I have to take a minute to say a very big thank you to Phillip Stephens and the crew over at Pajiba.com. Although I'm a friend of the site, I don't know Phillip personally and, regardless, I always count on the readers, writers, and commenters there for a brutally honest assessment of the pop culture landscape. One that pulls no punches and plays no favorites.
That's why it really humbles me that my memoir, Dead Star Twilight, has been mentioned in Pajiba's "Best Books of 2008" column, which was written by Phillip and published earlier today.
I've received a massive amount of positive feedback since putting the thing out there for everyone to take a look at, and I know you've heard me say it before but I feel like I just can't say it enough: thanks. Thanks to all of you who've bought it, read it, and enjoyed it.
As always, if you haven't read Dead Star Twilight and are interested in doing so, just click here and follow the instructions (or click the link in the right-hand sidebar). You can get a copy downloaded to your computer immediately.
Happy '09, everybody.
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
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Kudos to you, my friend! What a great list to be on.
But now get shoppin' that thing for real, will ya?
Yessir. It's a great book. Congrats.
OK, so I made my contribution to the DXM maintenance/Inara college fund yesterday and downloaded Dead Star Twilight. At the same time I also downloaded a PDF viewer for my BlackBerry. Thus, accessibility will not be a factor in whether I read the book or not; I will not honestly be able to claim that it wasn't available when I had a free moment. Unfortunately, having only one paragraph visible at a time may turn out to be too big a hurdle to overcome -- in which case I may very well wind up reading it on my laptop at times when I should be working (which is how I get most worthwhile things done). I'll keep you posted.
There is one other mitigating factor at play as well: I fear that you (Chez) have written the story of my addiction, as Alec Baldwin wrote the story of my divorce. That was an incredibly difficult read for the simple fact that I had to put it down frequently as my dormant demons raged back to life. I can't imagine that you will have left any scab unpicked...
First, thanks for buying the book. It's tough stuff but I do hope you enjoy it.
Now, the warning: DST includes both addiction and the crumbling of a marriage that eventually leads to divorce. I'm actually not sure which takes more of a priority within the story. I've heard some people say that they were affected by the drug abuse and others -- specifically publishers -- say that the interaction (and occasional lack thereof) between myself and my ex is what really hits home. I guess you can decide for yourself.
Oy.
Baldwin maintains a tight focus on the divorce throughout his own book. I can think of numerous reasons why he would make this choice, not the least of which is the fear that inclusion of any other substantive issues would dilute attention from where he wanted it. That's his prerogative, but life rarely offers up such neatly compartmentalized circumstances so I was left with the feeling that he wasn't telling the whole story. While there wasn't a clean overlay of my divorce and addiction sagas, they were/are inextricably intertwined (i.e., I couldn't honestly tell one story without at least mentioning the other).
Thanks for the disclaimer. I feel the anticipation (dread?) building already.
Chez, I figured if the Bible can survive thousands of years (with various degrees of translation) so can your book. I will buy it soon..
TOM
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