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Title: The Contortionist's Handbook by Craig Clevenger ISBN: 1-931561-48-6 Publisher: MacAdam/Cage Publishing Pub. Date: September, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.81 (21 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: whoa! great first novel.
Comment: Great read. Had the pleasure of doing it in 3 sessions. A well constructed and suspense-filled plot. Hangs together while challenging you to pay attention. (And yes, you have to; it's worth it!)
Without giving away the plot or the ending, think "Memento" or "The Usual Suspects". No thow-away trash novel, this is a thinking person's book. It tends to stick with you after you put it down.
The detail adds dimension. The main character is a trip. (note to self: never hire him as a babysitter.) Layers of stuff going on throughout.
What's amazing is that this is Clevenger's first novel. Notes say he's working on second and I for one can't wait. When's the movie coming out?
Rating: 5
Summary: The Contortionist's Handbook
Comment: Don't let anyone tell you otherwise...this is a dark book and not for the faint of heart. But if you're hooked after the first few pages, you're in it for the long haul. Who knows? You might just pull an all nighter and read it in one sitting (and you won't be the first one). I have met Craig, and I know that he labored over this first novel, and it truly shows. I was completely blown away by the incredible detail in the story. In fact, it's so well written that it blurs the line between fact and fiction. Whatever the case, Craig did some serious research of some gritty material to pull this book off.
His main character, John Vincent, lives his entire life running from and dodging his own emotional and physical pain. And I mean deep, deep pain. But despite (or because of?) the truly dark life of this character, Craig's book shines. He is a gifted writer...his style is uniquely his own...and as someone else mentioned in their review, certain sentences and paragraphs are so well crafted that you can't help but reread them for their ultimate appreciation. It's hard to articulate, but there is something unusual about Craig's book...something that I didn't expect. On the surface the book is all of these things: smart, disturbing, calculating, shocking, heart-breaking, sordid, clever and sad. But beneath all of these layers, there is this main character with this will to live fueled by a thimble full of hope resulting from this love for a girl we'll call Molly. Picture a pitch black box with only a pin hole of light...(Molly)...that's this guys life. I can honestly say, I have never read a book quite like it. True, true, true.
Rating: 5
Summary: Palahniuk 's words on front cover!!!
Comment: If you like palahniuk at all, you'll love this book
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Title: Diary: A Novel by Chuck Palahniuk ISBN: 0385509472 Publisher: Doubleday Pub. Date: 26 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Fugitives and Refugees : A Walk in Portland, Oregon by Chuck Palahniuk ISBN: 1400047838 Publisher: Crown Pub. Date: 08 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Reasons to Live: Stories by Amy Hempel ISBN: 0060976721 Publisher: Harperperennial Library Pub. Date: August, 1995 List Price(USD): $13.50 |
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Title: Syrup by Maxx Barry, Max Barry ISBN: 0140291873 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: 03 July, 2000 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Kiss Me, Judas by Will Christopher Baer ISBN: 0670881759 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: October, 1998 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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