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A second-coming-of-age novel set between early aughts San Francisco and northern New Mexico, Rode chronicles the challenges of friendship, love, and loss, the costs of being unable to commit, and the detours we sometimes take in life that end up leading us to the path forward.
It’s a bad night not to have wheels. Stranded in the rain, pacing the sidewalk, Jack gradually confronts the events that led him there and just how far off-track he’s gotten. A former firefighter now involved in more questionable pursuits, he views his present with trepidation and his past with regret. Memories of the men and women who once cared for him are the company he keeps, but with each passing reminiscence, Jack inevitably reaches the point in the story where the relationship went wrong. For a while, he’s able to avoid thinking about the worst thing that’s happened, but he won’t to be able to keep it from himself forever.
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- Papier
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- LGBTQ+, Fiction and Literature
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- jetter2000 (Auteur)
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- Damn Yankee Press
- Partij
- June 2022 Begint op: 2022-06-06Uitgelezen: 2022-06-27
- In de uitverkoop
- 2022-06-01
- Landen
- USA Only
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- 7 besprak, 2 marked received
I see this as a unique opportunity to reach out to you folks so I’m going to take it.
You’ll see some nice reviews of Rode below. They’ll tell you it’s not a POS, but won’t necessarily tell you whether you’ll like it or not. If you’re entering a contest, you sure as heck want to have a decent chance of being happy with the prize package, and as I feel like I’m in the best position to help ensure that, let me mention a few additional things:
1) I’ve listed the book under LGBTQ+ fiction, and it is brought to you, in part, by the letter B, but even though sexuality is explored, it’s probably best defined as literary coming of age fiction.
2) The main character in this story spends a lot of time being lost before he gets found. There were times in my life when I couldn’t get enough of these types of wayward characters, but others when I wouldn’t have had the patience for them, so there’s that.
3) While the bulk of the book is composed of adventure taking and people meeting, there is a point in the story where things get pretty dark, and with all that’s been happening in the world, you might not have an appetite for further trouble in your reading.
Otherwise, here are the editorial reviews:
"A moving existential novel about personal identity and human connections."
-Foreword Clarion Reviews
"A wonderful and revelatory read.”
- San Francisco Book Review
"Adams brings to the novel a confident and engaging voice that makes Rode a compelling journey."
-Indie Reader
“Entertaining . . . on and off the road.”
-The US Review of Books
"Rode is a unique coming-of-age story that will echo deeply in the reader’s heart . . ."
-The Book Review Directory
“A heartfelt and emotional story of . . . love, loss, and finding meaning in life.”
-LoveReading UK
"A book of significant beauty and pain, broken relationships and sexual frankness . . . A penetrating novel."
-Booklife
“Deserves a place in any library strong in stories of life-changing experiences and growth."
-Midwestern Book Review (D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer)
