Michael Barrera
Paperback | Pages: 180 pages Rating: 4.92 | 26 Users | 7 Reviews
Details Appertaining To Books So Shall We Pass
| Title | : | So Shall We Pass |
| Author | : | Michael Barrera |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 180 pages |
| Published | : | August 12th 2011 by iUniverse.com (first published August 1st 2011) |
| Categories | : | Books. Download Books |
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So Shall We Pass is a first-person present tense narrative set in Wharton Texas, a rural and dilapidated town where cotton once made kings out of paupers. The story chronicles a young man's (Jacob's) deteriorating mental health as he copes with the death of his mother, the responsibility of raising a younger sibling, and a deranged father who breeds fighting dogs, deals drugs and rears children all from the once functioning family farm. Jacob struggles to preserve his sister's naïve world-view while searching for meaning and hope in the dismal circumstances that surround him. When intense supernatural visions begin to cripple Jacob's ability to live productively, desperation consumes him. These phenomena lead him to believe that patricide is the only salvation from his rapidly crumbling world. Ultimately, this story is a literary sketch of a failed moral calculus and madness at its inception. The narrative explores the ways in which an adolescent such as Jacob responds to the often overwhelming energies of life.Particularize Books Supposing So Shall We Pass
| ISBN: | 146204266X (ISBN13: 9781462042661) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Rating Appertaining To Books So Shall We Pass
Ratings: 4.92 From 26 Users | 7 ReviewsPiece Appertaining To Books So Shall We Pass
Excellent read. I just wish it would've been a little longer and/or explained a few more things more clearly. Still loved it. Plus, it's very short and reads fast, but that only makes you want to read it again.At first the story had an awkward pace, but after page 60 or so it really started to flow. There was something about the extreme contrasts in detail (e.g., the main character names the fields, notices very peculiar details, etc.), and then sudden lack of any detail (e.g., some names of main characters and ages are never really revealed precisely, other characters are glossed over)that really interested me. I couldn't tell why there was such a difference between the suddenly descriptive pictures,
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This was by far the best book I read in 2011. A friend of mine found this book while visiting New Orleans. She picked the book out primarily because it was written by a New Orleans author, and because it was short. She gave it to me when she got home.I don't even know where to begin. The writing alone was worth the read. It was beautifully written. The words flowed from one sentence to the next. But it was the fact that the writing was so beautiful and the story so frightening. Basically, you
Great short story. The language flowed almost like a poem. I really felt like I was a passenger in Jacob's mind. I found myself haunted by Jacob's voice long after I put the book down.
My mom is a teacher and had a copy of this on her Kindle. I don't think she ever finished it, but I loved it. There were some pretty scary scenes, but you really started to cheer for Jacob to make it out of there. I don't think I understood it all, but I read it in a day so that was nice.
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