tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483126823731920333.post269988496882677282..comments2009-03-25T23:10:24.105-05:00Lein Shoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820817843320160010noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483126823731920333.post-55446482269152975332009-03-25T13:50:00.000-05:002009-03-25T13:50:00.000-05:00Great stuff - the Savant is an excellent sympathetic unsympathetic narrator. A super character; one who I want to see succeed, but whom I would also get a kick out of watching fail. No matter what happens as the story unfolds, it's a win-win read!Adamhttp://www.adamjollyart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483126823731920333.post-81517921066915659212009-03-25T12:36:00.000-05:002009-03-25T12:36:00.000-05:00THE IRATE SAVANT is like nothing I've read in contemporary fiction, and certainly a breakthrough novel from an extremely talented novelist. Shory captures the voice of a pretentious anti-social loser who, like most, desires love but can't quite get a handle on how to obtain it. Meanwhile, the Savant is unwittingly intertwined in a mysterious antiquities scheme while battling obnoxious neighbors and his own bulging desires.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483126823731920333.post-17876951394162145812009-03-25T08:05:00.000-05:002009-03-25T08:05:00.000-05:00I love the voice; it's a rich and delightfully unreliable narrator. I feel like I'm reading Edgar Allen Poe with a sense of humor.Davehttp://301media.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483126823731920333.post-86454494324080775942009-03-24T13:18:00.000-05:002009-03-24T13:18:00.000-05:00Brilliant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483126823731920333.post-50600800699868160312009-03-18T10:07:00.000-05:002009-03-18T10:07:00.000-05:00This guy is completely bonkers. I love him. Kind of see what the Confed of Dunces meets Lovecraft commenter meant. Really funny stuff. just one question ---- SO WHAT HAPPENS? WHEN CAN WE FIND OUT? ok, maybe that's two questions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483126823731920333.post-23501939090929331092009-03-17T08:46:00.000-05:002009-03-17T08:46:00.000-05:00WOW. THIS IS SOME OF THE COOLEST STUFF I'VE READ. I HAVE READ A BUNCH OF DEAN KOONTZ AND JAMES PATTERSON AND LOVE THEIR WORK. THIS IS REALLY COOL TOO. YOU MAY BE MY #3 FAVORITE NOW. I LIKE THE MAN'S VOICE. HE SOUNDS LIKE MR DARCY FROM P&P WOULD SOUND IF HE HAD TO WORK FOR A LIVING. HA. CAN YOU PLEASE POST HERE WHEN THE NOVEL IS PUBLISHED? I AM IN CHICAGO. WILL YOU GIVE A READING?G. Carternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483126823731920333.post-32974387696210437352009-02-26T08:34:00.000-06:002009-02-26T08:34:00.000-06:00Hey, Lein, I enjoyed the excerpt; a bit like Ignatius Reilly narrating a Lovecraft story.scott_shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16989604418144645767noreply@blogger.com