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Cadillac Jack is a 1982 American novel by Larry McMurtry. He called it his "book about scouting" inspired by his years as a book scout.

McMurtry called it one of his "weakest books" adding it "doesn’t have that many fans either, although John Mellencamp is one positive reader for whom I have great respect."

Reception

The New York Times wrote "every time Mr. McMurtry threatens to get into something like substantive plot or character development, Jack jumps into that dadblamed car and drives off somewhere. The cruising is endless and serves only to connect the short, affectionate, sometimes hilarious vignettes of Americans trading and swapping that give the book its genuine eccentricity."

Kirkus called it "an idle mix of charm, noise, and hoke... far too long... fitfully endearing, and especially disappointing after the textured comedy/drama control of Somebody Darling."

References

1. McMutry 2008 p 169
2. McMutry 2009 p 84
3. "A Cast of American Originals". New York Times. 21 November 1982.
4. Review of book at Kirkus

Notes

• McMurtry, Larry (2008). Books: A Memoir. Simon & Schuster.
• McMurtry, Larry (2009). Literary Life: A Second Memoir. Simon & Schuster.
• McMurtry, Larry (2010). Hollywood. Simon & Schuster.

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