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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
On this early holiday morning, even the Golden Gate Bridge is swept clean of traffic. I’m meeting the jeweler at his house at 5:30 a.m. to participate in an annual ritual: abalone diving on Thanksgiving day.
The jeweler, Jay Cresalia, is a fifth-generation San Franciscan and an avid abalone diver, having chased Haliotis rufescens for the past 36 years. The term “chasing abalone” is somewhat tongue-in-cheek, as this shellfish is not known for speed.
For several years I watched this character in downtown San Francisco. He seemed so out of place in the midst of such modern goings on, and yet there was something timeless about him too. I wasn’t alone in appreciating him. The response to the piece was overwhelming. The editor of the San Francisco Chronicle Magazine said it was one of their most popular pieces.
For many Americans, the above question is not a late-night punch line, but a theological reality. It is so because President Bush has aligned himself, directly and indirectly, with the premise that he has been chosen by God to lead America. continue reading…
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