Just a Couple of Days

I don't typically read fiction, but I found this book in a used book store, and the cover art intrigued me, so I started reading a few pages and the next thing I know I plopped down a few bucks for the used copy. I think what most impressed me was the author's word choice: common words used in not so common ways, uncommon words used in common ways, really very nice. This book is outstanding. I can't believe I've never heard... Read Full Review

I'm impressed, but I'm having a hard time describing why. Just a Couple of Days is not easily categorized into a neat little genre. It has elements of sci-fi, but then not really, or perhaps only to the extent that Kurt Vonnegut does. But then it's much more inspiring than Vonnegut's work, and so then it drifts toward Tom Robbins, as I've seen it compared to in other reviews, but then that comparison falters too because... Read Full Review

It is unfathomable to me that anyone could dislike this book. However, I've seen it happen with a couple of my friends. It works like this: People either love it or they hate it. There is no lukewarm shrugging. I'm no empiricist, but I think I have identified a couple of characteristics that may determine which category you might fall into.1. If you can't stand artists who horse around with their craft, whether it's jam bands... Read Full Review

I normally do not write reviews. But, it's been quite awhile since I've read a book that engrossed me as much as this one did. It took me through a wide array of emotions; humor, anger, sadness, and joy. Even as I'm writing now, I am almost speechless. Almost. I love how smoothly the book flows; the story itself is beautiful. I recommend it to everyone I know, and all have thanked me profusely for it. So, I guess the... Read Full Review