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A review by lilacashes
Visioni rock by Lewis Shiner
1.0
Ugh, I cannot do this. DNF.
Seriously? A middle aged white dude dealing with his lost youth and the messed up relationship with his dad? All to the sound of boring 60s music (the most mediocre band, The Beatles', most boring album, Let It Be of all records) motivating the protagonist to supposedly profound thoughts. Who needs another one of this kind of book? Not me, that's for sure.
I've given this book (not peace, hur hur) a chance for a couple dozen more pages after that intro and momentarily I got interested in how it goes on, until the focus shifted from the whiny, racist and misogynist Beatles to the whiny child rapist Jim Morrison. Even if this book were written well (which it isn't, though it does have its moments), that would be too much for me.
If you're an aging white hetero dude pining after your youth you spent listening to mediocre music, this book might be for you. For me it's not.
Seriously? A middle aged white dude dealing with his lost youth and the messed up relationship with his dad? All to the sound of boring 60s music (the most mediocre band, The Beatles', most boring album, Let It Be of all records) motivating the protagonist to supposedly profound thoughts. Who needs another one of this kind of book? Not me, that's for sure.
I've given this book (not peace, hur hur) a chance for a couple dozen more pages after that intro and momentarily I got interested in how it goes on, until the focus shifted from the whiny, racist and misogynist Beatles to the whiny child rapist Jim Morrison. Even if this book were written well (which it isn't, though it does have its moments), that would be too much for me.
If you're an aging white hetero dude pining after your youth you spent listening to mediocre music, this book might be for you. For me it's not.