- Paperback: 194 pages
- Publisher: Impetus Press (Mar 15 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0977669327
- ISBN-13: 978-0977669325
- Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 14 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 227 g
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Caught between the ambition and alienation of life at an Ivy League school, Jon Danfield must face a revelation about his past. His journey will take him from the halls of privilege into the heart of the forest fire threatening his childhood home. On deserted streets lined with perfect houses, Danfield must confront an American dream corroded by unspeakable acts of cruelty.
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4.6 out of 5 stars (10 customer reviews)
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
See what's behind the mask, Feb 17 2007
By Ian G. Dorward - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Fires (Paperback)
Nick Antosca has created a compelling, oftentimes brilliant look at humanity--its suffering, its cruelty, its love, and its healing. The other reviews point out that this is a "good debut," but that's dismissive; it's just plain good, and sometimes frighteningly so. That this is a first novel just inspires awe at a new writer's prowess.
The novel is short, yes, but it lingers long after it's been read and set aside. That kabuki mask on the cover keeps staring at you, reminding you of where you've been and what it meant.
Structurally, Fires unfolds like a boxing match against a seasoned pro who initially toys with you, throwing light jabs here and there to tease and play, but who gradually starts battering the bones with increasingly brutal and merciless blows until he finally has you against the ropes, and you're just hoping that some shred of humanity remains behind those lead-smelted fists. The images, the metaphors, and all the elements of the novel's language become increasingly feverish and passionate towards the end, as if exacting some revenge you never expected or thought you warranted--not at all unlike what happens in the actual plot.
And the plot, you will see, contains a startling relevance to recent events in the news, as if the author possessed amazing prescience to unleash his work on the public at exactly the right time. Questions that this country has been puzzling over for weeks are addressed with cogency in Fires.
This is the first, I hope, of many novels by this exciting new author. I'm eagerly awaiting the rest.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fabulous debut novel, July 11 2007
By Scott J. Forman - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Fires (Paperback)
Nick Antosca has a precociously forceful voice, a magnetic narrative sense, and a sharp eye for telling detail ("A little boy's cap lies flat in the sand, as if he's down there too"). This is a spark plug of a book; a thoroughly enjoyable novel from a talented young writer.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
more like two and a half, Jun 2 2007
By Bella - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Fires (Paperback)
A plot so threadbare even the Salvation Army wouldn't take it. A master weaving of innuendo, depressing sex, and an emphysema patient's worth of cigarettes, the novel is more style than substance. But what style! Worth the very small amount of emotional and temporal investment required.
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