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Title: The Adventures of Captain Harvey: A Modern Odyssey by Roland Twelves, Alan R. Davison ISBN: 0-9661441-0-4 Publisher: Shield Pub Pub. Date: November, 1997 Format: Mass Market Paperback List Price(USD): $14.95

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Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (8 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: A remarkable book
Comment: This is truly a remarkable book. It was recommended to me by a professor at my college who teaches comparative literature, and that's exactly what it is. The entire novel is a dialogue between the greatest literary masterpieces of Western Literature. The main character, Captain Harvey, travels around Europe retracing the "steps" of Homer, Don Quijote, Dante, Van Gogh, to name a few, living out the adventures of both fictional and non-fictional characters in what becomes a humorous and profound parody. Clearly, it helps if you have some knowledge of the classics, especially Greek mythology, Dante, and Shakespeare, but even if you don't you can follow the story on a more superficial level as simple series of travel adventures. This is not a cookie-cutter John Grisham-type novel that you can read in your sleep, it requires a reader who is awake and is willing to stop and think about the very serious question, "What is the essence of personal identity?" If you are willing to ask questions, this novel will supply endless rewards.

Rating: 1
Summary: Very disappointing
Comment: I bought this book on the strength of its good reviews and the interesting partyharvey website, but I just couldn't get into it. I tried several times, pushing grimly on from the beginning or giving another chapter a go, but it just seemed stilted and contrived. All a matter of taste, I'm sure -- so before you buy, do try to read any posted pages this book may have available.

Rating: 5
Summary: One in a Million!
Comment: 5 Stars for Roland Twelves, "The Adventures of Captain Harvey"! This tome is a startling saga with refreshing views on life, love, and the perception of reality. In a brand new approach, Roland Twelves peals away the idealism of everyday existence to reveal the basic, naked self. In a state of vulnerability the book overpowers one's identity to impose one of it's own. The fundamental super ego vacuum of Captain Harvey drift's down upon the unsuspecting casualty only to transform the now bare slate into everyone and yet no one at the same time. In fact, I was so overcome by this narrative that I believed myself to be a rock for some time...