SQUIRREL EYES is the story of Alvin Bandy, lifelong movie junkie
and would-be filmmaker, who finds himself alone in Hollywood after
his girlfriend Alison sends him packing in favor of another man.
With his career - if you can call it that, when it consists of one
incredibly bad movie he wrote - on the rocks, Alvin hatches a
drunken plan to course-correct his screwed-up life: he travels to
his hometown of Albuquerque, New Mexico to seek out his first
girlfriend, Kelli, and do what he never did before: have sex with
her. Kelli, however, won't be had so easily, and lays down a
challenge to Alvin that could either be his undoing or his
salvation...
Funny, dark, raunchy and sentimental, Squirrel Eyes is a novel
about the strength of dreams, the depths of lust, the power of
guilt and above all, the glory of cinema and the hold it has on us
all.
"If you somehow cloned the perfect science bastard love-child of
Cameron Crowe, J.D. Salinger and The Kinks, it couldn't build a
better story of underdog charm than Squirrel Eyes. Scott S.
Phillips creates fascinating and endearing characters, then drops
them in the hot zone of their own mangled lives, with nothing but
their wits and pop culture to protect themselves." - Axel Howerton,
editor, Dark Moon Digest, author of Hot Sinatra
"Squirrel Eyes is a crazy journey through Scott S. Phillips'
twisted, pop culture cluttered mind. He touches on universal
emotions in this insightful, often laugh-out-loud journey through
Alvin Bandy's - and the reader's - most denied memories of love
lost." - Robert E. Vardeman, author of Burn the Sky
"The F@%ker can write " - Elwood Reid, author of D.B. and If I
Don't Six
"With his goofball characters, ear for quirky dialogue, and
always-colorful turns of phrase, Scott S. Phillips is like a modern
beat writer - tempered with postmodern sensibilities and a generous
dash of observational comedy... But that's just an erudite, flashy
way of saying that no one makes me laugh louder or harder than
Scott S. Phillips." - Brian Jay Jones, author of Washington
Irving
"Scott's narrative blasts and rattles down the road, chasing
rabbits and stray chickens out of its path, while his dialogue
sprays the countryside like full-automatic fire." - Victor Milan,
author of The Wild Cards Series and CLD: Collective Landing
Detachment
"Triangulate funny, creepy and melancholy, and you'll find Scott
S. Phillips, waiting for a bus." - Nathan Long, author of The
Blackhearts Series
General
Imprint: |
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
2012 |
First published: |
2012 |
Authors: |
Scott S. Phillips
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Dimensions: |
203 x 127 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
260 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4700-0369-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
LSN: |
1-4700-0369-4 |
Barcode: |
9781470003692 |
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