Zeitgeist

This is probably my most favorite book of all time. I picked it up at a bookstore one day, recommended by a friend. I have never heard of the author and have not been able to find any information on him. Apparently this is his only book. If you are into heavy characterization with a millenial, cyber-punk edge, then this book is for you. If you appreciate hard-edged, beat prose that will never slip into boredom, then you need to buy this book.

This is verbatim from the official Smashing Pumpkins website so forgive any typos left intact to preserve the Integrity of this Post: Strange Veronica-Zeitgeist coincidences September 20, 2007, 9:00 am - stumbeleine Veronica Grey's pen name is Fyshe (or something like that), Fish is a characther in the novel Zeitgeist by Todd Wiggins (which has a chapter called Pomp and Circumstance). Apparently (I've not read any of her stuff myself) Fyshe (or whatever) writes in a style which ignores things like correct spelling, syntax, etc. 7 Shades of Black has the line 'sister can't you spell', and also an 'acolyte' reference (i dont have the lyrics to hand, and can't be bothered to look on the net :p), which tie in with Wiggins' novel, one of the central characters being a member of the cloth..

Buy this book. Don't borrow it. You will end up rereading it, lending it, and killing to get it back. No book has ever actually scared me, but this assault on Western, New Age, and Radical thought for no reason, with seemingly no agenda is one of the most authentic things that I have ever read. Get it, read it, and then thank me. You owe yourself this.

I liked this book. Knowing that it got published gives me hope that my own stumbling endeavours may one day see the light of print. It's reasonably well written, but rough and disjointed. (In the case of the latter, purposefully so, I'd wager.) The end made no sense to me what-so-ever, as it is revealed that our humble narrator has allowed a man to die completely unfulfilled when it was within her power to easy remedy the situation. Perhaps I simply missed something. I shall have to read it again.On another note: Several years ago, after finishing this book for the first time, I told some friends about it. Not one of them believed me. They insisted that no book could possibly exist with such a twisted plot.

This book is a fantastical voyage of discovery across a war-torn America in the grip of race war and the crumbling of it's society's infrastructure. The characters are all incredibly well-realised, and the plot twists and turns from fast-paced action to contemplative philosophy. A triumphant acheivement for Todd Wiggins, this is less of a recommended read, more of a compulsory one.