The author has given his novel characters with tenderness, wit, and humanity.
Poetically evokes the pathos of early friendships and the frailty of adolescent dreams. A sense of life, the search for identity, intellectual militancy, the ambiguity of human relationships, unsatisfied desire, and weakness in facing existence are just some of the facets of life that the author evokes with precision. Ackerley's honesty, intimacy, and ease of style. The novel aches with adolescent first loves.
A haunting vision of young friendship shattered by an outrageously cruel world. Burroughs was an early fan, Clicking Beat remains remarkably current and continues to be unique in coming of age literature. So beautiful, brave, and ahead of its time that William S. Set in Arkansas but first published in Amsterdam, Clicking Beat on the Brink of Nada (published under the title of Cody in the U.S.) quickly won praise from reviewers and readers across Europe and North America. XX A gay teen coming out classic! - Lambda Book Report (Washington, DC).By turns funny, romantic, erotic, and sad, this evocative novel brilliantly recreates the landscape of late adolescence, when friendships seem eternal and loves reincarnate. Beautiful brave, and ahead of its time, Clicking Beat remains remarkably current and continues to be unique in coming of age literature. Set in Arkansas but first published in Amsterdam, CLICKING BEAT ON THE BRINK OF NADA quickly won praise from reviewers and readers across Europe and North America. By turns funny, romantic, erotic, and sad, this evocative novel brilliantly recreates the landscape of late adolescence, when friendships seem eternal and loves reincarnate. Keith Hale's novel aches with adolescent first loves.
8 x 5 ¼, 286 pages, 12 ounces XX A haunting vision of young friendship shattered by an outrageously cruel world.
The illustrated wraps are in near fine condition. No bookplate nor signature of prior owner. The text block is in fine condition, with no tears, marks, or dog-ears. CLICKING BEAT ON THE BRINK OF NADA (CODY), a novel by Keith Hale, softcover, revised 14th edition, 2018.
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