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Dion: A Tale of the Highway by Jonathan Maas

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There is clear evidence of hard work, endless researching and quite a bit of maturity to be found in Jonathan Maas' latest book, Dion: A Tale of the Highway . The story opens in the barest, most confusing fashion possible, for both reader and character. Dion awakes on the side of a road, completely naked and unsure of who his is and where he’s at and most importantly, how he got there. A strange dream still lingers on his memory. Besides him there is a car and in the car, a note: “ Drive this vehicle. Drive along this road, in the direction that the vehicle is pointed now. Drive until this road ends, and then drive some more” That’s not creepy, right? I thought initially, okay, this is going to be a travelogue about Dion, and along the way he’ll meet some people and do some things and they all learn something about themselves and the world around them. Maybe a subtle and modern tip of the hat to Kerouac . I couldn’t have been more wrong. This story is so packed fu

Interesting Mystery Meets College Memoir

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Julie Patel? Her name still haunts me. Bradstreet Gate is a poignant look at college life and murder wrapped up neatly in a beautifully designed paperback format. Shown on the edition I’d read, the cover alone depicts a sinister wrought iron gate slightly ajar, leading to mist shrouded grounds, littered with Victorian buildings. Dark windows and shadowy doorways allow the mind to wander while reading the pages of this story. 3 friends find themselves caught in a web of lies and half-truths. Lives of mystery and second guessing. A situation that would almost crush any 20-something student juggling not only their already frail academic careers, but their vain attempt at maturity as well. Honestly, if a friend was murdered, I believe that would catapult a person directly into maturity and possible even acceptance of mortality, or destroy their life. But I will now digress from my meandering half-assed poetic musing. Georgia, Charlie and Alice join the ranks of new faces on ca