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Reverb
The young seeker of Joe Ely's REVERB is the son of "pioneers who came seeking freedom who found so much of it that they couldn't handle it." He lives in Lubbock, Texas, a town that exists in "a normal state of static chaos." It is the so-called Summer of Love and 18-year-old Earle hitchhikes the road and rides the rails with only his guitar. He is on an odyssey to find himself.
378 pages, Paperback
First published September 19, 2014
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February 1, 2022
‘Reverb’ follows young Earle’s cross-country odyssey from Lubbock, Texas and back again in the shadow of the Vietnam War draft. Ely captures the mood of the moment perfectly, giving the reader an ‘On The Road’ experience along with Earle and his band of hometown buddies, who are on their own equally transformative journeys. Unconventional text layout and pitch-perfect dialogue are deployed to immerse the reader in a world where violence and vulnerability are always just a heartbeat away. A great companion read to James Bigboy Medlin’s ‘Slap Noir’ for a period-Lubbock deep-dive. Highly recommend.
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