| Title | : | Midnight's Chicken |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.84 (379 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1514231492 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 298 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-21 |
| Genre | : |
Midnight’s Chicken is based on one segment of my lifelong journey that took me to over 130 countries. Cal O Cal, the narrator and the main character in the book, is my alter ego. The book is a sequence of interconnected satirical stories that began when a pair of beautiful yellow pants suddenly entered my life and we decided to travel the world together. What follows is a bizarre concoction of fact, fantasy, and fiction mixed with several real and imaginary characters including dinosaurs, Loch ness monsters, Gods, Genghis Khan, Buddha and Dalai Lama. The story begins and ends in Munich, which is where I live; and therefore the book carries a strong running theme of German life revolving around beer, cheese and dirndls. The story starts with an insight into the bizarre circumstances surrounding my birth, my unusual education at a Chinese restaurant, my beliefs in edible Gods, my weird sarcastic humor, and my connection to Germans who refused to joke--all vital pieces of informatio
Editorial : Excerpts from the book Midnight's Chicken.
This is about an unsolved 20 year old case of a murdered UCLA student, that Laurie decides to take on for her reality tv show. The last sections of the book are a Hymn---for Gessner's father, for the place of his birth, for life. Another of those terms is that our parents, for whatever faults they have, shape us in ways we can neither forget nor sometimes identify. I was hoping for more detailed instructions on how to strip vehicle down and put it back together. I think American needs to take the time to read what they have to say because we are once again creating this very same kind of experiences for a whole new generation of veterans in Iraq and Afghanistan.
This book started off in the early 1980's as a way for veterans to learn to cope with PTSD through journaling and writing. A lesson to be learned by those of us untouched by mental illness and addictions, and to those who have never understood the hold addictions can have on the unsuspecting until it is too late.. Th
No comments:
Post a Comment