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In the Midst Of

Submitted by C. M. Barons on August 23, 2008 - 9:58am
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                       “A fine new American novel. Barons has the cosmic curiosity of Emerson, the appetite of Whitman, and the talent of Kerouac."  Rod Clark, BookReview.com
 
"Refreshingly original, highly ambitious in scope and totally offbeat," Bill Chinaski, Alternative Reel 
 
"...a gourmet meal! This book is a rarefied taste treat for the mind and spirit!"  W. H. McDonald, The American Authors Association 
 
                                                                                       

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               An An offbeat 1970's rewind to be filed under Adult Literary Fiction, In the Midst Of is assembled as a retrospective- minus the trite icons typically enlisted to resemble the 70s.  The story is video verite, spurred by downright, gut-metered dialogue.  The backdrop, unaffected: a Kodacolor © snapshot- definitive 70s.  Brian and friends are ensconced on a college campus.  Coed dorms, unisex fashion; lines obscured by casual, experimental encounters.  Edge-lurking has always been fashionable.  Hollis dangles by his fingertips.  Beneath his public facade lies a disturbing void.  His multiple secrets are protected by an ambiguity that passes for cool.  Hollis is the aim- as sure as the bull's eye emblazoned on any Zen-archer's target.        

 

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