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Pipeliner Paperback – February 8, 2018

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Falling in love isn't what seventeen-year-old Jason Krabb imagines when he meets Betsy, an alluring girl from a different background. Struggling to distinguish himself from his prominent family, Jason's quest to leave his mark on the 90s grunge scene gets hilariously sidetracked by Betsy and a rag-tag crew of pipeliners who are bringing gas lines through the Idaho desert to keep the lights on in Portland and Seattle. Pipeliner is at once a coming-of-age love story and a comical timestamp of early 90s family life. Set in the fictional Idaho town of Helen Springs, we find dutiful Mormons, resilient ranchers, disgruntled vets, government honchos, drug-dealing bruisers, irksome teachers, and spirited high schoolers, all doing their best to keep the lights on beneath the lofty peaks and purple sunsets of the high desert.
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    242 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    February 8, 2018
  4. Dimensions
    6 x 0.55 x 9 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    0999854100
  6. ISBN-13
    978-0999854105
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Jason’s three-boy grunge band and their high hopes for fame form the backdrop of Hartje’s debut, making this edgy romance a paradise for music fans. Musical references pop throughout, from the newly discovered Stone Temple Pilots to Guns N’ Roses tracks buoying up a party scene awash with tension and coke lines. There’s an unpretentious innocence to the plot and dialogue that aptly mirrors a teenager’s way of thinking, periodically scattered with idiosyncratic outbursts that are all part of growing up. Hartje bounces the narrative between Jason and his mother, Leah, a jarring change initially, but one that soon makes sense, as readers glimpse how a concerned mother sees things very differently from her troubled 17-year-old.

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Shawn Hartje was raised in Sioux City, Iowa and has lived in Idaho, Colorado and West Virginia. He has lived in Northern California since 2002. He enjoys high desert scenery and skateboarding with his kids.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Helen Springs Press (February 8, 2018)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 242 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0999854100
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0999854105
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.5 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.55 x 9 inches
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Shawn Hartje was born and raised in Sioux City, Iowa. He has worked as a newswriter in small-town West Virginia, a whitewater kayak instructor in Colorado, a seasonal laborer for the Forest Service in rural Idaho, and more recently received an M.A. in Creative Writing from Dominican University of California. He lives in Northern California with his wife and teenage kids.

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4.2 out of 5 stars
107 global ratings

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Customers find the characters well developed and the narrative vividly nostalgic. They also appreciate the well-crafted scenes and humor. Readers describe the book as a fun read with on-point inner monologues.

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Customers find the book fun, spellbinding, and fascinating. They also say it's well-written and professionally edited.

"...The inner monologues are totally on point, and funny all the way...." Read more

"...It's a fun, offbeat gem celebrating the thrill of first love and the hilarious growing pains of figuring out your identity - all set to an..." Read more

"...reading this book, I was drawn into the story so quickly, It was very well written, I hope that there are more stories written by this author." Read more

"...going on in a teenage boy's head than I needed, but the writing was fun and captivating." Read more

4 customers mention "Humor"4 positive0 negative

Customers find the book hilarious and quirky.

"...The inner monologues are totally on point, and funny all the way...." Read more

"Pipeliner is a delightfully quirky coming-of-age story that transports you to the wide open spaces of rural Idaho in the early 90s...." Read more

"...has created is spellbinding and fascinating and at the same time utterly hilarious...." Read more

"...with the immaturity of a high school boys emotions, which is hilarious. A laugh out loud page turner." Read more

4 customers mention "Narrative voice"4 positive0 negative

Customers find the narrative voice vivid, refreshing, and authentic. They also describe the book as an offbeat gem that celebrates the thrill of first love.

"...Author Shawn Hartje has crafted a vividly nostalgic tale following 17-year-old Jason Krabb's unexpected romance with the free-spirited Betsy against..." Read more

"...Shawn Hartje has gifted me with the most rousing and refreshing book I have read in a long time...." Read more

"...Idaho town in the early 1990s, the story conveys an authentic sense of time and place, allowing the reader to relieve the grunge era through the..." Read more

"Super Cool Story That Keeps You Hooked..." Read more

3 customers mention "Characters"3 positive0 negative

Customers find the characters in the book well developed.

"...The characters are well developed, and Mr. Hartje gives us an insight into the supporting characters as well...." Read more

"...But Shawn Hartje does a good job in developing Jason's character, and Pipeliners is a well-written and professionally-edited first novel by a..." Read more

"...I also enjoyed the character development of not only the protagonist but the cast of characters supporting him...." Read more

3 customers mention "Realism"3 positive0 negative

Customers find the scenes in the book well crafted and realistic.

"...Leah and Curtis’s feelings and handling of their rampant son are very vivid and brilliantly explained...." Read more

"...that it's easy to lose sight that this book amounts to a collection of well-crafted scenes more than story." Read more

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Redd Bayside
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun Read From Start to Finish
Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2024
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If you are looking to read a coming-of-age story in rural Idaho, then this 90's throwback is just up your alley. In fact, Pipeliner is one of those books that will appeal to a very wide audience. Mix in an energy pipeline, young love, and rock and roll, what more could you ask for?

You immediately feel the frustration of this awkward teen as he fumbles his way through those days. The inner monologues are totally on point, and funny all the way. The underlying theme in the book is that the pipeline is coming, causing a huge disruption in this town, and you can feel it through the interactions with all the characters.
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Antonio Galarza
4.0 out of 5 stars A Quirky 90s Gem in the Mountain West
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2024
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Pipeliner is a delightfully quirky coming-of-age story that transports you to the wide open spaces of rural Idaho in the early 90s. Author Shawn Hartje has crafted a vividly nostalgic tale following 17-year-old Jason Krabb's unexpected romance with the free-spirited Betsy against the backdrop of an energy pipeline construction boom.

What I loved most was Hartje's knack for plunging you straight into the awkward, hormone-fueled mindset of an angsty teen boy. Jason's fixation on seeming "cool" and breaking free from his prominent family feels so authentic and relatable. His inner monologues poking fun at everyone from clueless teachers to his straitlaced Mormon neighbors had me cracking up.

But there's surprising depth too. Hartje deftly weaves in poignant themes around social divides, the fragility of family bonds, and the tensions between tradition and modernization. The pipeliner influx disrupting the insular town of Helen Springs serves as a great metaphor for the unstoppable march of progress.

The 90s cultural references are spot-on from Jason's obsession with grunge and UFO shows to his beloved cassette tracks. Hartje's vibrant descriptions make the mountain west setting feel like its own character. I could vividly picture the jagged peaks, dusty backroads, and hiking trails where much of the drama unfolds.

My only minor gripe is that the pacing does lag a bit in the middle stretch as Jason fumbles through his romance with Betsy. But the sharp, humorous writing carries you through.

For a nostalgic comedy-drama steeped in a specific time and place, Pipeliner really delivers. It's a fun, offbeat gem celebrating the thrill of first love and the hilarious growing pains of figuring out your identity - all set to an alternately cringeworthy and dreamy 90s alt-rock soundtrack.
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James
5.0 out of 5 stars This is a top notch story
Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2024
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Wow!!! I really enjoyed reading this book, I was drawn into the story so quickly, It was very well written, I hope that there are more stories written by this author.
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Making Good Stories
3.0 out of 5 stars Music and Maturity
Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2017
The teenage experience seems to be pretty universally filled with hormonal desire and a yearning to find one's path in life. In Pipeliner by Shawn Hartje, the teenage experience is colored by the music and culture of the early 1990s.

Navigating the thin line between high school and adult life as his parents try to intervene, seventeen year old Jason is eager to leave behind his educational trappings in Idaho in favor of making money and pursuing a music career in the pacific northwest, the musical hot spot of the 90s. After meeting an attention-capturing girl at a bonfire, Jason barely pays attention to finishing his junior year and instead focuses his efforts toward becoming part of the crew laying pipes for oil lines as a means to earn some money to facilitate his dreams of playing guitar in Seattle or Portland.

The writing easily captured the juvenile attitude of Jason and his preoccupation with sex. As a coming of age story it would be reasonable to expect some character growth, but the growth that Jason demonstrates is minimal, if any, which was frustrating as static characters are often rather uninteresting. The narration style was a bit odd as the story was focused on Jason's perspective, but it had areas where it slipped into the perspective of Jason's parents Leah and Curtis, which didn't seem to quite fit with the rest of the narrative. While some may feel that Seattle and Portland may be interchangeable as they offer a similar vibe, I found it strange how these cities were consistently referred to as one entity, Portland and Seattle, instead of Portland or Seattle, because they are discrete entities.

*I received this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Fun read
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2024
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It's always a head-turner when a romance is written in the male's perspective, but this one turned out alright. I think I may have learned more about what might be going on in a teenage boy's head than I needed, but the writing was fun and captivating.
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Ana Isabel
5.0 out of 5 stars Una historia magnífica que no te dejará indiferente
Reviewed in Spain on May 14, 2024
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"Pipeliner" narra la historia del Jasson, un joven que vive en una pequeña ciudad de Idaho en los años 90. La mezcla de humor, suspense, historias de amor y giros dramáticos hace que no quieras dejar de leer el libro. Además, el desarrollo de los personajes es muy profundo, haciendo que cualquier persona pueda sentirse identificado con alguno de ellos. Creo que es una obra maestra, y me encantaría leer una segunda parte. ¡Un gran trabajo!
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kaslo81
5.0 out of 5 stars Nostalgia and Nuance
Reviewed in Italy on May 7, 2024
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"Pipeliner" offers a nostalgic and humorous glimpse into the early 90s, blending a coming-of-age story with a quirky love narrative. For someone who grew up in the 90s like me, it's a dive into the past. The writing is very good; I read it in just a few hours.
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Stacey
5.0 out of 5 stars it mixes romance, grunge music, and quirky small-town life
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 30, 2024
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"Pipeliner" is a heartfelt novel about Jason Krabb's teen years in the '90s. Set in Idaho, it mixes romance, grunge music, and quirky small-town life as Jason figures out who he is. This book is perfect for anyone who enjoys a funny, nostalgic story about growing up and finding one's path. Highly recommended for its engaging and relatable storytelling!
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Jerne
4.0 out of 5 stars Captures the 90s vibe well
Reviewed in the Netherlands on April 4, 2024
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This book really captures the 90s vibe, from the crackle of romance across social divides to the soundtrack of a cassette-era. The laugh-out-loud moments mixed with a heartfelt love story and sharp social commentary made it a compelling read. The author's take on teenage life and the challenges of growing up was spot on.
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Jayden Ringrose
4.0 out of 5 stars Good book
Reviewed in Australia on April 7, 2024
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Pipeliner A 90s Love Story beautifully captures the essence of growing up amidst the grunge scene and familial expectations. Jason's journey, intertwined with love and laughter, offers a delightful glimpse into the complexities of teenage life in a small Idaho town.
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