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Chargement... The Hierophant of 100th Streetpar Cullen Dorn
Aucun Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre.   Cette critique a été écrite dans le cadre des Critiques en avant-première de LibraryThing. )1   willowwaw | Dec 12, 2009 |  Cette critique a été écrite dans le cadre des Critiques en avant-première de LibraryThing.While Dorn does connect the spiritual aspect of the story to the larger picture of 100th Street, it is these characters that brought the book to life for me. I don’t know what it’s like to live in a crime-ridden, drug-infested neighborhood, to worry about being murdered in a stairwell of a public housing complex, to see an entire neighborhood fall to the drug dealers, its inhabitants walking around like zombies. How these characters come to terms with their situations and how their past lives and choices on the other side affect their actions in this world and the next gets you thinking about the workings of the universe, neighborhood dynamics, friendship and family, and how our decisions affect others. Full review on Diary of an Eccentric. (  )1 annaeccentric | Nov 17, 2009 | Cette critique a été écrite dans le cadre des Critiques en avant-première de LibraryThing.The storyline is choppy, the characters are too numerous and indistinct. It could be really good, and the descriptions of places are specific and beautiful, but it was a little too hard to read and understand. (  )1 synchroswimr | Jul 8, 2009 | Cette critique a été écrite dans le cadre des Critiques en avant-première de LibraryThing.An Heirophant is an interpreter of sacred mysteries. Yes, I had to use a dictionary to understand the title, even before I had cracked open the book. The Hierophant of 100th Street by Cullen Dorn is a metaphysical themed story of life on the streets of East Harlem; somewhat resonant of Dito Montiel’s autobiographical film A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints sans the vulgarity. Read the rest of this review at: http://youarewhatyouread2.blogspot.com/2009_03_01_archive.html ( )1 watertiger | Mar 10, 2009 | Cette critique a été écrite dans le cadre des Critiques en avant-première de LibraryThing.Probably the most striking thing about the book was the author's impeccable writing style. The book was narrated so eloquently, with such a vibrant use of language like nothing I have had the pleasure of experiencing in a book before. Dorn can take a simple statement like "a man found his wife cheating on him up on the roof" and turn it into eloquent imagery which, if you didn't pay attention, would make absolutely no sense. However, to those engrossed in the prose, you will delightfully envision in your minds-eye the very scene that Dorn is painting. I was satisfied with how engrossing the writer's style is, which in itself is what kept your eyes rolling on the paper. Oh, and the story isn't that bad, either. Definately a great read and I highly recommend others getting a copy of this book. It certainly reminds me of the sort of books of required reading in college literature courses. Perhaps this one will become a novel of that caliber, and I certainly hope the author plans more books in the future. (  ) elleayess | Dec 22, 2008 | aucune critique | ajouter une critique
***WINNER - IPPY Bronze Book Award - Best Regional Fiction (2009) ***WINNER - BookBundlz Best Book (2009-2010 Winter Award) The Hierophant of 100th Street is a remarkable, unusual book: a metaphysical novel set in a violent world of slums, gangs, and prisons. Drawing on the author's experience of growing up in the infamous East Harlem neighborhood of 100th Street in the 1960s, the story follows 17-year-old Adam Kadman and his 9-year-old brother John through their respective initiations into the realities of street life while simultaneously introducing real-life characters who dwell in the life of the spirit. Veiled in the guise of fiction, most of what appears in the book is actually a truthful account of the author's real-life experience. Like the author, the young Adam also ventures out from the slums of New York to discover the meaning of life amid the horrors of existence, and finds romance, mysticism, and purpose. Seeking to extricate himself from 100th Street, Adam is drafted into the army and later travels to Egypt, where in a harsh world of theocrats and misogynists he falls in love with a young Arab woman. Out of his element, he attacks the social structure--and ends up running for his life. He returns back to the old neighborhood only to find it changed ... destroyed by an invasion of drugs, betrayal, and murder. By chance he encounters a mysterious man, Clifford Bias (a renowned twentieth-century clairvoyant), and is taken under the wing of the "magus." Discovering his own psychic abilities, Adam enters his mentor's secret society and a world of mysticism and love. Tapping the same rich spiritual vein as The Da Vinci Code and The Celestine Prophecy and written in the stark language of the streets, this daring, cinematic novel explores the ancient truths and metaphysical mysteries hidden in the fabric of everyday life. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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