While researching narcotics for his law school's journal, a young man known only as "the Owl" finds himself swooping in and out of some of California's most impenetrable and notorious motorcycle clubs and secret societies: invite-only S&M house parties, the Sinaloa cartel, the Church of Satan, Burning Man camps, and even the alleged Gay Hip Hop Illuminati. Written on the 50th anniversary of Dr. Hunter Thompson's pivotal novel, the Owl's trip is a psychedelic, queer-infused reimagination of the birth of gonzo journalism. Speaking through stream-of-consciousness, the Owl, insufferably unreliable as a narrator, struggles to recount what lead him into organized crime, through spasms of drugs withdrawals, denials, deceptions, and hallucinations, all while eroding away his faith in the US justice system and growing increasingly hostile towards law enforcement. Unlike Dr. Thompson's original "Hell's Angels," Snow dives into the dirt with low profile street gangs, placing himself amidst rivaling factions and leaving more secrets hidden in the reader's subconscious than can be printed, in good taste, on the page. The result is a maze of absurd violence, unrepentant hedonism, technicolor insanity, and ultimately, a real nasty good time. This is the first novel in Snow's gonzo journalism series. Each novel in the series can be read either independently as a standalone book or in sequential order. With illustrations by John-Ross Boyce.
Author: John-Ross Boyce,
Kevin SnowPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 12/02/2016
Pages: 300
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.89lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.63d
ISBN13: 9781533183224
ISBN10: 1533183228
BISAC Categories:-
Fiction |
SatireAbout the Author
Raised in Norway, Denver-born Kevin Snow has been a writing consultant, production consultant, and acting coach in Hollywood and New York since 2005. He has worked on major programs and projects for Zentropa Productions, the Danish Film Institute, National Public Radio, the Walt Disney Company, Random House, and Fox. He holds an MA in Math Education from California State University Los Angeles and a JD from the University of San Diego, where he was an editor for the International Law Journal and volunteered for the Independent Voter Network. A vocal opponent of the Drug War, he is a co-founder of the NORML Business Network and is campaigning to start a NORML chapter in Denmark. He currently lives in Alhambra, California.
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