- Paperback: 230 pages
- Publisher: Civil Coping Mechanisms; Reprint edition (September 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0984603794
- ISBN-13: 978-0984603794
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 680 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,019,057 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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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
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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.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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A Good Debut Novel, Feb 4 2007
By Book Reader - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Fires (Paperback)
Fires is a good debut novel...there is a lot going on as the book jacket says, "Deer running through a ghost neighborhood, A boy trapped in a basement for 8 years, three young people locked in a violent sex triangle." But I also liked the writing in this book: "A lean, sinewy guy wearing a faded baseball cap. He reaches out to grab my arm, scaring up an unexpected gust of moths in my belly." Or this one: "I love you," I whispered so quietly that, to my relief, she didn't seem to hear and never took her eyes from the mesmerizing crimson water. I looked away savoring the blissful warmth in my chest that came from saying those words and also glad that she had not heard and therefore could not later use it against me." I found the book easy and quick to read; if you're a book lover this one will go quick and we can only hope that this new writer may have just started to scratch the surface.
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