THANK YOU for this review which may well be more important to me than the actual book. Writers such as you give me a rare glimpse of hope. So just a simple thank you, Sasha.
They stand at the gate judging who is acceptable, who is to be let in and who they’ll turn away. Too late they’ll find that we aren’t standing in line anymore...that we no longer want to be let in...that we see nothing desirable inside...nothing that we want or need. They’ll see us looking at them with pity in our eyes, and they will hate us even more than they do now.
First time here. Came here via Breitbart. "It made me think about true love, about finding one person to spend your life with - something that has always (and probably will always) eluded me.; I have the wonderful happiness of meeting a wonderful lady at the ripe age of 22. Married 55 years now and still she is my number one. What a grand purpose in life to give it to another so beautiful of a lady. She is debilitated now, suffering from Alzheimer's for the last 9 years.
One should be able to find many natural "found poems" in his writing like the passage you refer to:
"A wedding veil blowing through the wind.
A giant bow wrapped around a used pickup truck.
The touch of Doreen’s hand as she gave him the keys.
The taste of her kiss.
Her body arched in agony reaching for a call button."
When prose is simultaneously free verse poetry ... the above could be read as a gogyohka ... five lines, each line ending with a natural pause ... however many syllables you want, each line being an impression ...
Sounds like the adult version of the older children's novel "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbitt. Similar themes. "Tuck Everlasting" is an excellent novel, won many awards and sold millions of copies, written in the mid 1970s.
- I disagree with you on who o think you identify as the counterculture because I think you identify people like NYT, Hollywood, Academia as counterculture, but in my view they are the dominant culture as evidenced by their wealth, standard of living, power to make or break others, and significant safety from the poor and downtrodden.
THANK YOU for this review which may well be more important to me than the actual book. Writers such as you give me a rare glimpse of hope. So just a simple thank you, Sasha.
I have to agree with Anne. Your review was incredibly well done and beautifully spoken. You are a poet, Sasha…a poet!
They stand at the gate judging who is acceptable, who is to be let in and who they’ll turn away. Too late they’ll find that we aren’t standing in line anymore...that we no longer want to be let in...that we see nothing desirable inside...nothing that we want or need. They’ll see us looking at them with pity in our eyes, and they will hate us even more than they do now.
So well written and explained. Thank-you, JT.
Feeling pity is the key.
I finished this book last week. Devoured it in two days. It's a real winner. I read the ending several times as it nearly brought me to tears.
Me too. Such a great ending.
"...planet full of ass holes." That's not fiction! We're there! Where's the exit?
Amazing read. Highly recommend.
First time here. Came here via Breitbart. "It made me think about true love, about finding one person to spend your life with - something that has always (and probably will always) eluded me.; I have the wonderful happiness of meeting a wonderful lady at the ripe age of 22. Married 55 years now and still she is my number one. What a grand purpose in life to give it to another so beautiful of a lady. She is debilitated now, suffering from Alzheimer's for the last 9 years.
Thank you, Sasha! Been desperate for some meaningful fiction to carry me away, and your review sealed it. Ordered.
I bought the ebook from Barnes and Noble vs Amazon. I think they're a little less evil than Amazon.
not to nit pick, but "So shines a good deed in a weary world” comes from Shakespeare's "Merchant of Venice."
Just downloaded it to my Kindle. Thanks for the heads-up Sasha!
Thanks for the review! It’s on my kindle now!
Great review. Time, eternity, true love....sounds like a book I would find interesting.
I bought this after paragraph 2! Hope it’s a good one
Wow ...
One should be able to find many natural "found poems" in his writing like the passage you refer to:
"A wedding veil blowing through the wind.
A giant bow wrapped around a used pickup truck.
The touch of Doreen’s hand as she gave him the keys.
The taste of her kiss.
Her body arched in agony reaching for a call button."
When prose is simultaneously free verse poetry ... the above could be read as a gogyohka ... five lines, each line ending with a natural pause ... however many syllables you want, each line being an impression ...
Sounds like the adult version of the older children's novel "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbitt. Similar themes. "Tuck Everlasting" is an excellent novel, won many awards and sold millions of copies, written in the mid 1970s.
Sasha a few points;
- thank-you for the book intro and review
- just ordered it
- you should write a book also
- I disagree with you on who o think you identify as the counterculture because I think you identify people like NYT, Hollywood, Academia as counterculture, but in my view they are the dominant culture as evidenced by their wealth, standard of living, power to make or break others, and significant safety from the poor and downtrodden.