King Biscuit

De: Michael Loyd Gray

Narrado por: Joel Terkeurst

In King Biscuit, Michael Loyd Gray returns once again to the fictional small town of Argus, Illinois, (the setting of his novels Well Deserved, Not Famous Anymore, and The Last Stop), to tell a coming-of-age story set in 1966. With the Vietnam War hovering in the background. Seventeen-year-old Billy Ray Fleener, frustrated by the narrow confines of Argus, seeks adventure and a look at the wider world in a novel that puts him on a collision course with the famous as well as infamous.

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Reseñas de la Crítica

“With a style that is sensitive, rugged, and thoroughly American, Gray captures the turmoil of a nation through the eyes of one of its native sons.”— Dana Micheli, writer and editor with Writers in the Sky Creative Writing Services

“Gray bores deeply into each of his characters, shoving aside all extraneous elements until we are left only with their humanity.“— Monique Raphel High, author of Between Two Worlds

A Coming of Age Story

This was a great dip into the past, reminding me of those teenage years when I wasn't totally sure where my next move was going to take me. If only my adventures would have led me to meeting Elvis Presley like Billy Ray Fleener does—that would have been a story to tell!

A dip into the 1960s

Gray does a wonderful job capturing the 1960s with authentic details, from Beatle boots and Rolling Stones albums to the growing cultural divide of the ear between small-town, parental conservatism and the emerging counterculture of the times. What kid didn't have didn't have wild dreams, like becoming a pro surfer, while their parents had more modest goals for them, like taking over the family business.