have ever read. But there is a larger venue here than imaginative insight into the person of Bob Dylan, this is also a novel about the character of genius and the hysteria of celebrity.

I think there is a misguided popular notion that the dynamically enabled and insightfully directed character of genius is virtually clairvoyant, nearly omniscient. The real brilliance of Mr. Spencer's novel is in its revelation of genius as something that quite simply is; that is, a force that is large, impressive, and dynamically persuasive but one that moves and forever alters the world more incidentally than knowingly. As Mr. Spencer writes: I was now one of those people who believed in the sympathetic magic of the well-meaning sentiment. And why not? What else do we have? The clenched fist eventually becomes crossed fingers. (Quality Paperback, p. 191)

Scott Spencer also paints a portrait of celebrity that is wonderfully experiential. The clamoring presence of lost souls and sycophants around Luke Fairchild makes the absurdity of such shameless adoration markedly visible. The oddity of celebrity becomes dramatically apparent and helps inform the richness of the novel.

However, the pleasure of the novel is spoiled as it nears its conclusion. It loses its impressiveness when it turns to the keenly improbable to realize its completion. The last several chapters reek of contrivance ruining the wonderful believability of the chapters preceding them. It's not that events could not have happened as they do, it's that they are highly unlikely. A national icon of far reaching resources would indeed have found a more capable means of handling a medical emergency than the plot affords. What was wonderfully alive becomes fancifully artificial. It is a shame, before its clumsy, concluding chapters, The Rich Man's Table was an accomplished, animated work.

Knocking on heaven's door!.......1999-11-05

What a beautiful novel. I read this right after MEN IN BLACK, also a great Spencer book. I must admit I'm not much of a Dylan fan, but this book makes its own sense, with or without Bob. It's a wrenching look at parents and children, and at the lonely frightening maddening world of a man who gets what he wants. It's like the Midas touch, but real. I'll never forget this one.

one of the best novels ever.......1999-09-23

I got this book for my birthday (because I'm a Dylan fan) and I totally liked it. It held my interest all the way --every page was either good or great. It's not really about Dylan but it real made me understand what it feels like to have so many people riding your coat tails. Scott Spencer is the man and I'm going to read all his books this semester.

Dylan connection is no turn off - a fine novel anyway!.......1999-09-05

I read this novel because I've been enjoying Bob Dylan's music for over 25 years. But I found myself admiring Scott Spencer's ability with words regardless of the Dylan connection. The book stands on its own as novel and has made me want to read more of this author.

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The Rich Man's Table.(Brief Article): An article from: The Antioch Review

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The Rich Man's Table.(Brief Article): An article from: The Antioch Review
Steve Brzezinski
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Title: The Rich Man's Table.(Brief Article)
Author: Steve Brzezinski
Publication: The Antioch Review (Refereed)
Date: September 22, 1998
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Evil times had come for rthe Deryni, the humans with strange, magical powers. The Regents of the boy-king Alroy sought their destruction. And now Bishop Alister Cullen was dead, depriving the Deryni of their greatest friend. But no one could be sure he was really dead. His body lay unchanged and incorruptible. As those questions remained unanswered, the effort to save Deryni had to continue. In the meanwhile, Camber's daughter Evaine pursued the most perilous quest of all--to find among ancient foribidden scrolls the spell that might release Camber. The price to fail--or to succeed--was unthinkable.....

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More to come?.......2002-12-28

This was an excellent book. I hope that this won't be the end of this generation of characters in the Deryni series. All of Ms. Kurtz novels feature main characters of strong moral value, and this is not an exception. This is a novel full of the usual well written and thought out scenes, and strong charaters. It is, as are of her Ms. Kurtz books enjoyable and believable. It has a good number of surprises as well, and it's own fair share of suspense and intrigue. The charaters struggle and risk all they have for what the feel is the greater good. They stop at nothing to do what is right, and accomplish it while attempting to hurt as few others along the way as possible. this is a page turner of a book. It won't dissapoint.

One of the better of the Deryni series.......2002-09-26

I have mixed feelings about the Deryni series. At it's best it is very authentic, mixing a very detailed pseudo-pagan medievalism with a well thought out magical system. It fails sometimes though in the characterizations and motivations and gets rather gimmicky and embarrassingly self-imitative at times. But this book is not one of those. The books featuring St Camber and his children and the beginning of the Haldane line are generally quite fun and illustrate medieval religious issues in a fantasy format. I haven't come across too many books that deal with the issue of Sainthood in an almost physical way, which is odd because there are so many medieval based fantasy characters out there. Or if I have come across fantasy books featuring the issue of Sainthood they must have been so bad I can't remember any of them. This one is good. All the more so since it studies a character who was both admirable and interesting. And as I remember it, it's been awhile, the plot has some surprising quirks. You might want to read the three previous books that feature Camber himself, or you might want to let this story introduce you to the legend.

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Another book of courage and tragedy...............1997-05-17

The Harrowing of Gwynedd sees the Deryni people on the verge of extinction, as a small group of them attempt to make stand. The story centers on Evaine, daughter of Camber, as she leads the struggle. She is a mother, a soceress, and a warrior, whose skills are tested to the limit. Her success or failure will determine the fate of her people. Read this book and see what happens. Her character is both strong and believeable, as her presence dominates this book

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A Great Read.......2004-12-14

I read the "The Vanishing" when I was still in grade school. My teacher kept telling me to start branching out on other books besides romance and horror. I tried to go for sci-fi and came across "The Vanishing" in the library. I have to say that I did come to like this book very much. I wanted to get the rest of the series but I honestly cannot remember why I did not continue with the series. I am now in college and was looking back into my earlier reading and remembered reading "The Vanishing." I decided it was time to get the last two books. It was incredible. I could not put them down. The whole time you kept asking yourself, "how would you react to that situation?" A lot of the reviewers say they like the second book, "The Convergence," better, but I am more partial to the last one, "The Return." The ending left you satisfied as well in my opinion. The whole series just made you think on how the world is today. I recommend this series to everyone, adults and young adults alike.

AWESOME SERIES! GREAT ENDING! I LOVED IT!.......1999-03-04

The Return, the final chapter in this breathtaking phenomena by Marilyn Kaye may not be the best in the series (for me personaly it was volume 2), but it gave me wonderful closuer on all the characters and left me missing them. You know, like i actually knew them personaly. It's weird, but this book is so incredible it DOES make you feel that way. FOR THE AVERAGE AMERICAN TEEN: READ THIS SERIES! YOU'LL ABSOLUTELY ADORE IT!! I PROMISE!!!

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The Williams-Sonoma Collection: Hor d'oeuvre (Williams-Sonoma Collection)
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Williams-Sonoma, purveyor of choice gourmet products and kitchenware, has also created a collection of succinct yet comprehensive cookbooks. Part of the series, Hors d'Oeuvre offers 40 all-occasion recipes that reflect the company's signature good taste. Its impressively chosen tidbit range encompasses classics such as Deviled Eggs with Capers and New Potatoes with Caviar and Crème Fraîche, as well as simple bites like Tomato and Basil Bruscetta, and also includes sections on canapés and dips, such as the must-try Thai Guacamole. Wrapped and skewered mouthfuls are also represented with the tempting likes of Lamb and Artichoke Heart Spedini and Smoky Shrimp with Garlic-Parsley Mojo.

Accompanied by color photos that show the hors d'oeuvres in all their glory, the completely doable recipes will appeal to a wide range of cooks. Throughout, sidebars (like "Deveining Shrimp") offer useful information on techniques and ingredients; a glossary and basics section are also helpful. Though small in size, the book provides an inclusive store of superior recipes and instruction. --Arthur Boehm

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Eye-catching and irresistible, hors d'oeuvres never fail to entice, whether they're juicy skewered shrimp with spicy dipping sauce, Mediterranean olives dressed with fresh herbs and zesty citrus, or tender new potatoes topped with caviar and crème fraîche.

Williams-Sonoma Collection Hors d'Oeuvre offers over 40 delicious recipes, including both classic favorites and fresh new ideas. In these pages, you'll find finger food designed to suit any occasion -- from a casual celebration with friends to a black-tie cocktail party. This vivid full-color recipe collection, appealing to both novice and experienced cooks, will become an essential addition to every kitchen bookshelf.

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Accompanied by color photos that show the soups in all their glory, the global recipes are completely doable, and should appeal to a wide range of cooks. Throughout, sidebars (like "Garlic Croutons") offer useful information on techniques and ingredients; a glossary and basics section are also helpful. Though small in size, the book provides an inclusive store of superior recipes and instruction. --Arthur Boehm

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Soup is the original comfort food. After all, what could be more satisfying than a purée of butternut squash topped with a dollop of cream? But soup can be refreshing as well -- think of a medley of spring vegetables simmered with fresh herbs.

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"Just take a look through these pages, and I believe you'll be ready to take out the soup pot!"

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Please sir, I want some more,..........2006-03-17

"Yo Diggity", would be the phrase that comes to mind when I'm searching through my cook books and this one catches my eye. That or "booya". I can't decide. I love soup. A lot. I like making soup too and this book has really good recipes that are easy to follow. For the recipes that call for chicken, beef or vegetable stock,...if you like homemade stock better,(who doesn't) but don't know how to make it,..HAVE NO FEAR! SOUP will teach you. It has recipes for all kinds of soups,..miso, hot and sour, shrimp bisque, chowders,.. all kinds. This book simply excites me.

great book.......2005-12-12

I got this book about a week ago and it was so tempting that I have already made 3 soups! they were all great and super easy. Highly reccomended

Mixed Results.......2005-02-22

William's-Sonoma has an excellent recipe book layout; their bright colorful pictures and easy-to-read text always make a nice impression on me. While selecting my first trial recipes I noticed that if a person wanted to, he or she could preplan menus with this book. Many of the soups call for similar base ingredients and stocks so different soups could be created on consecutive days.

I've tried two recipes out of this book, one was excellent and the other was a disaster. I thought that the vegetable stock recipe is incredible and know that I will use it again; it is incredibly full of flavor and healthy. I cannot say the same about the split pea soup recipe.

The pea soup recipe sounded like a nice idea but it was not creamy enough to my taste. In fact, it wasn't creamy at all. The soup turned out gritty and chewy with a poor texture. I think that the recipe has some good flavor possibilities but needs more work to incorporate a smoother texture with more liquid that will allow the dried peas to adequately cook.

Maybe I just picked the worst recipe out of the book to try first but a 50/50 likelihood of recipe failure makes me hesitant to try another recipe.

Soup Book.......2004-03-15

I think that this is a great soup book. All of the soups are very accessible in the variety of ingredients that they require and the 5-8 soups that I've made have been supurb. There is a soup for every occasion, and several for every season. If you enjoy soup, like to have easy recipes on hand as well as a few that make you feel a little like a real chef, this is the book for you. One of the three recipe books that I look at on a regular basis.

Not a bad recipe in the bunch!.......2003-12-28

I was given this book as a gift 2 years ago and I can't say enough good things about it. I was a little shy of soup making at the time, but have been so amazed that every single recipe I've made from this book has been fantastic. I attribute that to well-written recipes, they really are fool proof.

I think you'll be happier with this book if you own a hand blender, as nearly every recipe calls for some pureeing, and it is SO much easier with a hand blender.

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Great Recipes

I have been waiting to buy this book!

Williams-Sonoma Collection: Soup & Stew (Williams Sonoma Collection)
Diane Rossen Worthington
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SOUP & STEW

Making a long-simmered stew or heartty soup is rewarding for every cook, and countless combinations of flavor are possible. Whether you crawe a bowl of rich lamb stew or spicy bean chili, a cup of creamy fish chowder or simple chicken and rice soup, these warming dishes always satisfy.

William-Sonoma Collection Soup & Stew presents more than 40 easy-to-follow recipes, including both classic preparations and innovative ideas for the busy cook. In these pages, you'll find tempting options for every occasion, from first-course soups and light puréees to meaty braises and comforting stews. This beautifully photographed, full color recipe collection will become an essential addition to your kitchen bookshelf.

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Great Recipes.......2005-10-23

This book has excellent recipes for a wide range of soups and stews. There is a small reference section in the back which is helpful. As with all books in the series, the photography is gorgeous and the recipes are easy to follow.

I have been waiting to buy this book!.......2004-10-12

This book has been in the Williams Sonoma stores for about a month (at full price) and I drool over it everytime I go into the store. I have been waiting to buy it from Amazon at the reduced price. The book is full of soup and stew recipes that appear yummy without being too complicated (I'm going to try the Coq au Vin immediately) and the illustrations are beautiful.

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