Rock Bottom Review and Giveaway! CLOSED

This giveaway is now CLOSED! Congratulations to Susan Helene Gottfried of West of Mars for winning this book!


Here is some information on this book from the Hachette Book Group website...

Once, the Blood Orphans had it all: a million-dollar recording contract from Warner Brothers, killer hooks, and cheekbones that could cut glass. Four pretty boys from Los Angeles, they were supposed to be the next big thing, future kings of rock and roll.

But something happened on the way to glory, and now, two years later, along with their coke-fueled, mohawked female manager, they have washed up in Amsterdam for the final show of their doomed and dismal European tour. The singer has become a born-again Buddhist who preaches from the stage, the bass player's raging eczema has turned his hands into a pulpy mess, the drummer is a sex-fiend tormented by the misdeeds of his porn-king father, and the guitar player--the only talented one--is thoroughly cowed by the constant abuse of his bandmates.

As they stumble through their final day together, the Blood Orphans find themselves on a comic tour of frustration, danger, excitement, and just possibly, redemption.

Michael Shilling is a Lecturer at the University of Michigan, where he received his MFA in Creative Writing. His stories have appeared in The Sun, Fugue, and Other Voices. A recovering rock musician, he played the drums in The Long Winters, as well as numerous other bands in Seattle. Currently, he is working on a novel set in Victorian England.

MY REVIEW

This book was tough for me to take. It is packed full of profanity and vulgarity. I have never read a novel that used the F-word so often. I don't question the authenticity of the descriptions- I'm sure they mirror real life for many people. Unfortunately I found very little humour in such a tragic way of life. When I try to get past the darkness of the storyline I do think Shilling wrote very well. In fact I think I would enjoy a less raunchy novel by this author. I found Rock Bottom depressing with very few redeeming qualities.

If you would like to give this novel a try I am willing to give my Advanced Reading Copy up. But please be warned- Rock Bottom has very strong language and disturbing imaging.

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