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The hippies and fur trappers in Mr. Boyle's latest novel, "Drop City," are no exception.
"Drop City" is a 1970's California commune of hippies who migrate to Alaska believing that the lawless tundra will let them live high as kites forever.
Of the five finalists, "Drop City" is by far the most fun and the only one I'd put on my own personal shortlist.
Boyle's best novels -- the more recent ones, particularly "Drop City" -- are shrewd social comedies that transcend the form's tendency to turn people into cartoonish types.
Ann, Carolyn, and the 5,000 groupies who descend on the campground are analogous to the mid-70's hippie commune dwellers in T. Coraghessan Boyle's recent novel, "Drop City".
The difference between "Budding Prospects" and "Drop City" is a measure of how Mr. Boyle has matured as an artist in the last two decades: pure satire and rollicking farce have given way to a more subtle and sympathetic brand of comedy; manic verbal pyrotechnics to more sustained storytelling verve.
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