Right Here, Right Now by Trey Ellis
I bought this book a long time ago as a bargain book (I always pick upa few bargain books when I book shop). It was a really interesting book.
It's a novel, but it has an interesting setup. it's the transcript of an audio diary of an inspirational speaker cum cult leader. VERY interesting read. It's a little odd at times and a little racy, but it's very interesting.
It follows inspirational speaker Ashton Robinson. He's does seminars and sells tapes based on his system, which is your basic self help BS. He helpe frustrated middle managers gain the confidence to climb the corporate ladder. Then one night Aston visits his family and he has a terrible cough. His mother gives him many years expired cough syrup which he guzzles and couple with a few hits of marijuana, it gives him a powerful vision that leads him to learn the secret of axe (african word for spirit, similar to chi). He then realized the shallowness of his previous endeavors and begins a new system. He brings several followers into his house and starts to brand his own religion. It is a really interesting story, a quick read with a really surprising ending. Since it has that construct that it's a translation of tapes, it is 2 steps removed from reality. You're reading a transcript of Ashton's own take on his experiences. It asks a lot of really provocative questions about what is truth. I definitely reconmend it for summer reading.
It's a novel, but it has an interesting setup. it's the transcript of an audio diary of an inspirational speaker cum cult leader. VERY interesting read. It's a little odd at times and a little racy, but it's very interesting.
It follows inspirational speaker Ashton Robinson. He's does seminars and sells tapes based on his system, which is your basic self help BS. He helpe frustrated middle managers gain the confidence to climb the corporate ladder. Then one night Aston visits his family and he has a terrible cough. His mother gives him many years expired cough syrup which he guzzles and couple with a few hits of marijuana, it gives him a powerful vision that leads him to learn the secret of axe (african word for spirit, similar to chi). He then realized the shallowness of his previous endeavors and begins a new system. He brings several followers into his house and starts to brand his own religion. It is a really interesting story, a quick read with a really surprising ending. Since it has that construct that it's a translation of tapes, it is 2 steps removed from reality. You're reading a transcript of Ashton's own take on his experiences. It asks a lot of really provocative questions about what is truth. I definitely reconmend it for summer reading.
