the reality of novels

A novel that felt vividly real to me and huge and expansive, while being utterly wild, in a sense what Denis Johnson's Train Dreams. It's all the more amazing because it's actually no more than a novella and yet you feel like you learn everything about the protagonist and his environment. It's all so fucking REAL. I recommend it to everyone.

^^^^^^ seconded

Though I was hoping for the same (+ Graham Greene atmosphere) from his most recent, The Laughing Monsters, and so was a bit underwhelmed.