From Under the Snow, by David Beck
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When seventeen-year-old Jude sees his coach's handwritten note on the bulletin board offering two free tickets to the Rose Bowl, he thinks his small-town life as a preacher’s kid is suddenly about to change for the better. Rather than being buried in the bleak Minnesota winter, he and a friend could be on their way to sunny California. But as Jude and his friend Stick set out to hitchhike Route 66, they soon realize they’ve embarked on more than a road trip. As the teens encounter a series of trials that test their fortitude and challenge their beliefs, they are forced to evaluate what really matters and whether freedom is possible. A story of friendship and discovery written in the vein of The Catcher in the Rye, David Beck’s novel addresses the larger questions of life through the fresh and fervent eyes of youthful angst.
From Under the Snow, by David Beck- Amazon Sales Rank: #2145194 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-11-03
- Released on: 2015-11-03
- Format: Kindle eBook
Review -- D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review Picture a Catcher in the Rye with a Kerouac-like road trip of psychological and sexual discovery in 1961 as Jude and his friend, Stick, undertake a hitchhiking journey on Route 66, only to find that the romance of the road is offset by the realities of its trials and tribulations, turning the trip into a test of their friendship and what they value as individuals. For full review, visit fromunderthesnow.com.-- Kai White, Forward Reviews From snowy Minnesota to sunny California, encountering both rough and generous people--the "road warts" and "Marmalade" trick turners--the two seventeen-year-old virgins navigate with a naive optimism; affording serendipity only fiction can deliver. For full review, visit fromunderthesnow.com.-- Kritine Hall, Blogger, Kristinehallways.blogspot.com As the two young men make their way across the country, author David Beck provides a colorful cast of characters, richly detailed experiences, and a generous slice of Americana with numerous pop culture references and current events from 1961. Readers of any age will easily slide back into that era, marveling in the mindsets and simplicity of the times. For full review, visit fromunderthesnow.com.
About the Author David Beck was born in Minnesota and now lives with his wife in a small town overlooking the Pacific Ocean just south of San Francisco. He makes frequent and extended trips around the world, encountering people with sharply divided worldviews on religion, politics, and family life. A subject he explores in his upcoming novel. For more on the author, including a preview, reviews, comments, and travel blog, visit www.fromunderthesnow.com.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A fun read, a fast read and leaves you satisfied. By Amazon Customer From Under The Snow takes you on an entertaining and poignant journey across the country, following Jude and Stick as they hitchhike their way into manhood. I loved it!David Beck is a true storyteller. I found his writing style colorful, lively and undiminished. His character development is thorough and complete... I could see these people, I could feel them.He breathes new life into the tired stereotypes you’d expect to encounter across America in the early 60s.Beck has a knack for integrating some of life’s most compelling questions, in a succinct and engaging way, then gives you a comfortable place to ponder them.It’s a fun read, a fast read and leaves you satisfied. Do I want more of David Beck’s gift in the future? Oh yes!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Provocative Narrative By Michaele L. Benedict I found David Beck's book From Under the Snow a highly entertaining and witty story which sometimes deals with serious subjects, but always in the context of an engrossing and provocative narrative. The characters are realistically drawn, which makes their adventures and misadventures exciting reading.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Teen Bursts Out of Small Town Bubble in Hitchhike Trip Across USA, 1961 By Hall Ways Seventeen-year-old Jude lives in small town Minnesota, the son of a preacher, and surrounded by narrow minded thinkers in a bubble community where there are no gray areas in life. Jude longs to stretch his boundaries and quietly rebels every chance he gets. As a boarder at the Christian Boys' School in St. Paul, he has some opportunities to spread his wings and define himself apart from his family's definition. However, it's not until Jude scores two tickets to the Rose Bowl that Jude follows the call of freedom (from school, from his parents, from all their expectations) and decides to hitchhike to sunny California to go to the game. Along with his friend Stick, Jude sets out in the bitter cold of a Minnesota winter with nothing but a suitcase and the never failing optimism that the next ride is always on its way.Ironically, in Jude's quest to escape his religious bindings, he and Stick encounter matters of faith and religion in almost every person they meet, while also encountering many of the things the boys have been protected from in their bubbles. Where Jude happily rolls with whatever situations arise, regardless of how off-putting they may seem (is it coincidence that Saint Jude was the Patron Saint of Hope and impossible causes?), Stick is a good counter-balance with his wariness, convictions, and expectations. As the two young men make their way across the country, author David Beck provides a colorful cast of characters, richly detailed experiences, and a generous slice of Americana with numerous pop culture references and current events from 1961. Readers of any age will easily slide back into that era, marveling in the mindsets and simplicity of the times.Beck's writing is fluid and enjoyable and he writes well -- the very few errors were mostly typos and didn't interfere with the flow of the story. Beck's strengths are in his characterization and subtle humor of viewing life through the eyes of a teen-aged boy. (For example, Jude's lament: "I wish I could be as smart as Stick and come from a dysfunctional family. Some guys get all the breaks.") There are a few lulls in the story line and some tangents that were tedious and probably could have been left out, but the sum of all the parts is a series of events that when connected, get Jude and Stick miraculously from Point A to Point B."Although this story was inspired by actual events, I need to stress -- to paraphrase Pablo Picasso -- this story is a lie that tells the truth." -- author David BeckAs an interesting side note, Beck shared in a Coastsider Radio interview (8/2/15) that his real-life hitchhiking adventure really shaped his life; however, he didn't realize it until Beck shared his "hard times" with his son, who was having his own rough patch. As Beck revisited his memories, he realized how much those times influenced him and saw a book unfolding in his correspondences with his son. Beck is quick to add that in the book, he "took a lot of liberties with the characters and situations."Thank you to the author for providing me a print copy in exchange for my honest review -- the only kind I give. If you like this review, visit my blog Hall Ways for book views, reviews, and news you can use - or not. http://kristinehallways.blogspot.com
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