NIRVana Blues

Maybe you had to have been there... and if you were there, you probably don't remember; so Nichols provides you with an easy flashback. It would be a complete literary error to attempt to compare this book to THE MAGIC JOURNEY or THE MILAGRO BEANFIELD WARS. No, different times require different treatments. This is a difficult read because Nichols is protraying a difficult period, the middle years of the Baby Boomers. If you are from the Silent Generation, it won't make sense. If you ever dreamed of an alternative lifestyle, then dust off that Woodstock album, er... CD and enjoy the ride.

A gripping American novel "The Nirvana Blues" captures the richness of the late 20th century. Nichols creates characters that nearly rival Steinbeck's Doc and the entire Joad clan. Nichols excels in both humor and human compassion. You don't know whether to laugh or cry. He is by far one of the best writers to come out in the last 30 years, "The Nirvana Blues" should be considered required reading for colleges and universities.