Visions

Visions

A hypnotic descent from childhood to adulthood. A boy sees angels, finds love, loses it, and becomes heartbreakingly aware of the world around him. Using a dreamy prose that calls to mind the films of Harmony Korine, Weaver crafts a deft and disturbing portrait of the young life of a David Koresh-like cult figure. â€œTroy James Weaverâ€™s novel unravels the typical coming-of-age story. It erases the distinction between finding and losing your voice, becoming enlightened by a vision and swallowed by darkness. The plot moves at a breathless pace and the unsettling details linger, hovering at the edge of what can be fully understood.â€ â€”Jeff Jackson, author of Mira Corpora â€œA noir fueled as much by the dread of what might happen as what actually occurs, with a narrator teetering on the edge of something very dark indeed. Beautifully sparse and precise, like someone tapping softly on your skull with a ball-peen hammer trying to feel out the perfect place to crack it open.â€ â€”Brian Evenson, author of Windeye and A Collapse of Horses â€œVisions moves at a manic pace reminiscent of Hannahâ€™s Ray. The story breathes, bleeds, pulses. Itâ€™s fragmented yet fluid, bleak but not without hope. Donâ€™t be fooled by the thin spine - you may blaze through this book in an afternoon but it will burn a hole in your head. Weaver speaks the truth and I hope to hell everybody is listening.â€ â€”Nat Baldwin, musician (Dirty Projectors) â€œUntimely death, Richard Ramirez, child abuse, violence, poverty, lonelinessâ€¦ somehow Troy James Weaver is able to take all these ugly facets of humanity and combine them into something so beautiful that it feels almost holy.â€ â€”Juliet Escoria, author of Black Cloud â€œVisions is a coming-of-age, Harmony Korine-style, This Boyâ€™s Life-meets-Wise Blood fever dream that Troy James Weaver carved into some Ouija board he later used to summon the spirits of David Koresh, Jesus Christ, and Richard Ramirez. I canâ€™t even begin to tell you how insane and beautiful this book is.â€ â€”Brian Alan Ellis, author of Something Good, Something Bad, Something Dirty â€œTroy James Weaverâ€™s Visions is a smart and disturbing book, told in a voice as haunting as the cultish world it portrays. All those strange voices and visions packed into this slim novella, rendered with an honest complexity make this a remarkable achievement. Iâ€™m glad to have read it.â€ â€”Brandon Hobson, author of Deep Ellum
Country USA
Brand Broken River Books
Manufacturer Broken River Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781940885179
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Broken River Books
Manufacturer	Broken River Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	black & white illustrations
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781940885179
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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