On the
Shelf Reading
1.
Scar
Tissue – Anthony Kiedis
As
the lead singer of my all time favorite band, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Anthony
Kiedis takes his fans on a roller coaster of a ride with his personal memoir
containing a wide gamut from the live accounts of his time as a heroin and
marijuana drug addiction to the difficult path towards sobriety. Scar Tissue is a wonderful autobiography
I have been able to pick up and was instantly attached to because I have always
wanted to read more about his life and how he became a drug addict. Considering
myself quite the avid fan of the historic band who continue to rejuvenate the
widely considered, washed-up genre of punk rock. Only 23 pages in out of 464,
this memoir is already considered at the top of my shelf.
2.
Rules For
My Unborn Son – Walker Lamond
I
live by the aphorism of “never judge a book by it’s cover,” but when I found
this book, I had a feeling that cliché would be broken as it became an instant
classic of mine. A short read of 206 pages, this coming-of-age novel covers all
of the rules and guidelines in which ever young adult should follow as they
eagerly approach manhood. There should be a federal mandate which requires each
17-year old to read this entire book before they turn 18 because it entails so
many truths about life and how to succeed as a well functioning man. I was a
boy at 9 o’clock in the evening when I turned to the first page, but I became a
gentleman, a fellow contributing citizen for this great country after I flipped
to the last page where the blank page was facing my eyes with a silent message
entailing “welcome to adulthood.”
3.
No Country
For Old Men – Cormac McCarthy
Instead
of reading the book, I began to uncover this story from the Academy Award
winning film at my home. The tale was quite riveting and powerful; so I decided to then begin reading the book.
Not only is the book more suspenful than the film itself, but I am often
haunted by a panick attack each time I look out at my window each night. The
paranoia that rises up inside of me troubles me as I often envision myself as Llewelyn
Moss, the man who captures $2,000,000 dollars from a disastrous drug deal
exchange who is chased after by a hired hitman, Anton Chigurh. This book should
be read by anyone who is interested in a compelling story where the mystery
keeps you on your feet for days.
On the
E-Shelf – The Hard Life of an NFL Longshot – Charles Siebert
The dreaded date of April 28th finally approaches a packed
house of blue-collar inhabitants near the Elgin, Illinois surburbia with an
unpredictable turn of events. A dream could become reality at any moment on that tiny 20” TV in the crammed living
room as Pat Schiller awaits for his name to be called by one of the 32 franchises in this year’s NFL Draft in New
York City. With an entire town devotedly torturing themselves through a
two-day, seven-round nightmare, they appear to emplify a greater form of
dedication than the curly headed, die-hard,
Green Bay Packers fan from the “Discount Double Check” commerical.
However, all of the Red Bulls and coffees drank in order to hear this hometown
hero’s name on the big screen suddenly becomes a waste as he was never called,
with his name behind the likes of Chandler Harnish, the very last pick of the
draft. Schiller is crushed, his dreams remain a fantasy as he is officially an undrafted free
agent.But if one thinks the journey ends here, they would be called a fool. The
dream never dies unless the dreamer decides to wake up, but Pat Schiller, an
Outside Linebacker out of Northern Illionis University, remains asleep.
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