Kevin And The Atomic Bomb eBook Luke Rock Mark Barry
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What would YOU do if you were the most powerful single human being alive?
Kevin Taylor's got problems.
His maintenance grant is being cut, the leader of his protest group has designs on Rachel (his far-too-pretty-for-him girlfriend), DC are retconning their universe again and the local bullies make a habit of standing on his specs.
To top it all, his beloved mum is sick and her long term busybody "companion" is constantly in his face.
And all he really wants to do is play Doom.
Despatched to London along with his streetwise best friend, Ricky, his orders are to pick up two secret packages donated by a pan-national group of hardcore Euro-revolutionaries. A massive demonstration is planned and the group need these to raise the stakes.
When Verna -a mysterious and alluring Polish freedom fighter - donates a mysterious third package that no-one expects nor knows anything about, Kevin Taylor quickly comes to realise that his problems are only just beginning.
And his life as he knows it, and the life of everyone around him, is about to change forever.
Other information The story takes place over ten days in the immediate aftermath of the British public's decision to leave the European Union and in the context of the consequently collapsing economy.
Kevin And The Atomic Bomb eBook Luke Rock Mark Barry
After reading the book’s description and noting that’s it’s angled for a more youthful audience, I would not normally have picked up this book. But given that its publisher also puts out the works of Mark Barry, one of my favorite novelists of the last couple of years, I was curious to see what other work they published.It took a bit for me to get into the story, I’ll admit. The tangible, visceral, very British sensibilities interwoven in depictions of the characters, the places, the dialogue, even the food and drink, took a bit of getting used to for this Yank, but ultimately, once on the ride, one couldn’t help but get the sense—and appreciate the fact—of being immersed in the life, times, place, and people of this region and this moment in contemporary history. In what has to be the first post-Brexit fictional offering, Kevin and the Atomic Bomb uses the chaos and conflict of that notorious vote to lay foundation for a story about youthful dissatisfaction, the inherent corruption of less principled leaders, both radicals and politicians, and the classic pushes and pulls of young love, family ties, human fragility, and confused loyalties.
The titular Kevin is a university student in the nascent stages of political activism. While the snare for his commitment is a fascination for, and relationship with, the beautiful Rachel, a young woman also finding her way as an advancing soldier for the cause, Kevin and best buddy, Ricky, are committed enough to take on a task ordered by group leader, Lance: travel to London to pick up some mysterious trunks containing “items” needed for an upcoming anti-Brexit demonstration. That clandestine road trip involves risk, some intriguing, if terrifying, characters, the suspicion that they’re in over their heads, and a burgeoning sense that allegiances may have been pledged to people and a cause that are quite not what they seem. When the trip concludes with Ricky’s unexplained and potentially deadly illness, and, more terrifyingly, the discovery that one of the trunks they’ve picked up holds an atomic bomb, the plot twists with escalating tension and colliding narratives.
The unfolding of those stories includes a mix of touching and heartbreaking family drama (Kevin’s), betrayal and manipulation (Lance and his cadre of collaborators), a fumbling, sweet love story (Kevin and Rachel), and a very strange, very unpredictable, at times maddening relationship between the emotionally fragile Kevin and the atomic bomb he’s hidden in the spare bedroom. To say more about it would give away too much of the story and, frankly, it’s pretty hard to explain!
I enjoyed the intense detail, the visceral drawing of the characters and places involved, and the author’s ability to set the stage with tactile, distinct descriptions (whenever we’re in Kevin’s house, around his endearing but dying mother, we literally FEEL the overheated rooms and grim expression of her illness). The suspense of what Kevin will do with his unexpected baggage, where Lance will take his pursuit of Rachel, and if Ricky will survive his illness is page-turning and exciting. But there were times when certain character rants and mental internalizing, while compelling and illuminating at turns, felt occasionally extraneous and a bit too long, diverting the reader unnecessarily from the forward propulsion of the plot. My opinion; others may enjoy the extended (and certainly interesting) tirades!
Overall, a really unique, occasionally bizarre, and deeply imaginative story, with a kind of narrative and plot line you don’t find every day (that’s a good thing!). The author exhibits prodigious story-telling skill, with a particular facility for language, description, and the nuance and sensitivity required to create complex human characters and circumstances.
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Kevin And The Atomic Bomb eBook Luke Rock Mark Barry Reviews
I’m always impressed when someone manages to publish something topical and Kevin and The Atomic Bomb covers the first ten days following the Brexit vote. There is a note at the back which tells the reader that it has been previously published (back in 2012, with a different title and author name). It was then withdrawn, and has been substantially and significantly rewritten. Only the characters and plot remain intact. The perspective, point of view and prose style has radically changed and there are significant additions.
This book is aimed at the 19-25-year-old market, the vast majority of whom voted Remain and have had the Leave vote thrust upon them. I am not in that age bracket but I thoroughly enjoyed this read. So much so that I couldn’t help but skive off for a bit this afternoon to finish it as the pickle I’d left the characters in was playing on my mind.
Kevin Taylor, the hero of this piece, is sent to London with his best friend Ricky to pick up two secret packages that have been donated to their protest group. He suspects he’s only been sent because Lance, the leader of the protest group, fancies Kevin’s girlfriend, Rachel, and wants him out of the way for a while. However, when they meet up with the mysterious contact, Verna, there are three boxes are waiting for them and their problems are only just beginning.
There are wonderfully descriptive passages throughout this book that capture a setting, a situation, or in this example, a smell perfectly.
‘The Lizard wears an old-fashioned purple smoking jacket sealed with a crimson cord that dangles to his knees. He looks gaunt. The place smells of socks, of urine, of takeaways, of beer, of cigarette smoke, of underpants and six-month-old pieces of battered cod escaped from a fish supper down the back of a sofa. It smells of age; Old furniture and wallpaper. Dead people passing.’
There’s plenty of humour, quick one liners, little pieces as minor characters get to distract and entertain the reader for a while.
But the main joy of this read is in the strength of the characters, all of whom are superbly drawn. Not only in their appearance but in their motivations, reactions, emotions and thought processes. Kevin is my favourite. He is adorable but an innocent. He is so lost when Ricky gets taken ill as they have a close and supportive friendship and when it all starts to go wrong with Rachel he doesn’t know how to deal with his feelings and you just want to give him a hug. Kevin adores his mum who equally dotes on him but she’s ill, which is a worry, and he also has nosey neighbour and his mum’s companion, Mr Fothergill to deal with, as well as the local bullies.
I had absolutely no idea how the author was going to manage to deal with ‘the third package’ and resolve the situation in any believable sense but he did and hands up, he’s done a great job. I highly recommend to all those who like intelligently written story-telling with a terrific cast.
After reading the book’s description and noting that’s it’s angled for a more youthful audience, I would not normally have picked up this book. But given that its publisher also puts out the works of Mark Barry, one of my favorite novelists of the last couple of years, I was curious to see what other work they published.
It took a bit for me to get into the story, I’ll admit. The tangible, visceral, very British sensibilities interwoven in depictions of the characters, the places, the dialogue, even the food and drink, took a bit of getting used to for this Yank, but ultimately, once on the ride, one couldn’t help but get the sense—and appreciate the fact—of being immersed in the life, times, place, and people of this region and this moment in contemporary history. In what has to be the first post-Brexit fictional offering, Kevin and the Atomic Bomb uses the chaos and conflict of that notorious vote to lay foundation for a story about youthful dissatisfaction, the inherent corruption of less principled leaders, both radicals and politicians, and the classic pushes and pulls of young love, family ties, human fragility, and confused loyalties.
The titular Kevin is a university student in the nascent stages of political activism. While the snare for his commitment is a fascination for, and relationship with, the beautiful Rachel, a young woman also finding her way as an advancing soldier for the cause, Kevin and best buddy, Ricky, are committed enough to take on a task ordered by group leader, Lance travel to London to pick up some mysterious trunks containing “items” needed for an upcoming anti-Brexit demonstration. That clandestine road trip involves risk, some intriguing, if terrifying, characters, the suspicion that they’re in over their heads, and a burgeoning sense that allegiances may have been pledged to people and a cause that are quite not what they seem. When the trip concludes with Ricky’s unexplained and potentially deadly illness, and, more terrifyingly, the discovery that one of the trunks they’ve picked up holds an atomic bomb, the plot twists with escalating tension and colliding narratives.
The unfolding of those stories includes a mix of touching and heartbreaking family drama (Kevin’s), betrayal and manipulation (Lance and his cadre of collaborators), a fumbling, sweet love story (Kevin and Rachel), and a very strange, very unpredictable, at times maddening relationship between the emotionally fragile Kevin and the atomic bomb he’s hidden in the spare bedroom. To say more about it would give away too much of the story and, frankly, it’s pretty hard to explain!
I enjoyed the intense detail, the visceral drawing of the characters and places involved, and the author’s ability to set the stage with tactile, distinct descriptions (whenever we’re in Kevin’s house, around his endearing but dying mother, we literally FEEL the overheated rooms and grim expression of her illness). The suspense of what Kevin will do with his unexpected baggage, where Lance will take his pursuit of Rachel, and if Ricky will survive his illness is page-turning and exciting. But there were times when certain character rants and mental internalizing, while compelling and illuminating at turns, felt occasionally extraneous and a bit too long, diverting the reader unnecessarily from the forward propulsion of the plot. My opinion; others may enjoy the extended (and certainly interesting) tirades!
Overall, a really unique, occasionally bizarre, and deeply imaginative story, with a kind of narrative and plot line you don’t find every day (that’s a good thing!). The author exhibits prodigious story-telling skill, with a particular facility for language, description, and the nuance and sensitivity required to create complex human characters and circumstances.
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