09.02.10
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“Delightfully visual, full of whimsy, adventure, and blithely caustic social commentary
… [a] smart, frolicsome, and charming first novel. ”
Booklist (Starred Review)
“Zany and entertaining… a generous and whacky story in the tradition of Tom Robbins.”
Publishers Weekly
“Going to See the Elephant” has been selected as one of the “7 Best Books” of the New Year.
Amazon.com
“Going to See the Elephant” is a vivid, giant mash note to the city by the bay. It’s an adventure story, a love story and a story about growing up.”
San Francisco Chronicle
“Rodes Fishburne has no interest in front-page realism — magic realism is more his thing. He’s a fantacist, and his sweet comic novel is as light as a bright balloon, and just as appealing.”
USA Today
“… a debut novel that’s hilarious, unpredictable, and lovely.”
Meaghan Leenaarts, Island Bookstore, Corolla, NC
“Going to See the Elephant” has been selected as a January 2009 selection of the Indie Next List!
IndieBound
“Slater Brown… is just the man I’d want to lead me through the streets of San Francisco…. Going to See the Elephant is a rollicking good tale… one can’t help falling in love.”
Michelle Richmond
“Going to See the Elephant will delight anybody who has ever written a first novel, wanted to write a first novel, and especially those who cherish reading unforgettable first novels. It is both funny and wise.”
James Patterson
“Rodes Fishburne is a marksman hunting down first-novel fame, and he never misses”
Tom Wolfe
This article, “When Whirl was King,” was written for Forbes ASAP in the fall of 2000 as the wings were starting to peel off the digital revolution. At one point during the Bubble Years, a venture capitalist was heard to say that the invention of the Internet was more important than the discovery of fire. continue reading…
The billboards blinked. It was that time of evening, speeding down Highway 101, when the signs on the side of the road whipped past like a flip book: “You shall receive…24/7…Initial Public Offering…Until You Burst…Totally Free… Now.” Hyper thinking. The car accelerated. continue reading…
A long time ago, and a very happy time it was, I served as the editor of the “The Big Issue,” an annual magazine that asked leading writers and thinkers, from Tom Wolfe to the Dalai Lama, to write personal essays on provocative themes. One year the theme was “Time,” another, “What is True?” another, “The Pursuit of Happiness.” Suffice to say it was extraordinarily stimulating to be working with such interesting and articulate people. And that was just the staff of Forbes ASAP. continue reading…
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