Loud Whisper [Paperback]

Clifton Snider (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 11, 2000

Loud Whisper is the story of Adam (Zed) Avery, the bisexual front man for the 80's rock group, The Spacs. Through the eyes of various characters, Adam's story of fame, addiction, and recovery from a drug-induced, paralyzing accident gives the reader insights into worlds most people rarely experience.

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About the Author

Clifton Snider is the author of eight acclaimed books of poetry, including The Age of the Mother (Laughing Coyote, 1992) and The Alchemy of Opposites (Chiron Review Press, 2000). A specialist in Jungian literary criticism, his book, The Stuff That Dreams Are Made On: A Jungian Interpretation of Literature, was published in 1991. He teaches writing and literature at California State University, Long Beach.

Product Details

• Paperback: 180 pages
• Publisher: Xlibris, Corp.; 1 edition (December 11, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0738839493
• ISBN-13: 978-0738839493
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,629,738 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inside the Head of an 80's Rock Star, December 10, 2005

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Maggie Smart (Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Loud Whisper (Paperback)

Remember the early 80's when every rock star seemed to be a Bowie or a Sid Vicious look-alike? Maybe I'm exaggerating or maybe Clifton Snider has got his characters so right he's molded my memories.

Anyway, Loud Whisper (what a great title!) will ring the chimes of anyone who came of age when Glam Rock and Punk Rock had reached their apogee and, like Adam (Zed) Avery, came tumbling down in a self-indulgent and, in Adam's case, crippling, drug-induced fall.

Telling the same story from different points of view (the band members, Adam's friend and lover (s), a rock reporter, and Adam himself) isn't an original idea (hey, Robert Browning did it; so did Lawrence Durrell in The Alexandria Quartet, a book Adam would love), but Snider's tale of rock overkill is unique--a story about a bisexual's spiritual, physical, and professional recovery. It would make a terrific movie, as good as if not better than Velvet Goldmine.

Buy it and read it. You'll love it as I did.