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visions&(re)visions

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While the intellectual narcissism of the protagonist and his artistically narcissistic muse may put you off at first, you'll grow to understand that their underlying love for each other eventually eclipses their love of themselves.

visions and (re)visions' protagonist, Alex Bridges, journeys around in time, location, prose and poetry interwoven with his sometimes-lover, Tressa's love letters. At first Alex's rejection of the relativism he encounters in academia seems adolescent and meaninglessly stand-offish, but through his one-sided correspondence with a university Dean you'll learn that he has deeply considered his position.

With "vision and (re)visions" Kendall has painted a credible portrait of a point in life that all bright folks go through -- that moment between adolescence and adulthood when one discovers that one's values often go unnoticed by an indifferent and morally ambiguous world. Yet in the end we learn even a seemingly childish love can save us from wandering alone between the real world and the corners of our minds.

In short, reading this book will make you think and it will make you feel.

While the intellectual narcissism of the protagonist and his artistically narcissistic muse may put you off at first, you'll grow to understand that their underlying love for each other eventually eclipses their love of themselves.

visions and (re)visions' protagonist, Alex Bridges, journeys around in time, location, prose and poetry interwoven with his sometimes-lover, Tressa's love letters. At first Alex's rejection of the relativism he encounters in academia seems adolescent and meaninglessly stand-offish, but through his one-sided correspondence with a university Dean you'll learn that he has deeply considered his position.

With "vision and (re)visions" Kendall has painted a credible portrait of a point in life that all bright folks go through -- that moment between adolescence and adulthood when one discovers that one's values often go unnoticed by an indifferent and morally ambiguous world. Yet in the end we learn even a seemingly childish love can save us from wandering alone between the real world and the corners of our minds.

In short, reading this book will make you think and it will make you feel.

'visions&(re)visions' is the story of one young man's uncomfortable journey through intellectual adolescence. a little bit funny, a little bit poetic, a little bit smart, a little bit sexy, it is the perfect book for a sunny but cold sunday morning with a package of cigarettes and a cup of coffee.'

To my dear fellow readers,
If you like the beat generation, but are most definitely a late twenties early thirty something, you will enjoy this book (if you're sick and twisted). Ever see a friend junked out, or someone just too disturbingly intelligent for their own good? That's what reading this book is like: taking a long hard look into the conscious rhythm of a genius/lunatic and realizing that it's more than you ever imagined.
Mr. Klayton's writing is smooth, flawless, and has a sickening striking power that will leave an iron and bloody taste in your mouth when you are finished. The man's distaste for our rapidily degenerating college culture (once the hotbed of radicalism and pure thought, and now the festering cesspool of Dawson's Creek) is apparent and well aimed.
Enjoy the hell out of this book, and let him know what you think.

This is the kind of first novel which, with the right PR people, could become a national best-seller. It will provoke you, puzzle you, touch some inner part of your spirit that you didn't even know existed.

Give this book a try!

It is impossible to review visions&(re)visions without using what would seem like hyperbole. Mr. Kendall unselfishly takes us to the heartbreaking depths and soaring heights of Alex Asher Bridges. The ballad of Alex and Tressa LaCroix is a gift, a pure delight to know. It is the greatest love story ever told.

'visions&(re)visions' is the story of one young man's uncomfortable journey through intellectual adolescence. A little bit funny, a little bit poetic, a little bit smart, and a little bit sexy, it is the perfect book for a sunny and cold sunday morning with a cup of coffee and a pack of cigarettes.

It seems that the author was too busy trying to destroy Existentialism, rather than understanding it. Mr. Kendall also seems to have a suttle fascination with turn of the century French literature, especially when it comes to eggs.

Ayn Rand once said, "A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others". Kendall should take these words to heart. It seems he is more concerned with destroying the worldview of his enemies rather than proving his own thoughts, which I would imagine is as sporadic as his writing style. A clear product of academia and a suffering reader who has read too many comic books.