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Too Far [Kindle Edition]

Rich Shapero
2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)

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Book Description

Rich Shapero’s TOO FAR follows an ultra-imaginative pair, Robbie and Fristeen, through a transformative summer spent exploring the woods behind their remote Alaskan homes. As their family lives become increasingly unstable, the characters travel deeper and farther into their private world. The forest—and the gods who inhabit it—becomes their refuge until, at summer’s end, they are forced to choose between the crushing prospects of the real world, and the lethal demands of their ideal one.

“Full of mystical and imaginative insight.” – Donald Pass (1930-2010), Visionary Artist

About the Author:

Rich Shapero is a writer and musician whose multimedia storytelling projects pioneer unseen worlds.

Shapero conjures immersive visionary landscapes and characters who struggle to achieve summits of personal fulfillment. At the heart of his stories are vast wildernesses, populated by mercurial private gods who promise deliverance to truer, more profound states of being. But transcendence demands sacrifice, and the paths of his protagonists are fraught with danger, dread and violence.


Product Details

  • File Size: 363 KB
  • Print Length: 244 pages
  • Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
  • Publisher: Outside Reading (June 1, 2011)
  • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0971880131
  • ISBN-13: 978-0971880139
  • ASIN: B006OF639C
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • X-Ray: Enabled
  • Lending: Enabled
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #158,582 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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I am an avid book reader, and really not a snob with the books I read. Slinky  |  4 reviewers made a similar statement
The characters didn't seem real to me either. ChemGuRu  |  4 reviewers made a similar statement
It had some literary content but was written in a very abstract manner. LAWonder  |  5 reviewers made a similar statement
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24 of 29 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars The cover is very nice. October 25, 2011
Format:Hardcover
I got to page 41 before I realized that I could better serve my time by watching ice melt. I noticed a few things while reading: For one, the author loves his trees/plants. You'll spend a lot of time reading about how trees look; description doesn't particularly bother me in books (I like Herman Melville and Hemingway) but the author includes description with the grace of a limping duck-billed platypus. Most of his sentences would be translated as, "The kids were doing something AND THE TREES WERE THERE AND THEY WERE IMPORTANT AND INTERESTING."

The grammar is iffy on a regular basis. The author doesn't have any egregious errors (he seems to be hip with the whole noun/verb stuff) but his commas are suspect, and sentences are often written awkwardly.

I suppose to summarize, the content (actual plot) of the book was eh-whatever, but I was unable to continue because the writing style was pure dreck.

I'll give it this: the cover is very cool. Kudos, cover-guy.
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14 of 17 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars It was "meh" January 9, 2012
Format:Hardcover
This book is probably more geared for the 9-13 year old crowd (although I don't think this was the author's intention). The descriptions of the scenery and people were flowery and poetic and nice at first, but grew tiresome and after about 50 pages of that with little plot development and a sophomoric feel I put the book down. The characters didn't seem real to me either. I don't think the author actually remembers being 6 years old (understandable since he is an order of magnitude older)or knows any kids because no 6 year old on earth would ever act so romantic and become so enamored. Six year olds are silly and fickle and boys and girls think each other have cooties. I tried to imagine the characters were more like 13 years old so that their behavior would make sense, but then they would say something a stupid 6 year old would say and it would ruin it. But in the long run the plot wasn't interesting enough to deal with any of that.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Magical but long-winded and disturbing August 11, 2012
Format:Hardcover
While a lot of the story-telling in this novel is magical, it became a difficult read in the second half and some parts were uncomfortable to read.
I loved how the two protagonists relied upon each other to feel safe in a world of their own making, how they gave each area of the forest a name and how their 'friendship' developed along the way. Their journey into the forest (the first few times) is captivating as you see it through their eyes and they gradually explore further and discover new things. However, their journey is described in detail EVERY time and I felt this became quite repetitive.
Their home circumstances are far from perfect but I struggle to believe that it was necessary to use this to describe their sexual interest for each other (they are six years old), which I felt was inappropriate and difficult to read. Robbie's mother is having difficulty in her marriage but I think she was poorly portrayed when Robbie's father always seemed the 'hero' in the relationship.
In all honesty, I jumped from about page 100 to the last chapter and felt I had read all I needed to. I enjoyed the magical setting and the premise of friendship providing comfort in trying times no matter what your age, but I found it repetitive and somewhat challenging to read at times.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars A difficult way to view the world, through the eyes of two young...
This review is for the Kindle edition ebook.

The world through the eyes of two six-year-olds, mostly. Read more
Published 18 hours ago by Charles J. Kravetz
4.0 out of 5 stars Too Far is Much More!
If this book seems like a children's book to some, perhaps it is because it was written from the perspective of a six year old! Read more
Published 17 days ago by Hamish
3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting for middle grades readers
This is a great story, moves fast, and would be interesting for middle grade readers and up. The only criticism I have is that the characters are supposedly really young - six or... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Texas Rose
3.0 out of 5 stars Decent read...
Moves pretty quickly.  The world created within is haunting at times and quite vivid.  In all honesty, I wasn't terribly impressed with this book while reading it, however came to... Read more
Published 2 months ago by JB
1.0 out of 5 stars Boring!
My daughter did not enjoy it. She said it was boring. She usually likes to read but wasn't interested in finishing it at all.
Published 2 months ago by Sweet E
4.0 out of 5 stars Whimsical
While not necessarily a book I'd want my child to read, I enjoyed it. This is the story of two children and their troubled worlds through their own eyes over the course of summer... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Brianna D
5.0 out of 5 stars A lost place
I loved everything in this sad and joy filled story. The dreams and hope that was born from loneliness. The dreams lost to truth
Published 4 months ago by silkpllow
3.0 out of 5 stars More fantasy than anything...
One thing that I learned in literature classes was the concept of 'suspension of disbelief' in oreder to enjoy a book. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Wayne Wilson
1.0 out of 5 stars As cheap as this book was I still want my money back.
The writing style is disjointed and the author puts 6 year olds in some very adult situations, and introduces the young characters as capable of emotions of love and sexuality far... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Treefrog33
2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing fantasy
I am sorry to say that this book disappointed me. While I did go along with the irrational imaginations of the children, I was most disappointed with the encroachment of reality... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Dan Ecklund
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Rich Shapero is a writer and musician whose multimedia storytelling projects pioneer unseen worlds. At the heart of his stories are vast wildernesses, populated by mercurial private gods who promise deliverance to truer, more profound states of being. But transcendence demands sacrifice, and the paths of his protagonists are fraught with danger, dread and violence. Combining lucid prose with entrancing music, Rich conjures immersive visionary landscapes and characters who struggle to achieve summits of personal fulfillment.

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