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Who might want to read this novel?
If you like...
Coming of age novels
Novels written from a 19 year old man's perspective
Novels about friendship
Honest portrayal of first love and sexuality
Novels about college life
Classic rock, Beatles or John Lennon
You might enjoy reading Colin Preston Rocked and Rolled
Coming of age novels
Novels written from a 19 year old man's perspective
Novels about friendship
Honest portrayal of first love and sexuality
Novels about college life
Classic rock, Beatles or John Lennon
You might enjoy reading Colin Preston Rocked and Rolled
Five star Amazon customer review of Colin Preston Rocked And Rolled
5.0 out of 5 stars Growing Pains, February 12, 2011
By S. Hammer - See all my reviews
This review is from: Colin Preston Rocked and Rolled (Paperback)
A story of first love, of loss, of a boy on his way to becoming a man, set to a classic rock soundtrack. Colin is a quiet, sensitive boy who unexpectedly has a narcissistic jock as a best friend and a beautiful but damaged girlfriend. He feels his father doesn't understand him. He attends a small, private college in the mid-1980s and is obsessed with classic rock, especially the Beatles. While navigating the ups and downs of his first love, he is learning about life. Colin's tale is told in the first person, and through his voice you experience how it feels to be a teenage boy suffering and learning to grow up.
By S. Hammer - See all my reviews
This review is from: Colin Preston Rocked and Rolled (Paperback)
A story of first love, of loss, of a boy on his way to becoming a man, set to a classic rock soundtrack. Colin is a quiet, sensitive boy who unexpectedly has a narcissistic jock as a best friend and a beautiful but damaged girlfriend. He feels his father doesn't understand him. He attends a small, private college in the mid-1980s and is obsessed with classic rock, especially the Beatles. While navigating the ups and downs of his first love, he is learning about life. Colin's tale is told in the first person, and through his voice you experience how it feels to be a teenage boy suffering and learning to grow up.
Five Star Amazon customer review of Colin Preston Rocked And Rolled
5.0 out of 5 stars Sensitive Sophomore, February 5, 2011
By porter h. warren, M. D. (Cornwall, N. Y. United States) - See all my reviews
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Colin Preston Rocked and Rolled (Paperback)
Young Colin Preston is not a happy sophomore. Although nineteen and handsome and loved by women, he is sensitive and sincere and when hurt has only The Beatles and other Rock stars and their songs for consolation. He has attended a prestigious private school before college and receives everything he needs from his Upper East Side parents except the one crucial thing, total acceptance. He longs for this, and gets a considerable amount from his best guy friend and his beautiful girl friend until he encounters a disaster. His music tapes and a Visiting Professor from Spain enable him to barely survive. His story is beautifully told using the short-hand expressions of his time. He is such a "noticer"that the tale is intricate and penetrating. One eagerly turns the page completely caught up in the ways Colin will use the methods of coping with life expressed by the artists from the Beatles to Frank Zappa. It is a story rich in romance, intensity, sexuality and psychology- a winner.
By porter h. warren, M. D. (Cornwall, N. Y. United States) - See all my reviews
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Colin Preston Rocked and Rolled (Paperback)
Young Colin Preston is not a happy sophomore. Although nineteen and handsome and loved by women, he is sensitive and sincere and when hurt has only The Beatles and other Rock stars and their songs for consolation. He has attended a prestigious private school before college and receives everything he needs from his Upper East Side parents except the one crucial thing, total acceptance. He longs for this, and gets a considerable amount from his best guy friend and his beautiful girl friend until he encounters a disaster. His music tapes and a Visiting Professor from Spain enable him to barely survive. His story is beautifully told using the short-hand expressions of his time. He is such a "noticer"that the tale is intricate and penetrating. One eagerly turns the page completely caught up in the ways Colin will use the methods of coping with life expressed by the artists from the Beatles to Frank Zappa. It is a story rich in romance, intensity, sexuality and psychology- a winner.
