Epilogue of Grey
By jon | November 14, 2007
A year later, about to revenge his Father’s death, Michael arranges a secret meeting to see Nora again.
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"Armstrong's vision of the future isn't far removed from our obsession with "American Idol," "America's Next Top Model" and the romantic and rehabilitative antics of Britney, Lindsay and Paris. There are touches of early Kurt Vonnegut and Anthony Burgess in this novel, but "Grey" follows its own well-conceived satirical strategy." San Francisco Chronicle
"Equal parts ill-fated love story á la Romeo and Juliet, poignant coming-of-age tale, and disturbingly provocative glimpse into humanity's future, Armstrong's debut is simply unforgettable -- nothing short of a science fiction masterwork. A Clockwork Orange for the 21st century." Barnes and Noble Spotlight Feature
"A Romeo-and-Juliet tale of star-crossed lovers and their conflicted families plays out against a futuristic backdrop shaped by outrageous fashion trends..." Publishers Weekly
"A dazzling trip through a world alternately glamorous and grimy, set in a crumbling but media-saturated future, with eyeball-kicks galore." Locus Magazine
"This book is funny, gross, witty, crass, weird, beautiful, bizarre, and bloody: ergo--cool!" Yet Another Book Review Site
"I couldn't put the book down. This book will hook you early and drag you straight through to the end. Definitely a fun read." Douglas Lain, author of Last Week's Apocalypse
"A Clockwork Orange meets American Psycho meets Tank Girl." Book Stud
"...like a postcyberpunk Bret Easton Ellis." Chris Nakashim-Brown
"Celebrity worship, reality television, high fashion and corporate sociopathy all take a hit. I love a good tear-down of pop culture." BlurredEdge
"If you enjoy or, better yet, prefer a more literary than commercial read and you can appreciate a satirical stab at not only the fashionable elite of entertainment but a subtle yet obvious social comment on the general public and its destructive nature, then give Grey a read; it will not disappoint you." Book Opinions
"This is both an instant classic of post-genre literature, & an outrageous parody of it. It's Shakespeare on acid with tones of Burgess' A Clockwork Orange, spiced with tones of Gibson, Sterling, Neal Stephenson, and a crazed graphic artist who creates all the artwork with words alone, & quite an original work."
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By jon | November 14, 2007
A year later, about to revenge his Father’s death, Michael arranges a secret meeting to see Nora again.
Topics: Grey Podcast |
November 15th, 2007 at 1:12 pm
hey, thanks very much for podcasting your novel! I really enjoyed it and looking forward to your next publication.
April 6th, 2008 at 7:41 pm
hello, just wanted to say this page was posted at reddit, and when I clicked over, the first words I saw were:
“A year later, about to revenge his Father’s death, Michael arranges a secret meeting to see Nora again.”
…which, I dare say, is a bit of a spoiler, I would imagine. Just thought I’d say.
April 11th, 2008 at 10:13 am
the plot is basically irrelevant here. it’s all about the scenery and the mind’s eye. it’s like watching a moving landscape from the interior of a car, it’s not the landscape that moves, it’s the car. here the novel doesn´t move, it’s the reader who has to make the text come to live (you could say that of almost every narrative, but here it is really the trick: it’s a marvel of a novel if you just let yourself be taken by the “landscape”, it is totally unremarkable if you look beyond that surface. It’s like the set of a movie, there’s nothing behind the façade). This is probably one of the reasons this reads as a script for a movie and it will probably make a visually stunning film. It also feels like the first instalment or a bigger an broader narrative. It’s also much more entertaining to hear Jon telling the novel than to read it.
April 15th, 2008 at 8:55 am
hehe