Rain Dragon
by Jon Raymond
- Percentage of approved critics who have given this book a positive review.
Critic Rating
47%
Critic Reviews: 12
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Reader Rating
74%
Reader Ratings: 3
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Synopsis
From the acclaimed, Emmy-nominated writer Jon Raymond, a mordant novel about the dream of changing your way of life, and the ultimate recognition that fate probably has its own plans.Damon and his girlfriend Amy have had enough of Los Angeles. Fitful and tired and dreaming of a simpler life, they leave the city to go work on a community farm. But they’ve scarcely arrived when their vague hopes start to come unraveled: What are they really doing here? Who are... more
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- All Critics: 12
- Positive: 6
- Negative: 6
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Los Angeles Times | 6 May 2012
I wanted to know what Damon was feeling... I wanted him to think, with greater urgency, about why he was doing what he was doing, and what it meant.
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Kirkus Reviews | 1 May 2012
The book’s most compelling question remains open, inconclusive and as unsettled as the characters’ lives.
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Book Buzz | 26 Jun 2012
...not very sympathetic or interesting characters... The book blurb called this a fresh and searching story, but I wasn’t impressed.
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Fanzine | 19 Apr 2012
...this too is a story where location and character motivation are inseparable.
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Seattle Times | 6 May 2012
Raymond's eye for the passive-aggressive dynamic between these two couldn't be better drawn...
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Time Out Chicago | 24 May 2012
The result makes for an honest narrative about the nature of finding meaning in today’s culture by doing something new.
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Oregon Live | 21 Apr 2012
The result is a compelling and quintessentially Cascadian novel.
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Publishers Weekly | 26 Mar 2012
There’s pleasure to be derived from his meticulous observations of how systems work and people think.
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Tzer Island | 13 Apr 2012
Rain Dragon has its moments, but not enough moments to earn a strong recommendation.
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The Story Girl | 12 Jun 2012
Rain Dragon could still have left the ending open to interpretation with a less tenuous plot.
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Coachella Valley Weekly | 19 Jun 2012
Rain Dragon is full of fun, interesting and unusual characters.
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Chicks Dig Books | 12 Mar 2012
It had a very promising and interesting premise, but I started losing interest about a third of the way through.
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