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113 reviews
Rich Shapero

Too Far Books, 2005

Take a step back from the precipice
Lest my literary colleagues scoff at my giving this book three stars, they should first pause and consider this modifier: The stars are not for the elegant writing, and assuredly not for editing. They are for the daring concept and adventurous spirit of the work. Unlike some of his nastier critics, I will not trash Mr. Shapero's experiment because it is flawed. Nonetheless, I have a few ...

Wild Animus

1 review
Rich Shapero

Too Far, 2004

Toilet paper
This is one of the most boring, pretentious, self-important stories I think I've ever read. If the author had spent as much time developing a coherent plot line as he did in coming up with similes and metaphors, he may have had a good story as a result. It is hard to believe that this story every found a publisher, but it is not hard to see why there have been no subsequent published books by ...

Wild Animus Preview: A Storytelling Experiment / The Music
Rich Shapero

Too Far, 2006

AUDIOBOOK! Wild Animus Preview: An Art Brut Storytelling Experiment! Created by Rich Shapero! 2 CD Set! Wild Animus is an Art Brut storytelling experiment that combines book, song, and fine art. This preview contains three tracks from the music release, along with accompanying excerpts from the audio book version of the novel. (Read by Peter Coyote). Disc One: A Storytelling Experiment; Disc Two: The Music!