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"Earthing Man" is a page-turner with a literary underpinning. Parkman may not have intended it, but he's written a book that rivals Orwell's "1984," and he surpasses Orwell by not being so preachy and by telling us a story with characters we like and care about. Phil Martin looks for lost people in a lost world. Where technology and love are turned against us. When he begins a personal search for Paul Lucan, the writer of a book called "Earthing Man," he finds out he's not alone in his quest. He also finds out that not everyone looking for Lucan has the best motives. In every instance where you'd expect a writer to go wrong, Parkman doesn't. By interweaving chapters and characters into subtle set pieces, Parkman leads us down into something that resembles order created in the wake of chaos. In Phil Martin's world, the wheels of civilization haven't just stopped turning. They've started chewing people up. In less skilled hands, this story would have fallen short. In Parkman's hands, you want to slow down so the book doesn't end so soon. The ending -- where many good writers fail to deliver -- works perfectly. Hopefully, Joel Parkman won't make us wait too long for his next book. Andy Owens |
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Another Booksurge reviewer wrote:
Joel Parkman is an extremely talented author that writes exquisitely. Parkman has moved higher the bar for aspiring writers all around the world. I love his book “Earthing Man” and I can not wait until he writes again. |
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