Books... NaNoLoMo#2
NaNoLoMo #2
2 Nov 2012
Butterfly Potion by Trent Zelazny
Nightscape Press, LLP (2012), Paperback, 92 pages
ISBN: 1938644018
978-1938644016
**no spoilers**
A lush collection of word-pictures and a geographically correct picture of Santa Fe fill this novella. 24 hours in the life of a blackout drinker. From waking up in a ditch with no memory of the night before and everything gone but forty-five cents in his pocket to finding himself in the arms of another regular from the bar, this is not so much a coming of age as a coming to terms for Perry. There are insightful words of wisdom and well crafted writing in a tale that is remarkably engaging for all that it's not a particularly happy adventure.
(****) Four stars
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2 Nov 2012
Butterfly Potion by Trent Zelazny
Nightscape Press, LLP (2012), Paperback, 92 pages
ISBN: 1938644018
978-1938644016
**no spoilers**
A lush collection of word-pictures and a geographically correct picture of Santa Fe fill this novella. 24 hours in the life of a blackout drinker. From waking up in a ditch with no memory of the night before and everything gone but forty-five cents in his pocket to finding himself in the arms of another regular from the bar, this is not so much a coming of age as a coming to terms for Perry. There are insightful words of wisdom and well crafted writing in a tale that is remarkably engaging for all that it's not a particularly happy adventure.
(****) Four stars
This entry was originally posted at http://somewhatbent.dreamwidth.org/449111.html. Please comment there using OpenID.