OK, Im still trying to persuade some of you lovely people to buy a copy of EEA as a gift for the murder mystery lover/conspiracy theory nut/literary thriller connoisseur in your life. And don’t forget you get a free hand-drawn limited edition Anti-Santa Christmas card with every purchase: etcetcamen/page3.htm Heres what some fellow authors, critics and other luminaries have said about the book: ‘ One of the best novels Ive read in the last decade. I wish I could have my memory erased so I could read this great book for the first time - Tony Visconti (record producer). At last a novel about a musician that didnt make me want to punch the author. Jim Bob (novelist and Carter USM front man) Etc Etc Amen is a rock n roll romp through mind, body and soul. I wish wed had Howard Male on Life On Mars - heaven only knows where hed have taken it! Matthew Graham (co-creator of the TV series Life on Mars) An excellent novel, thought provoking, funny and absorbing. I believed absolutely in the world Howard Male created - Imogen Robertson (novelist) Half pulp novel, half spiritual guide book, Etc Etc Amen is both captivating and intelligent and it treats its readers likewise - Delaney Davidson (singer songwriter) A sharp, funny, scary and incisive novel thats as readable as it is wide-ranging - which is very. David Quantick (scriptwriter and broadcaster) A finely crafted novel that seems destined to become a cult book about a cult - Peter Culshaw (author of Clandestino: In Search of Manu Chao) A highly original, artfully constructed and deliciously ironic tale - Mick Brown (author of The Spiritual Tourist and The Rise and Fall of Phil Spector) ‘I laughed out loud several times. Is it ready for publication? I can believe that. Is it something really special? I can even believe that too. Patrick Neate (Whitbread prize-winning novelist.) Very enjoyable, ambitious and thought-provoking. Velvet Goldmine meets Michel Houellebecq. Chris Roberts (writer for Uncut and The Telegraph) A nimble juggling of genres (conspiracy thriller, faux music memoir, comedy of manners, travelogue) which has resulted in a novel both page-turningly readable & intellectually stimulating. Jamie Renton (music journalist) Imagine Don DeLillos rock and roll novel Great Jones Street fed through a psychedelic mincer by the ghost of Douglas Adams. One of the smartest, most knowing books about fandom since Nick Hornbys early stuff. Tim Footman (author of Welcome to the Machine: OK Computer and the Death of the Classic Album) Smart plotting, clever dialogue, close attention to period detail and lashings of wit and invention make Howard Males fiction debut an unexpected delight - Nigel Williamson (writer for Uncut and The Times) ‘I am on page 102. Man its really good so far. Nick Urata (singer with Devotchka and soundtrack composer for Little Miss Sunshine) ‘A ruby in the dust! A truly great read that I was happy to pick up whenever I felt like it, sit back and simply be entertained - Pietro DiMascio (singer/songwriter with Peyoti for President) A challenging debut from an energetic new voice - Mark Hudson (author of The Music in My Head and writer for the Daily Telegraph) ‘Howard Male has climbed inside the beast that once was rock n roll and linked power chords with esoteric philosophy and skullduggery in an intriguing and compelling manner. Johnny Green (author of A Riot of Our Own: Night and Day with the Clash) ‘Food for thought and a huge amount of fun too - Russ Coffey (writer for The Times and director of the award-winning documentary Hookers for Jesus) ‘It is highly original and darkly funny. The world of the KUU and The Tripod remain in my mind like some strange dream. Im sure it will continue to gather fans - Justin Adams (musician and record producer) An ambitious literary thriller with a dollop of religious satire and a sprinkling of 70s rock music may be the way to describe it. If the author can get a bit of word of mouth going then it wouldnt surprise me to see it do well - Scott Pack (on his blog Me and My Big Mouth) Its witty and well written with a neatly skewed perspective on life. I really enjoyed it. Mic Wright (Q Magazine and The Guardian) Etc Etc Amen is marvelous, intriguing, profound and really innovative. I thoroughly enjoyed it!! Im starting to translate it into Italian for my sister, it will take a while but I think its worth the effort: Im sure she will love it as I did. Thank you for having written it! - Elisabetta Fedrigo (artist) ‘I would take time to reread a particularly splendid sentence or paragraph just to savour it once more. Its a very thought provoking read and a story that stays with you for ages afterwards - Raymond Gorman, (songwriter and guitarist with That Petrol Emotion) Etc Etc Amen proves that its possible to write contemporary literature that is still readable - something that has alas become all too rare. You will want to read it again, without a doubt. Rich Rainlore (blogger) But it is the detail - the Etc Etc - that makes Etc Etc Amen such an enthralling read; Males eye for the impact of the minute on the bigger picture is what sets him apart as a writer and as a promising literary talent. Karl Smith (The Quietus) ‘I think Id call it an art-school rock-theological satirical thriller. Enjoyed it plenty. Laughed out loud several times’ – Nick Coleman (author of The Train in the Night)
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