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Rich Bowman and the Uzi Poopie Loopies
1990 called. They want their book back.
Spring break of 1990 is over. Richard Bowman has resigned to keep his head down and finish his sophomore year at Grafton High School the way he started it - academically fair to middling, socially mediocre, and romantically well below average.
When the opportunity to befriend a group of senior guys lands in Rich’s lap practically overnight, he steps out of his comfort zone of weekends in front of his Commodore 64 to a world of cigarette smoke, basement beer kegs, and promiscuous members of the opposite sex.
In the meantime, the admin for a local online bulletin board asks Rich to hold onto a mysterious encrypted computer file. Rich reluctantly agrees, only to find it may put him and his entire family in danger.
Rich Bowman and the Uzi Poopie Loopies is a trip down memory lane lined with mullets, pegged pants, hair bands, and cell phones the size of toaster ovens. A simple and better time. Or was it?
This is a 30,000 word novella and the first installment of a series. It's intended to be read by adults and may be unsuitable for readers under the age of 17. It contains indecent language, depictions of drug use, and sexual situations involving characters under the age of 17.
Spring break of 1990 is over. Richard Bowman has resigned to keep his head down and finish his sophomore year at Grafton High School the way he started it - academically fair to middling, socially mediocre, and romantically well below average.
When the opportunity to befriend a group of senior guys lands in Rich’s lap practically overnight, he steps out of his comfort zone of weekends in front of his Commodore 64 to a world of cigarette smoke, basement beer kegs, and promiscuous members of the opposite sex.
In the meantime, the admin for a local online bulletin board asks Rich to hold onto a mysterious encrypted computer file. Rich reluctantly agrees, only to find it may put him and his entire family in danger.
Rich Bowman and the Uzi Poopie Loopies is a trip down memory lane lined with mullets, pegged pants, hair bands, and cell phones the size of toaster ovens. A simple and better time. Or was it?
This is a 30,000 word novella and the first installment of a series. It's intended to be read by adults and may be unsuitable for readers under the age of 17. It contains indecent language, depictions of drug use, and sexual situations involving characters under the age of 17.
171 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 5, 2016
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February 6, 2016
High school years, with few friends and limited recreational opportunities. This sounds familiar.
I’ll admit I laughed at Rich some as he stumbled through the Socially Awkward Teenager checklist. Some things don’t change much, both in high school and in small towns. That’s well illustrated in the book, as is the differences between then and now. I don’t miss dial-up, I really don’t. Rich had my sympathy for that. I liked that he begins to pull things together near the end of the story, especially with his close friends, in spite of the bit of trouble he’s stepped in.
I received an advance copy of this book to read and review. I don’t review at all unless I enjoy a book. I liked this one. Well done, both story and characters, and fun to read. I’ll definitely want to read the net one.
I’ll admit I laughed at Rich some as he stumbled through the Socially Awkward Teenager checklist. Some things don’t change much, both in high school and in small towns. That’s well illustrated in the book, as is the differences between then and now. I don’t miss dial-up, I really don’t. Rich had my sympathy for that. I liked that he begins to pull things together near the end of the story, especially with his close friends, in spite of the bit of trouble he’s stepped in.
I received an advance copy of this book to read and review. I don’t review at all unless I enjoy a book. I liked this one. Well done, both story and characters, and fun to read. I’ll definitely want to read the net one.
February 22, 2016
I received a free copy of this book in return for an unbiased review.
Teenage schooling, wherever you are in the world, sucks. Despite this being set slightly before I was born not much has changed. The desperation to fit in, things you’d taken for granted as forever slipping through your fingers and trying to eek out every last millimetre of your parents’ flexibility.
It was awkward in a good way, funny, and while it felt like it hung slightly loose in the middle I liked the way threads pulled into place but left plenty of room for sequels.
I did feel the author has written better works, mainly in the life and death of science fiction, nevertheless this was still an enjoyable read and nice break from my usual genres.
Teenage schooling, wherever you are in the world, sucks. Despite this being set slightly before I was born not much has changed. The desperation to fit in, things you’d taken for granted as forever slipping through your fingers and trying to eek out every last millimetre of your parents’ flexibility.
It was awkward in a good way, funny, and while it felt like it hung slightly loose in the middle I liked the way threads pulled into place but left plenty of room for sequels.
I did feel the author has written better works, mainly in the life and death of science fiction, nevertheless this was still an enjoyable read and nice break from my usual genres.
October 4, 2016
This was a fantastic start to the story of Rich Bowman. Great characters and offbeat humor filled this short story with awesomeness. Part "American Pie", and part "Cloak and Dagger" this story was very hard to put down, and I read it in two sittings. It is the coming of age story of a high school student trying to fit in a world of older and cooler kids, until he meets a mystery person in a Bulletin Board room on the internet. I absolutely cannot wait for the next installment of this well written and fun-to-read story.
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