Don't the Moon Look Lonesome A Novel in Blues and Swing

"[T]here is but a threadbare story, and almost no plot whatsoever. Most of the characters are bundles of moral certainty, variously deficient in the skills of conversation but prolific in assertion, declamation and opinion--opinion that will seem largely familiar to readers of [Crouch's] nonfiction....Far more shocking, in 'a novel in blues and swing,' is the author's overall insensitivity to language....Despite the author's generous efforts, rhythm is what is missing from this novel."Crouch, Stanley is the author of 'Don't the Moon Look Lonesome A Novel in Blues and Swing', published 2004 under ISBN 9780375724473 and ISBN 0375724478.