Academy Gothic edition by James Tate Hill Literature Fiction eBooks
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Hardboiled noir meets academic satire in Academy Gothic. Tate Cowlishaw is late for another faculty meeting when he discovers the body of Scoot Simkins, dean of Parshall College. Cowlishaw might be legally blind but sees that a man with three bullets in his head didn't put them there himself. The police disagree. When Cowlishaw investigates, he is told his teaching contract won't be renewed. Suspects aren't hard to come by at the college annually ranked Worst Value by U.S. News & World Report. While the faculty brace for a visit from the accreditation board, Cowlishaw's investigation leads him to another colleague on eternal sabbatical. Before long, his efforts to save his job become efforts to stay alive. A farcical tale of incompetence and corruption, Academy Gothic scathingly redefines higher education as it chronicles the last days of a dying college.
Academy Gothic edition by James Tate Hill Literature Fiction eBooks
"The gun sounded a lot like a gun going off."Really funny. The kind of funny that forces you go back a sentence or two to re-read, because you're not quite sure if you may have missed the joke, it was delivered so straight-faced. In other words: My kind of funny.
These sort of dark one-liners are a big part of what keeps the pages turning in Academy Gothic. Sure, there's mystery, and surprise-filled haunted houses, and dramatic love affairs, and murder, and plot twists and whores - like a grown-up Scooby Doo - and all that is swell.
But, it's the fresh milieu of a decaying, bankrupt college, that really locks your attention. Here academics vie for tenure within an indoor swimming pool, re-purposed and cubicled. It's hilarious and unheard of, and also just the tiniest little bit- just the right delicious amount - this side of possible to be compelling. Zoinks!
There's one more thing about Academy Gothic, that bears mentioning. It's the kind of thing I'd discuss with my girlfriends in a book club, if I were the type of girl that had girlfriends and a book club (see how that JTH humor has rubbed off on me!). Each of the characters has an obvious physical characteristic, that they refuse to be defined by.... probably to their own detriment. A wheel-chair bound interim dean that refuses to take a ground level office.
A legally blind protagonist, who spends so much effort pretending to make eye contact, that he fails to see a person's true nature. It's the kind of thing that makes you think about human nature, and your own nature. To question, what your deliberately denying and at what cost. It's the kind of thing that elevates a funny, murder mystery into something that's still funny, but also metaphorical and literary and unforgettable.
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Academy Gothic edition by James Tate Hill Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
A skillful play on gothic and noir from an author who can actually write. The humor is impeccable. I couldn't put it down. An amazing debut novel.
Very enjoyable, especially if you work or live enmeshed in academia shenanigans.
A sharp, witty novel. Loved it. I want to read more by James Tate Hill!
I was recommended this book by a friend and it did not disappoint. It was a page turner, a great murder mystery and the main character was unlike any you'll have met, with a sardonic sense of humor.
Audible Books...LISTEN UP! This would be the PERFECT Novel for you to publish. James Tate Hill is able to bring you into the room, indulge your senses so you distinctly hear the sounds in your mind and smell the unwelcome smells. Jodi Picoult, my favorite writer, also pulls you in the piece and that's raw talent!!! In the beginning of the story I found it spine-tingling when Cowlishaw discovered the body. Yes, I'm biased. But I also know what grabs me when it's well written. I digress. It's a FIVE STAR. NO DOUBT !!!
Yes, ACADEMY GOTHIC is funny. Yes I had to put the book down constantly to tell my wife a funny line or hilarious turn of phrase. But the most surprising thing to me was how it never felt anything less than urgent and also packed its fair share of tender moments. Highly readable. Highly recommend.
A satirical look at "Academia" caught in the middle of a murder investigation at a failed college. If you have ever tried to soar like an eagle but were surrounded by turkeys, you will appreciate the observations of Tate Cowlishaw as he tries to unravel a murder that has been classified a suicide. The whole book has a "Saturday Night Live" directed by Mel Brooks quality about it. I found it engaging and hilarious.
"The gun sounded a lot like a gun going off."
Really funny. The kind of funny that forces you go back a sentence or two to re-read, because you're not quite sure if you may have missed the joke, it was delivered so straight-faced. In other words My kind of funny.
These sort of dark one-liners are a big part of what keeps the pages turning in Academy Gothic. Sure, there's mystery, and surprise-filled haunted houses, and dramatic love affairs, and murder, and plot twists and whores - like a grown-up Scooby Doo - and all that is swell.
But, it's the fresh milieu of a decaying, bankrupt college, that really locks your attention. Here academics vie for tenure within an indoor swimming pool, re-purposed and cubicled. It's hilarious and unheard of, and also just the tiniest little bit- just the right delicious amount - this side of possible to be compelling. Zoinks!
There's one more thing about Academy Gothic, that bears mentioning. It's the kind of thing I'd discuss with my girlfriends in a book club, if I were the type of girl that had girlfriends and a book club (see how that JTH humor has rubbed off on me!). Each of the characters has an obvious physical characteristic, that they refuse to be defined by.... probably to their own detriment. A wheel-chair bound interim dean that refuses to take a ground level office.
A legally blind protagonist, who spends so much effort pretending to make eye contact, that he fails to see a person's true nature. It's the kind of thing that makes you think about human nature, and your own nature. To question, what your deliberately denying and at what cost. It's the kind of thing that elevates a funny, murder mystery into something that's still funny, but also metaphorical and literary and unforgettable.
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