High Desert Barbecue
That damn Joel scooped me. And he hasn’t even read the book yet.
I’ve been sitting on a .pdf copy of J.D. Tuccille’s new freedomista novel High Desert Barbecue for several days now, too busy deadlining to give it the attention it deserves.
I figured I had a little more time. (So did Tooch, who didn’t realize Amazon can publish a book at something faster than lightspeed.) Then he goes and announces that both Kindle and Nook versions are available now, with the paperback to follow in some sort of obscene hurry.
So here I am, behinder than I oughta be. But I can tell you this. I’ve read one third of the book and it’s a rowdy, rollicking adventure in the best tradition of Edward Abbey (think The Monkey Wrench Gang but … well, turned on its head).
It chronicles the adventures of Rollo — a “feral weirdo” who’s been burned out of his Arizona high-country squat by Forest Service, Park Service, and a host of eco-goons determined to undo “mammalian dominance” of the high desert — Rollo’s more “normal” but still Outlawish friend Scott, and Scott’s love Lani. Lani finds Rollo appalling but gamely goes along with what turns out to be a dangerous escapade. Oh yeah, and last but never least, there’s a dog, Champ, who ventures with them.
Tooch has priced the Kindle edition at just $2.99, bless his wise author’s head. So anybody can afford it (and if you use the link in this paragraph, a pittance of that pittance will go to me). You’ll also find a Nook-edition link on Tooch’s website.
Even without making it all the way through (yet), it’s clear that this is one of the most fun freedom reads to come along in a long, long time.
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And speaking of obscene hurry, the paperback edition is now on Amazon and I haven’t even had my morning tea yet. That one’s priced pretty reasonably, too.
November 1st, 2011 at 11:09 am
Bought it! Via your link no less.
I like Tooch, so this one intrigued me. And I prefer when possible to do my reading in ebook form.
Plus the price is … attractive.
Thanks for the link, and I look forward to reading this one.
November 1st, 2011 at 11:13 am
I’ve been meaning to ask, Claire, do you get a potion of every purchase made through one of the Amazon links you post, or just the product the link leads to? I’ve been trying to click through your links when I order my digestive aids from Amazon, but I can’t tell if that’s getting you anything or not.
November 1st, 2011 at 11:38 am
Ellendra — YES, thank you. If you enter Amazon.com using one of my links, everything you buy during that visit earns me a commission. I don’t receive any information about who bought what, but I do get a full account of the products bought via the links. And somebody has definitely bought digestive aids more than once.
If you ever want to help out but don’t see one of my product links, just scroll down to the blogroll, and under the category of “books” you’ll find generic Amazon links that do the job. You can bookmark one of those links and use it every time you shop at Amazon.
A big thank you to anybody who uses those links for any and all Amazon purchases. Several times, folks have made large purchases (e.g. exercise equipment, a television). But large or small, those commissions add up.
Victor — Tooch is great, isn’t he? I never believed he was the “vicious bastard” he used to claim to be, but he’s definitely a talented, funny writer and observer. Thanks for using my Amazon link.
November 2nd, 2011 at 7:21 am
Looks interesting, and $2.99 is my sweet spot for ‘just buy it’.
November 5th, 2011 at 1:43 pm
I just bought the book because I don’t own a Kindle [nor do I want to own one] and am wondering will a “kindle” book download play on a computer?
Is there a special program required or is it compatible with the Win Media program in my XP OS?
Thanks.
stay safe,
gooch
November 15th, 2011 at 8:15 pm
Hey gooch, the program your looking for is called “Kindle for PC”.
It’s a free download from Amazon.
Buy Tooch and Claires books peoples. They are good reads.
A friend of mine saw me reading 101 Things to Do ‘Til the Revolution, I lent it to him, he returned it and said we no longer needed to be friends since I must be an anarchist and into general mayhem. I think i was still laughing when he got home 12 miles away. So, thanks Claire for helping me find out who my real friends are. Well, back to the mayhem.
Cheers.