Sideways (novel)

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Sideways (novel) is a 2004 comedic drama by Rex Pickett about two middle-aged friends on a wine-tasting road trip through California’s Santa Ynez Valley, exploring themes of friendship, failure, and self-discovery.

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instanceOf novel
adaptedInto Sideways (2004 film)
linked to: Sideways
associatedWith Santa Barbara County wine region
author Rex Pickett
characterOccupation Jack Cole is a fading actor
Miles Raymond is a struggling writer
countryOfOrigin United States
filmAdaptationDirector Alexander Payne
filmAdaptationScreenwriter Alexander Payne
Jim Taylor
focusesOn California wine country
follows two middle-aged friends on a wine-tasting road trip
genre comedy-drama
road novel
wine fiction
hasMediaType hardcover
paperback
print
hasSequel Sideways 3 Chile
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literaryPeriod 21st-century American literature
mainCharacter Jack Cole
Maya
Miles Raymond
Stephanie
narrativePerspective first-person
notableFor depiction of Pinot Noir
influence on wine consumption trends
originalLanguage English
protagonist Miles Raymond
publicationYear 2004
publisher St. Martin's Press
setIn California
Santa Ynez Valley
settingTime contemporary era
theme failure
friendship
middle age
romantic relationships
self-discovery
wine culture

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Sideways basedOn Sideways (novel)
Jim Taylor basedOn Rex Pickett’s novel "Sideways"
linked to: Sideways (novel)
Rex Pickett notableWork Sideways
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Rex Pickett notableWork Sideways (film novelization source)
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Rex Pickett notableWork Sideways: The Musical (book)
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Rex Pickett notableWork Sideways: The Wine Country Road Trip Guide (essayistic/guide work, associated)
linked to: Sideways (novel)
Rex Pickett notableWork Sideways: The Graphic Novel (writer/adapter)
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Rex Pickett notableFor wine-country novel Sideways
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Rex Pickett notableFor Sideways trilogy of novels
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