Meet Arthur Combs, a child of a walled-in, treeless, subdivision, where the home owners’ association governs with an iron fist. He is not even able to play catch on the lawn, (for fear of harming the toxic grass) or start a highschool band in his garage, (the association deems it, “too noisy.”) A spineless accountant at age 30, Arthur works in a cubical in a high rise office building, where floor supervisors look over employees shoulders, like taskmasters. Not even the slightest personal effect is allowed on Arthur’s Desk. (Too distracting, say the taskmasters.) One day, fed up and mired down in evening rush-hour traffic, Arthur breaks loose and takes a back highway out of the city. He has no idea where he’s going. He has no plan. This is a jail break. Arthur is on the run, and about to discover the musical talent he never knew he had.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Flat writing with contrivance galore,
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This review is from: The Jazz & The Blues (Paperback)
Although not a fresh idea, it's always a good one: a man finally has enough of his confining, conforming life; and so he breaks out to find what's really inside himself. That is this story's plotline. Too bad it never gets exciting. The writing is downright flat and it seems as though the author cannot resist the urge to contrive a scene and indeed the whole book. Main character Combs travels across parts of America with his guitar and several people he meets tell him that he has talent. By the end of the story Combs has retraced his route and collected all these people, and together they go to New Orleans and open up their own club, which also serves the perfect french fry (Billy Bob Thornton already ran the fry in to the ground). Even the smallest detail doesn't escape the urge to contrive, as when a derelict falls asleep in a house full of cats. But there is only one cat that will sleep with this derelict, and we are told that it's name is Hobo. Need more be said?
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great road trip book,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Jazz & The Blues (Paperback)
This book was a great time. Arthur, a boring accountant by age 30, stuck in a dead end life, does what we have all dreamed of doing: He hits the road, no looking back. The cast of characters he meets along the way, from transvestites to a big toothed cook named Freddie, kept me glued. The author shows a real talent for words in how he describes music, (a wonderful choice of words), as Arthur is drawn into the dream world of back alley nightclubs, and learns that there is more to himself then he ever knew: He has talent. AND this book was funny. I even caught myself laughing out loud at times. The story was an inspiration. Makes me want to pick up a guitar, and road trip.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun to Read.,
By Barbara Gordon (Archer, FL United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Jazz & The Blues (Paperback)
The Jazz and the Blues is an easy to read and fun book. It moves quickly without a lot of unnecessary description. Mr. Woods gets down to the story and moves it right along to keep your interest piqued.I'm sure that many less courageous souls have longed to do just what Arthur Combs did--just get in your car and drive and not look back. The story is a down-to-earth, often times humerous account of Arthur's adventures on this journey. It is to the point and not cluttered up with a lot of description to make the book longer. I thoroughly enjoyed it and think you will also.
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