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Stargazer: Una sátira rock #1
Stargazer: A rock satire, Book I
Adrian Flodden, 23, is crazy for heavy metal, literature, and for women of 30 – although the latter pose a predicament rather than bring contentment. While his articles on a magazine draw attention to his favourite writers, it is by hosting a radio show in college that he either upsets or uplifts his audience due to the thoughts he vents and the songs he plays to back these up. Well, the music of Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath, Scorpions, Deep Purple and Motörhead (among loads of loud bands) might not be the answer to his problems, but it certainly helps Adrian and his friends to make better sense of everyday life.
STARGAZER: A rock satire is the portrait of society as seen from the angle of a subculture that reflects it, notwithstanding such society rejects anything off its boundaries; a tale that does not defy but mocks at conventions, denouncing the absurdity of what most people pin on those who embrace heavy metal.
This first volume of the STARGAZER series won the gold medal in the humour/comedy category of the Global Ebook Awards 2013.
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STARGAZER: A rock satire is the portrait of society as seen from the angle of a subculture that reflects it, notwithstanding such society rejects anything off its boundaries; a tale that does not defy but mocks at conventions, denouncing the absurdity of what most people pin on those who embrace heavy metal.
This first volume of the STARGAZER series won the gold medal in the humour/comedy category of the Global Ebook Awards 2013.
Order your copy now at:
[Kobo] http://www.kobobooks.es/ebook/STARGAZ...
[Amazon] http://www.amazon.com/STARGAZER-Book-...
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June 5, 2015
This book contains multiple things I love. The main character uses literature and music references in his everyday life in the genre of satire. The main character Adrian Flodden is living out the life of a 23-year-old college student. From his multiple "lady friends", his writing, college radio show, and just hanging with this friends, there is never a boring moment. Great book. For fans of heavy metal music, literature, or the genre satire this is a book for you. My only concern was the extensive use of impressive vocabulary. I love learning new words but for this, a dictionary might be good to keep handy. A guarantee re-read.
August 9, 2013
Cuando leí este libro hace un par de años, leí lo que muchos Heavys sienten y viven , la vida con la música de fondo que vivimos, las rolas o las letras que vienen a la mente en nuestro diario caminar y las bandas que tantos nos han acompañado, una novela increíble.
April 16, 2013
This was a surprisingly entertaining book. Ricardo Moedano has crafted a unique picture of a heavy metal fan at his finest. Think of it as High Fidelity meets Almost Famous meets...Hunter S. Thompson. I don't know; there's not really a good comparison to describe this work. It's unique and unlike something you'll find every day.
Adrian Flodden is the main character in this book. He's your typical metal fan - partying as much as he can, chasing as many girls as he can, and living it up with the music as much as he can. Not the sort of character I can relate to. But, after reading, you start to emphasize with Adrian and actually care about his story. All credit to the author on that. In the hands of a lesser writer, Adrian could easily be a forgettable character, but here, he's the exact opposite.
In another unique twist, each chapter has a title based on songs or albums, and there is a discography provided at the end. You can tell a lot of care went into choosing the title, and the songs and albums fit the emotions of the chapter perfectly. It's a nice touch.
Fans of music, heavy metal or otherwise, or those just looking for some unique reading, should give this book a try.
Adrian Flodden is the main character in this book. He's your typical metal fan - partying as much as he can, chasing as many girls as he can, and living it up with the music as much as he can. Not the sort of character I can relate to. But, after reading, you start to emphasize with Adrian and actually care about his story. All credit to the author on that. In the hands of a lesser writer, Adrian could easily be a forgettable character, but here, he's the exact opposite.
In another unique twist, each chapter has a title based on songs or albums, and there is a discography provided at the end. You can tell a lot of care went into choosing the title, and the songs and albums fit the emotions of the chapter perfectly. It's a nice touch.
Fans of music, heavy metal or otherwise, or those just looking for some unique reading, should give this book a try.
February 12, 2013
Lo viviste?, eso que pasa cuando eres chaval y todavía no sabes que onda con Tu vida, Te gusta esto y lo otro pero no te vas por un camino fijo, entonces un día por simple coincidencia del destino te topas con algo que Te acompaña en todas Tus anécdotas y se vuelve Tu Soundtrack personal, así es como Adrián Flodden nos cuenta su propia historia de el crecer en compañía de las personas que le dan los matices a los recuerdos de su vida, siempre con la ambientación de una buena rola que le provoca sentir mas cada momento, no todos necesariamente buenos, pero que gracias al Rock N' Roll se tornan mas vivos he inolvidables... Lo has sentido?, eso, que una banda Te acompaña y escribe Tus recuerdos como si cada nota estuviera dedicada a cada momento de Tu vida?... así es Adrián, así es Stargazer!!!
April 22, 2013
An entertaining book about heavy metal stars and the people who love them. In Stargazer, Ricardo Moedano talks about a life many people only dream of; being a rock star. The characters are very believable and I was pulled in from the very beginning.
The stories within this book will make you laugh, cry, and feel both pity and jealousy of the rock star lifestyle. I'd recommend this book to anyone who enjoys to read regardless of genre because this is a truly unique book!
The stories within this book will make you laugh, cry, and feel both pity and jealousy of the rock star lifestyle. I'd recommend this book to anyone who enjoys to read regardless of genre because this is a truly unique book!
February 8, 2013
En este libro encontré una deliciosa compilación de canciones que suenan a lo largo de la historia, la cual, centra especial atención sobre Adrián Flodden, un chico situado al comienzo de la primera veintena de la vida y quien se encuentra en una constante ensoñación entre dos mundos, y no me refiero al hecho de que sea un consumidor de sustancias que alteren sintéticamente la química de su cerebro, no, nada que ver, basta con que disponga del CD de alguna banda clásica de heavy metal para que sincronice la letra de una de las canciones con algún suceso de su presente, tal como un “soundtrack” que encaja ideal y perfectamente para darle sentido y ser una segunda voz que corea la narración de sus aventuras.
El autor se apoya de una basta librería musical que mantiene como un acervo casi de museo, lo que a su vez, lo enaltece como alguien con una excelente memoria y con ello, dota al relato de datos específicos sobre álbumes, años de grabación, giras y conformaciones de las bandas de una forma muy cuidadosa y con una especial selección para enmarcar, a la par, una narración muy ligera pero no por ello escatimada de una magnífica prosa que en algunos momentos nos recuerda las obras de Charles Dickens...pero sonorizadas con heavy metal de fondo.
De principio a fin, el libro muestra mucho del universo del autor, de sus gustos musicales, de sus lecturas, de sus aficiones, de sus propias experiencias y de sus intereses.
Dentro de la narración, el autor aprovecha la similitud de gustos literarios compartidos dentro de la historia por los amigos más cercanos a su personaje principal, Adrián Flodden, para hacer con maestría desde muy breves reseñas hasta simplemente citar algunas líneas coincidentes entre los sucesos de los habitantes de Bleakstone, (lugar donde se sitúa Stargazer) con algún fragmento perteneciente a libros de autores como H. G. Wells, A. C. Doyle, Oscar Wilde, H. P. Lovecraft, entre otros.
Al mismo tiempo de ser una divertida novela, este libro también es un compendio enciclopédico de aquellas bandas y canciones que han marcado ese apasionante universo del rock.
Su lectura es de una agilidad asombrosa, en ningún momento deriva en un traspié que la vuelque inadvertida o tediosa, pese a que algunos datos se tornan demasiado específicos como lo es en el caso de hacer mención de una agrupación en un año tal y los movimientos de sus integrantes dentro y fuera de una banda, puesto que el autor los aprovecha para igualarlos en torno a los comienzos y a los finales de las relaciones humanas.
Es una novela que reúne muchos elementos para ser disfrutada por jóvenes y adultos, pues puede ser un muy buen inicio para descubrir un vasto universo de canciones y a la vez, también rememorar a aquellas bandas que han escrito gran parte de la historia musical del mundo.
El autor se apoya de una basta librería musical que mantiene como un acervo casi de museo, lo que a su vez, lo enaltece como alguien con una excelente memoria y con ello, dota al relato de datos específicos sobre álbumes, años de grabación, giras y conformaciones de las bandas de una forma muy cuidadosa y con una especial selección para enmarcar, a la par, una narración muy ligera pero no por ello escatimada de una magnífica prosa que en algunos momentos nos recuerda las obras de Charles Dickens...pero sonorizadas con heavy metal de fondo.
De principio a fin, el libro muestra mucho del universo del autor, de sus gustos musicales, de sus lecturas, de sus aficiones, de sus propias experiencias y de sus intereses.
Dentro de la narración, el autor aprovecha la similitud de gustos literarios compartidos dentro de la historia por los amigos más cercanos a su personaje principal, Adrián Flodden, para hacer con maestría desde muy breves reseñas hasta simplemente citar algunas líneas coincidentes entre los sucesos de los habitantes de Bleakstone, (lugar donde se sitúa Stargazer) con algún fragmento perteneciente a libros de autores como H. G. Wells, A. C. Doyle, Oscar Wilde, H. P. Lovecraft, entre otros.
Al mismo tiempo de ser una divertida novela, este libro también es un compendio enciclopédico de aquellas bandas y canciones que han marcado ese apasionante universo del rock.
Su lectura es de una agilidad asombrosa, en ningún momento deriva en un traspié que la vuelque inadvertida o tediosa, pese a que algunos datos se tornan demasiado específicos como lo es en el caso de hacer mención de una agrupación en un año tal y los movimientos de sus integrantes dentro y fuera de una banda, puesto que el autor los aprovecha para igualarlos en torno a los comienzos y a los finales de las relaciones humanas.
Es una novela que reúne muchos elementos para ser disfrutada por jóvenes y adultos, pues puede ser un muy buen inicio para descubrir un vasto universo de canciones y a la vez, también rememorar a aquellas bandas que han escrito gran parte de la historia musical del mundo.
March 25, 2013
Rock stars, lovers of those rock stars, and anyone else will love Stargazers—even Mr. Alice Cooper himself owns a copy!
Stargazers, unlike its subtitle indicates, is not a rock satire. It’s a great rock satire. It reads a bit like The Great Gatsby in both writing style and theme— the lead character is a bit shallow and flits from woman to woman, but this work is much better than Gatsby. To be honest, I hated The Great Gatsby, and all through the book I was wondering what made it so great. But that is another story, and another review. Back to this one.
I find it humorous Moedano has two lead characters by the name of ‘Ad’ (ok, both nicknames), and it reminds me of my own book series wherein two prominent characters share a first name. One of the ‘Ad’s is Adrian Flodden, a 23 year-old college student/DJ whose only two aims in life are chasing older women and blasting classic heavy metal songs as loud as possible, and at every other available opportunity he is spouting statistics of said bands such as song titles, lyrics, album names and covers, and so on.
Though not exactly a rock opera on paper, Ricardo Moedano successfully weaves rock albums and song titles in and out of the story. A reader could even listen to the mentioned tracks to enhance the experience of this tale, though it is not necessary to do so.
Adrian Flodden is the main character in this twisted tale of rock and roll, and like the more famous characters in the bands he cherishes, leads a life of partying and chasing a myriad of women, most of whom, when caught, he gives up only to find another to pursue—though sometimes he is forced to find new prey, such as the time the girl of the hour found a love note in his room from a previous conquest.
Follow Adrian and his ‘Mötley Crüe’ of friends as they jump from party to party or concert to concert in between classes and part-time jobs. Do Adrian and his friends every really grow up once they graduate? Well, you’ll just have to read for yourself to find out.
Available as
an ebook in both English and Spanish
Stargazers, unlike its subtitle indicates, is not a rock satire. It’s a great rock satire. It reads a bit like The Great Gatsby in both writing style and theme— the lead character is a bit shallow and flits from woman to woman, but this work is much better than Gatsby. To be honest, I hated The Great Gatsby, and all through the book I was wondering what made it so great. But that is another story, and another review. Back to this one.
I find it humorous Moedano has two lead characters by the name of ‘Ad’ (ok, both nicknames), and it reminds me of my own book series wherein two prominent characters share a first name. One of the ‘Ad’s is Adrian Flodden, a 23 year-old college student/DJ whose only two aims in life are chasing older women and blasting classic heavy metal songs as loud as possible, and at every other available opportunity he is spouting statistics of said bands such as song titles, lyrics, album names and covers, and so on.
Though not exactly a rock opera on paper, Ricardo Moedano successfully weaves rock albums and song titles in and out of the story. A reader could even listen to the mentioned tracks to enhance the experience of this tale, though it is not necessary to do so.
Adrian Flodden is the main character in this twisted tale of rock and roll, and like the more famous characters in the bands he cherishes, leads a life of partying and chasing a myriad of women, most of whom, when caught, he gives up only to find another to pursue—though sometimes he is forced to find new prey, such as the time the girl of the hour found a love note in his room from a previous conquest.
Follow Adrian and his ‘Mötley Crüe’ of friends as they jump from party to party or concert to concert in between classes and part-time jobs. Do Adrian and his friends every really grow up once they graduate? Well, you’ll just have to read for yourself to find out.
Available as
an ebook in both English and Spanish
December 10, 2012
Ricardo Moedano's "Stargazer" is an entertaining look at heavy metal fandom. While that particular music has never been my preferred genre, the parallels between Moedano's characters and any other music fandom are apt.
Moedano's protagonist, Adrian Flodden, is a metal fan, sci-fi columnist and disc jockey with more lady friend problems than he needs (to say the least). He's got women with crushes on him, and vice versa. He's trying to avoid running afoul of one lady friend's husband (a man with a propensity for violence) ... all while trying to stay entertained at the local club and by listening to music.
Chapter titles are based on albums or songs (Moedano provides a discography at the end of the book) and seem to fit well.
The book was translated from Spanish, so there are some occasional grammar gaffes. However, for the most part I found it entertaining. The vocabulary and pacing reminded me (in a positive way) of the Beat-era novel, Absolute Beginners by Colin MacInnes.
Heavy metal admirers and fans of rock fiction will like this book.
Moedano's protagonist, Adrian Flodden, is a metal fan, sci-fi columnist and disc jockey with more lady friend problems than he needs (to say the least). He's got women with crushes on him, and vice versa. He's trying to avoid running afoul of one lady friend's husband (a man with a propensity for violence) ... all while trying to stay entertained at the local club and by listening to music.
Chapter titles are based on albums or songs (Moedano provides a discography at the end of the book) and seem to fit well.
The book was translated from Spanish, so there are some occasional grammar gaffes. However, for the most part I found it entertaining. The vocabulary and pacing reminded me (in a positive way) of the Beat-era novel, Absolute Beginners by Colin MacInnes.
Heavy metal admirers and fans of rock fiction will like this book.
April 19, 2013
I recently finished reading two Nick Hornby books and when I saw that this book was favorably compared to Hornby’s “High Fidelity” I knew I had to read it. I grew up during the heyday of heavy metal and I love literature so it was as if this book was written just for me.
Ricardo Jasso Moedano has written an entertaining book with authentic, interesting characters. I found myself getting lost in this world and I was sad to leave it at the end of the book. Moedano has a unique writer’s voice and an obvious devotion to the subject matter.
I would recommend this book not only to music fans but also to fans of the unexpected. This book is perfect for brainy people who also love music. Read this if you are wanting something different in your reading life. It is truly one of a kind. I look forward to the next book in the series.
Ricardo Jasso Moedano has written an entertaining book with authentic, interesting characters. I found myself getting lost in this world and I was sad to leave it at the end of the book. Moedano has a unique writer’s voice and an obvious devotion to the subject matter.
I would recommend this book not only to music fans but also to fans of the unexpected. This book is perfect for brainy people who also love music. Read this if you are wanting something different in your reading life. It is truly one of a kind. I look forward to the next book in the series.
April 19, 2013
Really a great read. I can safely say that I have never read anything like this before, but am so glad I decided to give it a try.
The main character, Adrian, is pure Rock and Roll. He is what I define as a man from the height of the rock and roll ere.
The author takes you through his life, his adventures, and of course, his endless parties. A true roller coaster ride
5/5
The main character, Adrian, is pure Rock and Roll. He is what I define as a man from the height of the rock and roll ere.
The author takes you through his life, his adventures, and of course, his endless parties. A true roller coaster ride
5/5
February 12, 2013
Normalmente no siempre me han llamado el tipo de genero de estas novelas, pero este libro en especial me ha hecho cambiar la forma en juzgar los libros, me encantan sus diferentes canciones que incluyen en este libro, es algo muy culto para la cultura del heavy metal...
July 12, 2015
He tenido muchos problemas con esta novela. Tampoco lo encuentro demasiado bien escrito como para compensar a todo lo demás que me falla.
La historia la encuentro demasiado cotidiana. Habla sobre el típico grupo de amigos adolescentes que todos conocemos y que se pasan el día hablando de música y de sus cosas personales. Este es el problema, que para cualquiera que no sea de ese grupo de amigos, este nivel de drama cotidiano no resulta nada interesante. Menos aun cuando no profundiza en la psicología de ninguno de los personajes más allá de lo que profundiria un adolescente.
Por otro lado el libro intenta apoyarse en lanzar citas constantemente sobre canciones y bandas de rock que todo el mundo conoce de sobra. No aporta absolutamente nada al libro y tampoco es que me resulte impresionante. No es que no me guste el rock ni los rockeros, todo lo contrario, es mi tipo de música favorita. Simplemente no lo veo necesario.
Ya a un nivel más personal, no aguanto a ninguno de los protagonistas. Vamos que no he tenido por donde cogerlo y no he sido capaz de disfrutarlo.
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La historia la encuentro demasiado cotidiana. Habla sobre el típico grupo de amigos adolescentes que todos conocemos y que se pasan el día hablando de música y de sus cosas personales. Este es el problema, que para cualquiera que no sea de ese grupo de amigos, este nivel de drama cotidiano no resulta nada interesante. Menos aun cuando no profundiza en la psicología de ninguno de los personajes más allá de lo que profundiria un adolescente.
Por otro lado el libro intenta apoyarse en lanzar citas constantemente sobre canciones y bandas de rock que todo el mundo conoce de sobra. No aporta absolutamente nada al libro y tampoco es que me resulte impresionante. No es que no me guste el rock ni los rockeros, todo lo contrario, es mi tipo de música favorita. Simplemente no lo veo necesario.
Ya a un nivel más personal, no aguanto a ninguno de los protagonistas. Vamos que no he tenido por donde cogerlo y no he sido capaz de disfrutarlo.
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