Lyndon Johnson and the Majorettes: Difficulty at the Beginning: Book Three

By Keith Maillard

A Globe and Mail Top 100 Pick of 2006 It is the summer of 1965. The assassination of JFK has left John Dupre--and all of America-- with Lyndon Baines Johnson, that Southern asshole with a public... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1897142080
• ISBN13: 9781897142080
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Brindle & Glass
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.9" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Maillard continues capturing the decade

Definitely, read all of the books in this quartet (fourth book coming soon!) in sequence for full effect. I found this to be top-form Maillard, which is saying something, given the high standard set by Gloria and Clarinet Polka. I hope a U.S. publisher discovers Maillard's latest work soon, and brings it out with the fanfare it deserves.

A Depressing Year

This is the third book in a series. It probably is not the best book to start with. The first book, "running," takes the main character, John Dupre, through high school. The second book, "Morgantown," takes him through much of college, ending with Dupre going into a state of mania. This novel takes place in the summer of 1965. Once again, Maillard drops you straight into the time period, with the media, clothing, and speech mannerisms accurately portrayed. In this book, Dupre has come down from the mania that ended "Morgantown," and he has stayed down. Dupre remains in a state of depression throughout the whole novel. His friends remain loyal, because of past experiences, but he is a bitter, self-loathing person in this novel. The view from inside a depressive episode is painfully accurate. The reader, like Dupre's friends, may feel frustrated by his self-pitying.