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BOOKS: The Salinger Contract by Adam Langer
Saturday, September 21, 2013 at 05:34PM
I've said I am giving up book reviews, other than blurbs and mentions on social media, which seem to generate more buzz these days, anyway. I have been working on other projects for actual money! revenue! consideration! More than just a free book, anyway. Rebel Reviews are time-consuming. But here's one more, you just never know--
Disclosure: I did receive a free galley copy of The Salinger Contract from the publisher, for Kindle, via NetGalley.com.
THE SALINGER CONTRACT: A Novel
[Review based on Kindle version - buy for less on Amazon.com]
The Salinger Contract is a surprising, modern-day literary thriller, full of twists and turns involving a hapless, out-of-work, one-book author and former journalist (boy, can I relate!), a best-selling crime writer whose career is on the wane, and a shadowy criminal mastermind in possession of a priceless manuscript collection, written by some of the most famous and reclusive authors of all-time, including J.D. Salinger.
Although this is not normally my kind of book, not being a mystery or thriller girl, I was drawn in by the literary milieu, and, as we say from time to time: I couldn't put the book down (or close the Kindle). I thoroughly enjoyed The Salinger Contract, and, reading the reviews and blurbs for Adam Langer's work, I am looking forward to reading his other books, as well. Langer has considerable talent and craft as a writer, funny and fast-paced. He was able to seamlessly transition narrative voice between his main character (the hapless one-book author) and the best-selling crime writer's outlandish adventure, and tie it all together in the end.
Langer writes about the new age in publishing, as it is now: the challenging current realities of writing, publishing and often-lackadaisical promotion and book signing events at dying bookstores. Things, they are definitely changing-- a brave, new world, indeed.
The Salinger Contract is multi-layered and fast-paced, with interesting plots and colorful characters, several switchbacks and reversals toward the end. I am not giving away any of the several mysteries of the book to say:
The Salinger Contract is an ambitious, engaging attempt to bring sexy back to authors, writing and the publishing business-- it is a suspenseful, thrilling adventure, and time well-spent in a dark and forboding alternate literary reality. Enjoy!
Disclosure: I did receive a free galley copy of The Salinger Contract from the publisher, for Kindle, via NetGalley.com.
"Bringing Sexy Back to Book Publishing?"
THE SALINGER CONTRACT: A Novel
by Adam Langer
(Open Road Media - September 17, 2013)
[Review based on Kindle version - buy for less on Amazon.com]
The Salinger Contract is a surprising, modern-day literary thriller, full of twists and turns involving a hapless, out-of-work, one-book author and former journalist (boy, can I relate!), a best-selling crime writer whose career is on the wane, and a shadowy criminal mastermind in possession of a priceless manuscript collection, written by some of the most famous and reclusive authors of all-time, including J.D. Salinger.
Although this is not normally my kind of book, not being a mystery or thriller girl, I was drawn in by the literary milieu, and, as we say from time to time: I couldn't put the book down (or close the Kindle). I thoroughly enjoyed The Salinger Contract, and, reading the reviews and blurbs for Adam Langer's work, I am looking forward to reading his other books, as well. Langer has considerable talent and craft as a writer, funny and fast-paced. He was able to seamlessly transition narrative voice between his main character (the hapless one-book author) and the best-selling crime writer's outlandish adventure, and tie it all together in the end.
Langer writes about the new age in publishing, as it is now: the challenging current realities of writing, publishing and often-lackadaisical promotion and book signing events at dying bookstores. Things, they are definitely changing-- a brave, new world, indeed.
The Salinger Contract is multi-layered and fast-paced, with interesting plots and colorful characters, several switchbacks and reversals toward the end. I am not giving away any of the several mysteries of the book to say:
The Salinger Contract is an ambitious, engaging attempt to bring sexy back to authors, writing and the publishing business-- it is a suspenseful, thrilling adventure, and time well-spent in a dark and forboding alternate literary reality. Enjoy!
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