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Fugue State
Nineteen-year-old Sebastien Ranes spends his days knocking around Eagle River, Alaska, and his nights working as a janitor. His girlfriend’s father hates him and his own parents’ opinion of him isn’t much better.
Broke and down on his luck, Sebastien robs a grocery store, making off with nearly $4,000. His image is all over the television within hours, but before Sebastien can be arrested, a drunk driver smashes into his Jeep in the middle of town. Things couldn’t get much worse until a Marine recruiter who witnesses the accident gives Sebastien a ride home…and a way out.
Embarking on an unexpected journey, the Marine Corps shows Sebastien another world—of abuse and authority, of war and compassion, of lust and consequences—and by the time he returns home, he’ll be forever changed.
Broke and down on his luck, Sebastien robs a grocery store, making off with nearly $4,000. His image is all over the television within hours, but before Sebastien can be arrested, a drunk driver smashes into his Jeep in the middle of town. Things couldn’t get much worse until a Marine recruiter who witnesses the accident gives Sebastien a ride home…and a way out.
Embarking on an unexpected journey, the Marine Corps shows Sebastien another world—of abuse and authority, of war and compassion, of lust and consequences—and by the time he returns home, he’ll be forever changed.
457 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 18, 2012
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Steffan Piper
14 books87 followersBorn in Pennsylvania and raised in California, England and various parts of Alaska. Attended school at the University of Alaska,Anchorage and the University of Los Angeles, California. Served honorably in the U.S. Marine Corps and is a Veteran of The Persian Gulf War.
Once a resident of Alaska, the Mayor of Nome asked him to 'leave and never return,' due to a minor misunderstanding.
Steffan Piper currently lives on the outskirts of Los Angeles with his family. Most of his writing occurs in the dead of night unlike the bulk of his contemporaries. Despite the rumors, Steffan remains a Best-Selling Author, Screenwriter and Poet.
Once a resident of Alaska, the Mayor of Nome asked him to 'leave and never return,' due to a minor misunderstanding.
Steffan Piper currently lives on the outskirts of Los Angeles with his family. Most of his writing occurs in the dead of night unlike the bulk of his contemporaries. Despite the rumors, Steffan remains a Best-Selling Author, Screenwriter and Poet.
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October 30, 2012
I was incredibly fortunate to receive an advance reading copy of this book.
Based on his life, this book serves as a follow up to his previous novel “Greyhound”—which, if you haven’t read, please go do—but functions perfectly well as a stand alone novel.
I deliberately read this in small bites, spreading it over as long a period as possible, because there’s just so much to process in this book. Even still, it’s taken me nearly a week from finishing it to being able to review it.
It’s not an understatement to say that this book is in the process of changing my life. I talk about it to friends, I talk about it to my therapist, I think about it when I’m doing my own writing.
Vonnegut famously said that in books, each character should want something, even if it’s only a glass of water. No where have I ever seen that so masterfully demonstrated than in Fugue State. The characters are all in a state of constant and perpetual movement, restless to get to another place, whether geographically or emotionally or both.
As someone who spends most of their life feeling frozen and stuck, this intensely clear picture of restless movement struck me hard and forced me to evaluate my own emotional movement or lack thereof in a new light.
The main character himself--Steffan, of course—is remarkable. Not for his achievements, but rather, for his lack of achievement. He leaves Alaska looking for an escape, but in the end, the only thing he was trying to escape is his own tendency towards self-sabotage. And as he discovers, it doesn’t matter where you go or what you do, you can’t escape yourself.
I’m not saying that Fugue State is the next great American novel. But I wouldn’t be upset if someone else said so. The character Steffan has presented so clearly typifies a huge percentage of the population. These are people who are given a childhood that destines them to struggles and predisposes them to failure, but who still believe that they, and they alone, are the arbiters of their fate. And are continually surprised and disappointed by how hard it is to escape their own self-defeating patterns.
It describes Sebastian Ranes, it likely describes Steffan Piper, it describes me…failing despite our abilities, struggling against a burden we barely realize we carry.
Sebastian joins the Marines because it’s expedient for him to do so, not out of a sense of duty or honor or long term planning. The experience gives him opportunities that he squanders, and tools that he carries back with him to the rest of his life.
I actually am still not sure whether or not I can classify Fugue State as a bildungsroman, because although Sebastian both comes of age and undertakes a significant journey, in the end, did he really change that much? I’m not sure that he did.
Fugue State brings you far too close to the emotional core of the main character for comfort. I cannot imagine the intense pain the writing of it caused the author. But doing so makes it almost too real, too personal, too close. When I look at the book, still on my nightstand, I feel troubled by association. It rips the lid off of my own emotional trauma, and I want to destroy it and embrace it simultaneously.
I said before, this book is changing my life, and it is true. I see portions of myself in Sebastian Ranes, and I can see in him what I couldn’t previously see in myself, that many of my problems stem from patterns I repeat, patterns developed for specific purposes earlier in my life in response to specific situations, but that are no longer serving me well. I see what Sebastian may not have seen, even, that he has to shake that pattern of self-defeating actions to see any real change. And so do I. It’s easier to put the book down and walk away, let the disquiet it provoked fade away, but doing so squanders the sacrifice Steffan made to write it and prolongs my own recovery.
You should read this book. But you should do so in the realization that you’re holding a powerful, intense work in your hands. The author bled his soul into this work, and you should anticipate that it will provoke an emotional response in you.
Based on his life, this book serves as a follow up to his previous novel “Greyhound”—which, if you haven’t read, please go do—but functions perfectly well as a stand alone novel.
I deliberately read this in small bites, spreading it over as long a period as possible, because there’s just so much to process in this book. Even still, it’s taken me nearly a week from finishing it to being able to review it.
It’s not an understatement to say that this book is in the process of changing my life. I talk about it to friends, I talk about it to my therapist, I think about it when I’m doing my own writing.
Vonnegut famously said that in books, each character should want something, even if it’s only a glass of water. No where have I ever seen that so masterfully demonstrated than in Fugue State. The characters are all in a state of constant and perpetual movement, restless to get to another place, whether geographically or emotionally or both.
As someone who spends most of their life feeling frozen and stuck, this intensely clear picture of restless movement struck me hard and forced me to evaluate my own emotional movement or lack thereof in a new light.
The main character himself--Steffan, of course—is remarkable. Not for his achievements, but rather, for his lack of achievement. He leaves Alaska looking for an escape, but in the end, the only thing he was trying to escape is his own tendency towards self-sabotage. And as he discovers, it doesn’t matter where you go or what you do, you can’t escape yourself.
I’m not saying that Fugue State is the next great American novel. But I wouldn’t be upset if someone else said so. The character Steffan has presented so clearly typifies a huge percentage of the population. These are people who are given a childhood that destines them to struggles and predisposes them to failure, but who still believe that they, and they alone, are the arbiters of their fate. And are continually surprised and disappointed by how hard it is to escape their own self-defeating patterns.
It describes Sebastian Ranes, it likely describes Steffan Piper, it describes me…failing despite our abilities, struggling against a burden we barely realize we carry.
Sebastian joins the Marines because it’s expedient for him to do so, not out of a sense of duty or honor or long term planning. The experience gives him opportunities that he squanders, and tools that he carries back with him to the rest of his life.
I actually am still not sure whether or not I can classify Fugue State as a bildungsroman, because although Sebastian both comes of age and undertakes a significant journey, in the end, did he really change that much? I’m not sure that he did.
Fugue State brings you far too close to the emotional core of the main character for comfort. I cannot imagine the intense pain the writing of it caused the author. But doing so makes it almost too real, too personal, too close. When I look at the book, still on my nightstand, I feel troubled by association. It rips the lid off of my own emotional trauma, and I want to destroy it and embrace it simultaneously.
I said before, this book is changing my life, and it is true. I see portions of myself in Sebastian Ranes, and I can see in him what I couldn’t previously see in myself, that many of my problems stem from patterns I repeat, patterns developed for specific purposes earlier in my life in response to specific situations, but that are no longer serving me well. I see what Sebastian may not have seen, even, that he has to shake that pattern of self-defeating actions to see any real change. And so do I. It’s easier to put the book down and walk away, let the disquiet it provoked fade away, but doing so squanders the sacrifice Steffan made to write it and prolongs my own recovery.
You should read this book. But you should do so in the realization that you’re holding a powerful, intense work in your hands. The author bled his soul into this work, and you should anticipate that it will provoke an emotional response in you.
June 13, 2013
This is Piper's follow up to Greyhound, which I loved. This book finds "Ranes" living with his mother and step-father in Alaska. Having just graduated High School he is at loose ends and basically a hot mess. Circumstances have him joining the Marines, where he tests extremely high for intelligence and also seems to test in ways that intrigue and confound the brass - to me it seems like he has a disconnect with personal relationships and other personality traits that might make him a great soldier/Black Ops kinda guy... (I kept thinking of Huck from Scandal...). The book follows him thru basic training, D.C and Desert Storm. I found the book both fascinating and frustrating - I wanted him to succeed, to be happy, to never go back, overcome his horrible childhood, "to get right".....maybe the next book?
February 18, 2013
Having read Piper's "Greyhound" first, I felt compelled to check out his other novel shortly thereafter. While the reader didn't have to be familiar with "Greyhound" prior to this, the author does pick up several years after that story with the same character, Sebastien Ranes. No longer a somewhat naive child/preteen, Sebastien has become one of those familiar young man-children who cannot move on from their childhood and teen angst and do something productive, so they stick close to their old high school haunts, causing a bit of trouble and doing little good for anyone, including themselves.
While Sebastien at this age did remind me of some guys I've known over the years, he was definitely a less likable character than he had been as a child. Knowing what a disaster of a home life he had been affected by, I was sympathetic, but I still wanted to take him by his shoulders and shake him into caring more about his life and his stupid everyday decisions. Then he joins the military, in an effort to escape some of his bad (criminal) choices. Great idea. What could go wrong there?
From that point on, I did feel sorrier for him, and found him less whiny and more mature and likable. Clearly an intelligent guy but not enough of an ass-kisser to impress all his superiors in the Marines, he has some interesting experiences, some disturbing experiences, and tells all these stories well. With material that is definitely at least partially autobiographical, Piper tiptoes along that fine line between narcissistic reshaping of past events and just telling a good story. I think he did well with this balancing act; it always flowed very naturally and it rarely tripped my bullshit meter.
I remember that I was taking classes at a community college in Phoenix when a lot of these guys came back from Desert Storm. I looked at them, having no idea what they had experienced over there, and thought they looked somewhat disturbed or haunted, as if they were often somewhere else entirely. This novel made me think a little more about what those guys must have been going through, must still go through, and for such a pointless war. And Sebastien's story made me think about all the veterans I've known, including my grandfather, and wonder what kind of nightmares must have visited them for years after their service.
I would highly recommend this book. If not for the not-quite-wrapped-up ending, I would have given it 5/5 stars (and if there were half-stars, I'd give it 4.5/5). Piper is a great storyteller, and I read this book at every opportunity, zipping through it in no time. I look forward to his next novel.
While Sebastien at this age did remind me of some guys I've known over the years, he was definitely a less likable character than he had been as a child. Knowing what a disaster of a home life he had been affected by, I was sympathetic, but I still wanted to take him by his shoulders and shake him into caring more about his life and his stupid everyday decisions. Then he joins the military, in an effort to escape some of his bad (criminal) choices. Great idea. What could go wrong there?
From that point on, I did feel sorrier for him, and found him less whiny and more mature and likable. Clearly an intelligent guy but not enough of an ass-kisser to impress all his superiors in the Marines, he has some interesting experiences, some disturbing experiences, and tells all these stories well. With material that is definitely at least partially autobiographical, Piper tiptoes along that fine line between narcissistic reshaping of past events and just telling a good story. I think he did well with this balancing act; it always flowed very naturally and it rarely tripped my bullshit meter.
I remember that I was taking classes at a community college in Phoenix when a lot of these guys came back from Desert Storm. I looked at them, having no idea what they had experienced over there, and thought they looked somewhat disturbed or haunted, as if they were often somewhere else entirely. This novel made me think a little more about what those guys must have been going through, must still go through, and for such a pointless war. And Sebastien's story made me think about all the veterans I've known, including my grandfather, and wonder what kind of nightmares must have visited them for years after their service.
I would highly recommend this book. If not for the not-quite-wrapped-up ending, I would have given it 5/5 stars (and if there were half-stars, I'd give it 4.5/5). Piper is a great storyteller, and I read this book at every opportunity, zipping through it in no time. I look forward to his next novel.
November 6, 2012
The best stories take us not only to different places, but allow us to inhabit a different person for the duration of the book. Fugue State does exactly this.
Sebastien Ranes is unlike any character I've previously read. He's extremely smart yet naive; he's introspective yet hot-headed; and above all else, he's extraordinarily human. And in Fugue State, he joins the Marines.
Yes, think about that for a moment. And not only does he join the Marines, he does so just in time for Operation Desert Storm.
His tale in Fugue State, warts and all, is a mesmerizing experience. I found myself deeply engrossed in Ranes's adventures and perspectives.
The book is classified as Nonfiction, which means that Ranes is out there somewhere. It's hard to imagine anybody could have the kind of adventures detailed first in Greyhound and now in Fugue State. Ranes seems to have the knack to be in both the right and wrong places at precisely the most interesting times. I wouldn't change places with him, but his story makes for a fantastic and involving story.
Sebastien Ranes is unlike any character I've previously read. He's extremely smart yet naive; he's introspective yet hot-headed; and above all else, he's extraordinarily human. And in Fugue State, he joins the Marines.
Yes, think about that for a moment. And not only does he join the Marines, he does so just in time for Operation Desert Storm.
His tale in Fugue State, warts and all, is a mesmerizing experience. I found myself deeply engrossed in Ranes's adventures and perspectives.
The book is classified as Nonfiction, which means that Ranes is out there somewhere. It's hard to imagine anybody could have the kind of adventures detailed first in Greyhound and now in Fugue State. Ranes seems to have the knack to be in both the right and wrong places at precisely the most interesting times. I wouldn't change places with him, but his story makes for a fantastic and involving story.
June 26, 2013
I picked this book up because it had the same character from an earlier book by this author (Greyhound) that I had enjoyed. The first book was about a 12 year old boy put on a bus by his mother to go on a cross country trip to live with his grandmother. This book takes the same character as a 19 year old who is a drifter and ends up joining the Marines to escape a scrape with the law. It had nothing to do with the first book, and was a lot darker with lots of foul lauguage (it WAS about Marines after all) sex and drinking. I had a hard time finishing it, but I'm glad I read through to the author's note at the end. The author told of his own struggles with being in the military and PTSD, so I assume this book was at least partially autobiographical. That makes me wonder about the "Greyhound" story and if it had parallels to his life. If so, he has had a sad life indeed. If this story is an accurate depiction of military life, that is even sadder.
March 5, 2015
Real life
Excellent. I couldn't put the book down. This is a novel but it is written with so much passion it must be based on real experience.
Excellent. I couldn't put the book down. This is a novel but it is written with so much passion it must be based on real experience.
April 18, 2013
American Fighting Man
The first part of Sebastien Ranes' story was in "Greyhound," a story loosely based on the author's younger years, especially a cross-country Greyhound trip when he was twelve years old. It is one of the best coming-of-age stories I've read.
So when I was given the chance to continue reading about Sebastien's life, starting at nineteen years old in "Fugue State," I jumped at the chance.
Piper has a very real talent of drawing the reader into his stories, letting us experience all the trials and tribulations very intimately.
"Fugue State" takes us from Alaska where Sebastien is back living with his poor excuses of a mother and stepdad and makes a huge mistake robbing a grocery store to California after joining the Marines to get away from his Alaskan problems to Iraq for some desert fighting back to Alaska. We are taken into Sebastien's life, sharing his ups and mostly downs, while Sebastien learns about himself and his limits.
This isn't an easy book to read but it's very satisfying and one I'm glad I didn't miss. I hope the author continues with Sebastien's story.
I also came across a video on YouTube by the author called "Endrant-Steffan Piper" that talks about his books and whether they are true. Nicely done.
The first part of Sebastien Ranes' story was in "Greyhound," a story loosely based on the author's younger years, especially a cross-country Greyhound trip when he was twelve years old. It is one of the best coming-of-age stories I've read.
So when I was given the chance to continue reading about Sebastien's life, starting at nineteen years old in "Fugue State," I jumped at the chance.
Piper has a very real talent of drawing the reader into his stories, letting us experience all the trials and tribulations very intimately.
"Fugue State" takes us from Alaska where Sebastien is back living with his poor excuses of a mother and stepdad and makes a huge mistake robbing a grocery store to California after joining the Marines to get away from his Alaskan problems to Iraq for some desert fighting back to Alaska. We are taken into Sebastien's life, sharing his ups and mostly downs, while Sebastien learns about himself and his limits.
This isn't an easy book to read but it's very satisfying and one I'm glad I didn't miss. I hope the author continues with Sebastien's story.
I also came across a video on YouTube by the author called "Endrant-Steffan Piper" that talks about his books and whether they are true. Nicely done.
February 14, 2016
When I found out that this book was about the same character in Greyhound I had to read it. From jump I was disappointed. I wanted to know how Sebastien ended up in Alaska with his mom and stepdad. What happened to his grandparents? Did they die? Why didn't he just live with his sister? Maybe this book was written first?
I was also disappointed that the Sebastien we know would commit a robbery. Didn't Marcus warn him about not doing anything that could get him sent to jail or prison? There was too much telling in the beginning of the book so it wasn't engaging at all. I didn't care about any of the characters. I didn't care about his military training. I skimmed a lot. The book doesn't even have a happy ending. Major disappointment overall.
I was also disappointed that the Sebastien we know would commit a robbery. Didn't Marcus warn him about not doing anything that could get him sent to jail or prison? There was too much telling in the beginning of the book so it wasn't engaging at all. I didn't care about any of the characters. I didn't care about his military training. I skimmed a lot. The book doesn't even have a happy ending. Major disappointment overall.
January 24, 2013
I started this book with high expectations because I had just finished Greyhound. Fugue State kept me completely engaged the whole time I was reading it. There were more than a few times that I didn't want to put it down.
Sebastien Raines is all grown up and it seems he's going to be all right in spite of his screwed up, selfish mother and detached and indifferent step father. His character provokes hope, anxiety and frustration. Blessings of intellect and an awesome work ethic are not enough. I think Sebastien had to rely on himself exclusively for so long, that he was in "take care of it" mode when he ditched the finest opportunity of his life allowing the stronghold of his life experiences prevail.
Sebastien Raines is all grown up and it seems he's going to be all right in spite of his screwed up, selfish mother and detached and indifferent step father. His character provokes hope, anxiety and frustration. Blessings of intellect and an awesome work ethic are not enough. I think Sebastien had to rely on himself exclusively for so long, that he was in "take care of it" mode when he ditched the finest opportunity of his life allowing the stronghold of his life experiences prevail.
May 11, 2016
Sequel to Greyhound, taking place when Sebastian Ranes is in his late teens / early twenties. It opens with him living with his mother and step dad in Alaska then follows his brief career in the marines. I was a little disappointed that we never learn what happens to Marcus, one of the central characters in Greyhound but there were other interesting figures Sebby meets that influence his growth as a person in similar ways.
An author's note at the end talks about Sebastians PTSD from military service, though it struck me that it seemed like he was a PTSD sufferer long before the military. I would propose that he has complex post traumatic stress disorder from childhood abuse and neglect as well as the military trauma.
Great character, will continue series.
An author's note at the end talks about Sebastians PTSD from military service, though it struck me that it seemed like he was a PTSD sufferer long before the military. I would propose that he has complex post traumatic stress disorder from childhood abuse and neglect as well as the military trauma.
Great character, will continue series.
March 13, 2016
I really wanted to love this book, really wanted it to move me the way Greyhound had; alas, it just didn't. Honestly, I think it's because I could relate a lot more to Sebastian in his Greyhound adventures than the military ones, but also because this was just so much darker, heavier, weighed by an aging in which the future is no longer wide open in front of him, where escaping the past is no longer a matter of getting on the right cross country bus.
Were this a standalone book for me, I probably would have enjoyed it quite a lot more, but now that I think about it, I think it was my expectation of feeling the same sense of hope after reading this as the earlier work.
Were this a standalone book for me, I probably would have enjoyed it quite a lot more, but now that I think about it, I think it was my expectation of feeling the same sense of hope after reading this as the earlier work.
February 7, 2013
An excellent book! It was a real pleasure to spend some more time with the main character, Sebastian, who I really enjoyed in Steffan's earlier book, Greyhound. Now he has grown up and he takes us on a gripping journey from his life as a budding criminal in Alaska to his adventures as a Marine in Desert Storm. This a well drawn, well paced book that is utterly believable and extremely readable. A very compelling story. Steffan Piper is a fantastic writer that you need to check out, if you haven't already. I loved Greyhound and I also loved Fugue State. Highly recommended!
April 6, 2014
Very satisfying book about a young man from a small city in Alaska who gets into potential legal trouble and flees to join the marines to escape justice. The story takes place just before, during and after the Gulf War. The protaganist relates his experience in boot camp and earns special infantry training but a tragedy during the Gulf War and his PTSD reactions to it ruin his chances. A simple straight forward book which clearly told one man's experience in the marine corps. I thought it was masterfully done.
July 30, 2013
I really enjoyed reading Fugue State. Steffan Piper has a way of writing that draws me in and keeps me interested all the way through. Greyhound is such a great book and now Fugue State continues Sebastien Ranes' story as a lonely and troubled, yet very smart young man becoming a Marine. I am definitely looking forward to reading more from this writer.
September 17, 2013
I loved this book! Many paragraphs I read aloud to my husband(also a marine--never an ex-marine) just to see if this written word was true and his response was always "absolutely" followed by an elaboration of the story. This man's writing pulls me right to his side in his experiences. I loved "Greyhound" but I might have loved this book even more. Excellent!
January 14, 2013
Review to come.
(On a side note, Fugue State filled me with nostalgia. I was attending university in DC in the fall of 1990, during Desert Shield. I also had a brief romance with a guy who was on the Honor Guard at The White House.)
(On a side note, Fugue State filled me with nostalgia. I was attending university in DC in the fall of 1990, during Desert Shield. I also had a brief romance with a guy who was on the Honor Guard at The White House.)
April 7, 2013
I gave up on the book after reading just 14%. It wasn't engaging me, and after rereading other reviewers comments there didn't seem to be any hope. What little I read was so unlike Greyhound where I first met this character. Also wish I knew what happened in the years between the two books.
March 25, 2013
I really enjoyed reading this follow-up to Greyhound, and hearing what happened next for Sebastian. While flawed, as we all are, he is such a compelling narrator/character. I had never read a book before about someone in the military, and I found that quite interesting as well.
July 16, 2013
Well I ended up really enjoying this book. I initially didn't like the way it was headed and thought it would be different but ended up really enjoying his story. Not knowing what these experiences would be like I enjoyed following his life both the ups and the downs.
April 1, 2013
Another excellent novel by this author.
August 3, 2013
I was fascinated by this phase of Sebastien's life and particularly the details of his Marines training. However, without being a spoiler, I was saddened by the story.
September 9, 2013
Fantastic on many levels. Well done. Nice use of Batty and Deckard too.
February 7, 2014
I liked it. Similar to Greyhound but an adult version.
Didn't know the author lived in P.D.
Didn't know the author lived in P.D.
December 7, 2017
This was a great book to read, about a young man who escapes possible jail time by quickly enlisting with the Marine Corps and going to boot camp before the crime is solved. The book very accurately portrays boot camp and beyond as Ranes experiences a completely different life. He is deployed to Desert Storm after volunteering for the duty.
While this book did not go the way I wished it had, that in no way decreases the value and enjoyment of the book - it was just my opinion.
I highly recommend this book.
While this book did not go the way I wished it had, that in no way decreases the value and enjoyment of the book - it was just my opinion.
I highly recommend this book.
August 18, 2018
Quioxtic
Fugue State is the continuing story of Piper's alter ego, Sebastien Ranes (Grayhound), as he enters adulthood and makes some life changing decisions. Rane's Marine Corps experience is at least partially autobiographical, a cathartic examination of the sources of Piper's own PTSD, that leaves the reader hoping that Sebby actually finds and holds onto some joy in his life.
Fugue State is the continuing story of Piper's alter ego, Sebastien Ranes (Grayhound), as he enters adulthood and makes some life changing decisions. Rane's Marine Corps experience is at least partially autobiographical, a cathartic examination of the sources of Piper's own PTSD, that leaves the reader hoping that Sebby actually finds and holds onto some joy in his life.
June 27, 2017
Not what I expected
Loved Greyhound, loved the storyline. From the beginning of this book I felt like I skipped over book 2, but this was book 2! Very slow reading and would not recommend this book. Stop at Greyhound and you will be satisfied. Very disappointed, was left with more questions then when I started.
Loved Greyhound, loved the storyline. From the beginning of this book I felt like I skipped over book 2, but this was book 2! Very slow reading and would not recommend this book. Stop at Greyhound and you will be satisfied. Very disappointed, was left with more questions then when I started.
September 23, 2017
Fugue State
Great book my youngest son was a Marine during Desert Storm , went an naïve 18 teen and came back a man. I enjoined reading both books about the life of Sibby. His life was a sad one but hopefully life turns around for him all needed was someone to love and someone to love him back. Thank you for a great human story.
Great book my youngest son was a Marine during Desert Storm , went an naïve 18 teen and came back a man. I enjoined reading both books about the life of Sibby. His life was a sad one but hopefully life turns around for him all needed was someone to love and someone to love him back. Thank you for a great human story.
September 5, 2019
DNF. Started this one and was disappointed that is was nothing like Greyhound, although it has the same main character. I have the same questions as other reviewers- how did he end up in Alaska with his mother? What happened to his grandparents, father and sister? And it seems that none of these questions are answered so I’ll just stop now and enjoy my memories of Greyhound.
May 26, 2017
WOW, what an amazing story l loved it just as much as Greyhound.
It's so refreshing to have some speak the truth. Both audiobooks a brilliant, Nick Podehl does an outstanding job, these two books are ranked in my top 10 audiobooks of the year.
It's so refreshing to have some speak the truth. Both audiobooks a brilliant, Nick Podehl does an outstanding job, these two books are ranked in my top 10 audiobooks of the year.
May 18, 2019
As a sequel to Greyhound, this blows. Not a single mention of that adventure or of Markus, who was the more interesting character. But as a standalone novel, this kept my interest and I looked forward to what would happen next.
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