Zachary Karabashliev
Paperback | Pages: 276 pages Rating: 3.97 | 3029 Users | 204 Reviews
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| Title | : | 18% Сиво |
| Author | : | Zachary Karabashliev |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | десето издание |
| Pages | : | Pages: 276 pages |
| Published | : | 2011 by Сиела Норма АД (first published 2008) |
| Categories | : | European Literature. Bulgarian Literature. Fiction. Contemporary. Cultural. Bulgaria |
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Един симпатичен луд българин в Америка, една торба прясна марихуана и безкраен път… От Мексико до Ню Йорк, през България на 90-те. Гангстери и любови, надежда и отчаяние, смях и тъга. Кино-история за всички нас – емигрантите от собственото си минало.Particularize Books To 18% Сиво
| Original Title: | 18% Сиво ISBN13 9789542802778 |
| Edition Language: | Bulgarian URL http://www.ciela.bg/?p=book_view&aid=163 |
| Setting: | Tijuana(Mexico) Mexico New York City, New York(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Elias Canetti Award, Цветето на Хеликон (2008) |
Rating Appertaining To Books 18% Сиво
Ratings: 3.97 From 3029 Users | 204 ReviewsArticle Appertaining To Books 18% Сиво
I've stared at this page, written, rewritten, and deleted this review over and over again. I'm not sure how to put anything in words so in case I fail...just read this novel. You might change your outlook and you might not. Even if you don't, you'll have read one hell of a story. This is a story of life. The author tells his story purely and without regard or romanticism. It is rather difficult NOT to get inside the character's head as you read. As a reader, I forged a bond with the character,Sex, drugs and violence meets fine arts, photography and the meaning of life. Autobiographically accurate and pornographically intimate. This novel reads like a blog, feels like a diary and draws you in like an action flick. It's a cult classic. 18% for evah!
At times exciting, at times somewhat boring, this is an Americana road trip buddy flick about a man and his giant stolen bag of marijuana.The biggest, most obvious theme running through the book is about not living the life one was meant to live. Specifically, not living the life of the artist. But it felt heavy handed. This book is not a subtle look at someone who has squandered his talent, but rather a significant portion of this book features the protagonist explicitly wondering why he had
18% Gray is an interesting story, but I found it to be just plain sad instead of humorous. The main character is not one of those characters you will love, because this is about his pain and his attempt to escape it. Consumed by his grief and his inability to come to terms with his wife disappearing he makes plenty of stupid decisions. Some of the thought processes are disturbing and some of the events that occur are not for overly sensitive readers. *I received the book for free through
DISCLAIMER: I am the publisher of the book and thus spent approximately two years reading and editing and working on it. So take my review with a grain of salt, or the understanding that I am deeply invested in this text and know it quite well. Also, I would really appreciate it if you would purchase this book, since it would benefit Open Letter directly.A fun adventure book about a man who's lost his wife, found a massive bag of marijuana, and decided to fix his life by taking a road trip
I found the things I needed to find in the novel. Enough for me to give 3 stars, but not enough to put it next to the books I have rated with 4 and 5 stars.
I bought this book in Sofia, in the advice of the bookstore clerk. It is a good book, well written and interesting, more about America and the way it's perceived by someone from Europe than about Bulgaria.
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