A Saint's Last Tear [Paperback]

Bradley Roe (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 11, 2004

A Saint's Last Tear is acomedic and touching novel about the mystical journey of tractor journalist,Simeon Stylos, and his one-year membership in a bizarre fitness/self help cult.It begins one night after he eats fourteen pieces of pizza and makes the eternalmistake of calling the membership number on the television. The novel featureshilarious adventures, world-class tractor journalism, Chinese restaurants,Ecuadorian travel stories, and a trip to the Spam Recipe Contest. The journeyends when Simeon discovers the mystery behind his ancient name.Please visit www.bradroe.net formore information

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About the Author

Brad Roe is the EditorialDirector for seven sports magazines and a former Associate Editor and FeatureWriter for three international sports magazines. He lives in Santa Barbara, CA with his wife andtwo children. A Saint's Last Tear is his first novel. Please visitwww.bradroe.net or email the author at [e-mail]

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: AuthorHouse (May 11, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1414034989
• ISBN-13: 978-1414034980
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,802,537 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Taste of Santa Barbara, April 18, 2004

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W.C. (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Saint's Last Tear (Paperback)

I heard about this book through the grapevine and thought that any book using Santa Barbara, California as the backdrop (not to mention a healthy appreciation for Chinese food) is bound to catch my interest. The story was both hilarious and moving, and for lack of a better description, refreshingly simple. The story is really driven by the truly unique characters; some of whom you want to strangle, and others whom you want to hug. Overall, A Saint's Last Tear was a fun Sunday afternoon read that I would recommend to anyone with a humorous skepticism of self-appointed New Age gurus (hopefully that's most of the world). I am only disappointed that I haven't found any other works from this author.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Young Man's Story, April 24, 2004

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Daphne Stevens (Macon, GA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Saint's Last Tear (Paperback)

This novel grabs the reader with a delightful spoof. The young male protagonist eats 14 pieces of pizza and then responds to a infomercial for a fitness center in the wee hours of the morning. But the fitness center turns out to be something else. Is it a cult? Is it a 12-step program? Is it some kind of Men's Movement thing? I giggled through the first few chapters--and then I became entranced by the story's multi-layered message. Be entertained, but don't be fooled by this novel's simplicity. I think I hear echoes of Holden Caulfield's wisdom.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read, March 31, 2006

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FB AZ (AZ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Saint's Last Tear (Paperback)

This book delivers an intelligent take on the general confusion of life experienced by a twenty something and the desire most people have to search for something more and not knowing exactly what that "more" is. Furthermore, would there be any satisfaction gained should they be fortunate enought to find it and would it really be worth the effort? This book enters many levels of the human psyche through humor, thought, observation and curiousity. You will zip through it, enjoy it immensely, and then want to read everything else written by this author.