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Medium Dead
Guy Bishop is your normal twenty-something hard working fella who washes cars in the detail shop at Bill Bradley Chevrolet in Paris, Ohio. His hum-drum life is just that, hum-drum. Each day is the same, he wakes up, gets ready, and he’s off to work. His co-workers share pretty much the same lifestyle, and together they try to make the best of it. The one thing these lowly wash rack employees always look forward to are the Friday afternoon lunch outings, usually to a favorite eating establishment, and usually within short driving distance from their shop. One particular Friday, the gang decides to head to “Toto’s Bar & Grill,” to eat some tasty chicken wings, and play some Keno during their hour long lunch break.
On the way back to work, an incident on the interstate highway has forced all the big-rig semis to use the same road they travel on to get back to the shop, and the driver struggles with the one thing he fears the most, driving too close to those big-rig semis! This leads to an unfortunate event, a tragic accident of which Guy concludes (after some serious thinking) that he’s been killed in.
Guy suddenly finds himself caught between the world of the living, and the world of the dead. At first he has no idea of what to do, until he finally runs into some other lost wandering souls, just like him, who are caught in this dull and timeless place.
The only way to move on is to find your door, but those doors are hard to come by, and if you even think of “sticking around” that door disappears in a heartbeat, and it might be quite some time before you see another one. Some of these souls are sticking around on purpose, so they can try to finish what they started before they died. All they have to do is find a way back to the living world, it’s possible to do but—it’s no easy task! (Parental Discretion Is Advised)
On the way back to work, an incident on the interstate highway has forced all the big-rig semis to use the same road they travel on to get back to the shop, and the driver struggles with the one thing he fears the most, driving too close to those big-rig semis! This leads to an unfortunate event, a tragic accident of which Guy concludes (after some serious thinking) that he’s been killed in.
Guy suddenly finds himself caught between the world of the living, and the world of the dead. At first he has no idea of what to do, until he finally runs into some other lost wandering souls, just like him, who are caught in this dull and timeless place.
The only way to move on is to find your door, but those doors are hard to come by, and if you even think of “sticking around” that door disappears in a heartbeat, and it might be quite some time before you see another one. Some of these souls are sticking around on purpose, so they can try to finish what they started before they died. All they have to do is find a way back to the living world, it’s possible to do but—it’s no easy task! (Parental Discretion Is Advised)
226 pages, Paperback
Published April 14, 2016
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Richard Kennett
1 book10 followersRichard Kennett lives and works in and around the Dayton, Ohio area. When not writing, he enjoys spending time with his wife and kids, watching TV, and surfing the Internet.
In another life, Richard played guitar for a local heavy metal rock band playing cover songs for beer money every weekend.
Those days are long over, and now it's off to a real job every morning, one that actually pays the bills. Medium Dead is the first novel he has written.
In another life, Richard played guitar for a local heavy metal rock band playing cover songs for beer money every weekend.
Those days are long over, and now it's off to a real job every morning, one that actually pays the bills. Medium Dead is the first novel he has written.
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April 17, 2016
Author here: I hope you enjoy reading Medium Dead!
May 13, 2016
I got this book free from Kindle Scout.
The book really takes off after the wreck. Guy the main character meets four interesting people in his afterlife journey. They are Reannon, Austin, Eric, and Eddie. Each of there death stories are centered around accidents. Each person shares there death story with Guy and they are able to tell their stories like you are in the story with them. I also loved the idea that when they touched a coin they could see every person who had ever touched the coin. The bathroom incident with Eric, Austin and Guy was incredible how he crashed through the wall even though none of the characters knew who it was possible. I think I liked the way Eric's story was tied into Reannon's it was a big lightbulb moment for me. It was good to see Guy get a better job, have a wife and kids. My favorite part of all was the email from Eric. I'm hoping their is another book coming to explain those seven minutes.
The book really takes off after the wreck. Guy the main character meets four interesting people in his afterlife journey. They are Reannon, Austin, Eric, and Eddie. Each of there death stories are centered around accidents. Each person shares there death story with Guy and they are able to tell their stories like you are in the story with them. I also loved the idea that when they touched a coin they could see every person who had ever touched the coin. The bathroom incident with Eric, Austin and Guy was incredible how he crashed through the wall even though none of the characters knew who it was possible. I think I liked the way Eric's story was tied into Reannon's it was a big lightbulb moment for me. It was good to see Guy get a better job, have a wife and kids. My favorite part of all was the email from Eric. I'm hoping their is another book coming to explain those seven minutes.
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July 12, 2016What happens when you die? What happens when you don't die? This was kind of surreal at first but then I got into the story and the characters. Every thing we do is interconnected in some way and this story just affirms this belief for me. The characters are believable and show uniqueness as individuals. Made me think and I love that kind of book. I recommend this book to those who like to read a book with many facets. I received this book from Goodreads for free.
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