by Rich Shapero
BOOK DESCRIPTION
Rich Shapero’s TOO FAR follows a pair of ultra-imaginative six-year-olds, Robbie and Fristeen, through a transformative summer spent exploring the woods behind their remote Alaskan homes. As their family lives become increasingly unstable, the children travel deeper and farther into their private world. The forest—and the gods who inhabit it—becomes their refuge until, at summer’s end, they are forced to choose between the crushing prospects of the real world, and the lethal demands of their ideal one.
“Full of mystical and imaginative insight.” – Donald Pass (1930-2010), Visionary Artist
At the heart of his stories are vast wildernesses, populated by mercurial private gods who promise deliverance to truer, more profound states of being. But transcendence demands sacrifice, and the paths of his protagonists are fraught with danger, dread and violence.
Combining lucid prose with entrancing music, Rich conjures immersive visionary landscapes and characters who struggle to achieve summits of personal fulfillment.
“Full of mystical and imaginative insight.” – Donald Pass (1930-2010), Visionary Artist
AUTHOR BIO
Rich Shapero is a writer and musician whose multimedia storytelling projects pioneer unseen worlds.
At the heart of his stories are vast wildernesses, populated by mercurial private gods who promise deliverance to truer, more profound states of being. But transcendence demands sacrifice, and the paths of his protagonists are fraught with danger, dread and violence.
Combining lucid prose with entrancing music, Rich conjures immersive visionary landscapes and characters who struggle to achieve summits of personal fulfillment.
REVIEWS
By Jackie
Format:Hardcover
Most of the people giving really negative reviews are saying it is unrealistic, which is why I love it. It makes me want to never give up the exploration of childhood. To get the most out of this book you have to drop your expectations. Expectations of what a 6 year old would be thinking, what is possible in real life, and of what a book should be. This book is about imagination taking you through the depths of the world. Turning ordinary days into adventures...that is why they hand them out the most at trippy music fests and liberal colleges. If you don't like to think out of the box and let your imagination take you away, then this book probably isn't for you. I am one to hate books that require me to read every word and really process, but his writing style is simple but complex in a perfect way for me. He describes in such detail you can truly visualize something...not what he wants you to visualize, but what your mind wants to create from the writing. I loved this book and know that when I am stuck in a rut it will definitely be the thing to pull me out.
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