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Craig Stone
Kindle Edition | Pages: 296 pages Rating: 4.07 | 109 Users | 36 Reviews
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Craig Stone's second novel Life Knocks was shortlisted for the world respected Dundee International Book Prize, and he has appeared live on the BBC.
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"The British author, Craig Stone, is as interesting a person as the characters he creates. Miserable at his day job, he decided to take a leap of faith. His path to success was all or nothing, victory or death.
He quit his job and dropped out of the white-collar world with all its trappings and amenities. Unemployed, he had to give up his residence. With a sleeping bag and a sackful of clothes he headed to Northwest London's Gladstone Park, settling in among the homeless, transients, dog walkers and the occasional irritated park worker. His only solace, an A4 notepad and a pen.
Like the author, the main character Colossus Sosloss also quits his job, becomes homeless and sleeps in the park. Colossus observes the other homeless who reside at the park. Many of them with treatable or controllable mental illness but, in the post-Margaret Thatcher England, such individuals are human refuse. Dumped into society to fend for themselves and spiral downward amongst the neatly-trimmed hedges and glistening, manicured lawn of the sprawling public space.
The character's travails are reminiscent of a Lewis Carroll-type adventure with subtle Dickensian undertones. Which include a lost parrot and an unfortunate man named Squirrel. We follow Colossus on his journey to the edge of sanity, with humorous interjections and clever idioms. A hero's quest, that inevitably ends with subterfuge, realization and reflection.
Today, no longer homeless, Craig Stone is probably one of the most promising young writers to grace the indie and self-publishing world. Though at 31, Stone is a surprisingly mature author who seems to transcend the generations. His literary work is suitable for the very young and for those who have lived an interesting life
The Squirrel That Dreamt Of Madness is an imaginative tale that can only come from a brilliant, albeit delightfully demented, mind. Stone mixes humour with the cold, stark reality of life. Everything and everyone, is a metaphor for something either sinister or truthful. Gifted students may soon find this book on their required reading list for their advanced High School contemporary literature class.
The author does not have a long laundry list of writers who inspired him, though he definitely channels some Steinbeckian qualities (the novel was written during the height of the Great Recession) and J.D. Salinger's, The Catcher in the Rye.
Like Hemingway who retreated to the wild and lawless pre-Castro Cuba to pen his magnum opus The Old Man and the Sea, Stone chose to immerse himself in a colder and wetter climate to experience what his character had to endure. The old adage, you write what you know, still rings resonantly true. Stone certainly writes what he knows, and writes it exceptionally well."
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REVIEWS
"Genius. He has a fan for life because I loved, loved, loved this book. One of my top ten best books of all time." Author Dionne Lister.
“I find it hard to find books that genuinely make me laugh and this book is without a doubt the funniest thing I've ever read. I laughed so much that I had tears in my eyes.” @wordsbywilliams
"Best book I've ever read!" simmoon
“Absolutely one of the best books I have ever read. He is not only hilarious in his story telling, but he describes things in a most creative way you would never imagine” Rebecca
“His disjointed, stream-of-consciousness writing reminded me of Hunter S. Thompson on a drug-induced rant.” Author Marsha Cornelius
INFORMATION ON AUTHOR CRAIG STONE
INTERVIEW WITH BBC
http://bit.ly/BBCComedyCafe
THE DUNDEE INTERNATIONAL BOOK PRIZE
http://www.dundeebookprize.com/
http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/?p=51086
https://twitter.com/robolollycop
WEBSITE
www.thoughtscratchings.com
MESSAGE FROM THE AUTHOR
The simple truth is, I will get nowhere without your help. I need readers to read The Squirrel that Dreamt of Madness, so if you are looking for a book to read, or wanting to try a new author, please try me.
It would mean the world if you did.
Thank You.
Craig.
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| Title | : | The Squirrel that Dreamt of Madness |
| Author | : | Craig Stone |
| Book Format | : | Kindle Edition |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 296 pages |
| Published | : | August 28th 2011 by Self Published |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Contemporary. Humor |
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Ratings: 4.07 From 109 Users | 36 ReviewsCrit Appertaining To Books The Squirrel that Dreamt of Madness
I read an earlier version of this book, and have just reread the revised version. It's going to be hard for me to review it without referring to the previous version, with apologies to potential readers who might find that annoying.This book is quite funny, with imaginative, wacky descriptions. In the earlier version, the descriptions seemed a bit forced at times; this time around they feel more natural, less likely to pull the reader out of the story.The prose is entertaining; the narratorHow does it feel How does it feel To be without a home Like a complete unknown Like a rolling stone?This books is going to answer this question at least partially. I already know the hero and narrator, Colossus Sosloss, from Craig Stone's other autobiographical novel Life Knocks. In The Squirrel that Dreamt of Madness Colossus quits the job he can't stand, flees from his flat, and is going to pursue the dreams he stands for. With two bags, and a sleeping bag tugged in a third bag, he sets forth
First of all, this is not the type of book I would normally read. In fact, the only reason I got it was because I sort of stumbled upon the author on Twitter and found him to be very good at turning a phrase to be both amusing and insightful (when he isn't being odd). The moral of this otherwise pointless paragraph being that a good Twitter persona might just win an author a reader that otherwise would have fallen into the cliche of judging a book by its cover. And now, my actual review. I love
If Jonathan Winters, Robin Williams AND Tibor Fischer married and had a child, this author would be their son. A manic walk in the park brings the reader closer to jealous trees, giant caterpillars, angry park attendants and the role of the marginalized person sitting next to you on that broken down park bench. Yes, that one, the person you just slid away from because he had a distinct eau de je ne sais quoi about him. In this book, laugh out loud moments alternate with poignant insights into
A book that can be as entertaining and funny as it can be infuriating. It can be read as a book about someone having a nervous breakdown mixed with a bout of schizophrenia deciding for no clear reasons to go homeless in his local park. And who as a result enters an apparently endless loop of bad decisions. A very animal oriented book too! The most disturbing bit being the fox episode. I caught myself screaming at the E-Reader: Why, But Why?! And the redemption is being brought, as the book
How does it feel How does it feel To be without a home Like a complete unknown Like a rolling stone?This books is going to answer this question at least partially. I already know the hero and narrator, Colossus Sosloss, from Craig Stone's other autobiographical novel Life Knocks. In The Squirrel that Dreamt of Madness Colossus quits the job he can't stand, flees from his flat, and is going to pursue the dreams he stands for. With two bags, and a sleeping bag tugged in a third bag, he sets forth
I can't remember if I found & followed Craig Stone on twitter, or if he followed me first. Either way it doesn't matter, the important thing is that I found him and so read his piece of indie fiction insanity titled The Squirrel that Dreamt of Madness. If you read Craig's tweets you'll soon realise he lets his brain wander down paths most of us are too afraid to explore. And Squirrel is an accurate reflection of the weird and wonderful gifts hidden within his neurons that made me laugh out
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