Cormac McCarthy delivers once again with "The Road". He is one of my favorite authors with his gritty prose. This story is visceral and evokes so much in the reader. Be prepared to feel it.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • A searing, post-apocalyptic novel about a father and son's fight to survive, this "tale of survival and the miracle of goodness only adds to McCarthy's stature as a living master. It's gripping, frightening and, ultimately, beautiful" (San Francisco Chronicle).
A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. It is cold enough to crack stones, and when the snow falls it is gray. The sky is dark. Their destination is the coast, although they don't know what, if…
Brian Kaufman delivers a wonderfully heartfelt account of perhaps the last journey of our well-travelled hero, August Simms. The story is set in 1897 Rhome, Texas. August has returned to a familiar place where he seeks knowledge about what he calls air ship sightings, UFOs. He is a very engaging soul, and he encounters a wonderful array of characters along his path. August’s charismatic demeanor settles in to each of the ensemble gathered around him. That same charisma has an equal effect on the reader. We are charmed by a modest and honest man as he seeks the truth of something no one truly understands. August chose this part of the world for his last story because it has familiarity. He spent time with his wife in these parts and also witnessed atrocities he wanted to reconcile. His lifelong experiences help him navigate a world that is not only changing but staying the same. Kaufman has a way of bringing the reader into the farthest depths of the minds of his characters. This is more than a story. It is a provocative detail of one man’s journey.
"Kaufman is a fantastic writer with a distinctive poetic touch... It will be the rare reader who will not be moved by this soulful, poignant novel." –Kirkus Reviews
"It's a powerfully rendered novel that holds the rare ability to traverse genres to attract a wider audience of reader than the 'historical fiction' label portends." –Midwest Book Review
1897.
August Simms-explorer, soldier, world traveler-returns to Rhome, Texas to chase one last adventure.
Hundreds of UFO sightings have been reported, seven years before the Wright brother's initial flight, and August intends to solve the airship mystery.
A dark comedy shines plenty of light with this twisted yet brilliant depiction of a Vietnam veteran addled by war and muddled by a gamut of pharmaceuticals. It would not be stretch to describe this story as a slightly off version of Alice’s latest adventures into a rabbit hole, or gopher hole in this case that leads her to the Cu Chi tunnels of Vietnam where she meets a gopher Chaz, a friend and ally of our war hero/newspaper editor.
This story has many layers of craziness. The dark is quite dark the comedy quite hilarious. Gojan Nikolich pulls off this wildly odd delve into the psychological consequences of war. It is intense and takes the reader on quite a journey.
"Imaginative and often beguiling, like a mashup of Platoon and Gremlins scripted by William S. Burroughs." -Kirkus Reviews
"Nikolich's story shimmers with intersecting layers of identity and fantastical complexities." -Authors Reading
A suicidal former platoon sergeant, sole survivor of a Vietnam War jungle ambush, is haunted by what he perceives as his cowardly past. Debilitated by guilt and mourning the death of his wife, small town newspaper publisher Stan Przewalski lives in a PTSD-fueled world where it is impossible to distinguish reality from fantasy.
In the summer of 1975, Jimmy Hamilton's world is fifteen feet off the ground, a plywood fort with one rule: no girls allowed. But the summer has other plans.
With a brand-new best friend, a little league season full of strikeouts and spectacular meltdowns, and free-range mischief that escalates at every turn, Jimmy is living the kind of summer boys only dream about. A gruff drifter with a mysterious past becomes an unlikely mentor, teaching him more than just how to throw a fastball. But summers like this don't last forever, and some losses hit harder than others.
Fans of The Sandlot and the spirit of Tom Sawyer will feel right at home in this warm slice of small-town Americana. Jimmy is fighting to hold onto something he can't quite name yet, and the harder he grips, the faster it slips away. This is a story of friendship, first-crushes, and the bittersweet nostalgia of a summer you’d give anything to get back.
Some summers leave a mark. This one leaves a scar, a smile, and one unforgettable moment that stays with a boy long after the grass stops smelling like summer.
