Jesus' Son

Wonderful, vivid tales of a gutter dweller's life aimlessly bounding along while lives (including his own) fall apart around; addiction, theft, violence, infidelity, overdoses and perhaps some salvation are found in Jesus' Son. Johnson unfolds the tales in a spare, first person narrative that drew this reader in as if I was having a conversation with the unsavory Son of the title.
I'd been debating whether or not to read Johnson's new, highly-regarded, but hefty book, Tree of Smoke. This collection of short stories has convinced me to invest the time (and money) to do so.