Clicking Beat on the Brink of Nada | 
| Author: Keith Hale
Publisher: BookSurge Publishing
Category: Book
Buy New: $13.99
Rating:  22 reviews
Media: Paperback
Pages: 190
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.7
ISBN: 141965991X
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781419659911
ASIN: 141965991X
Publication Date: February 19, 2007
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Product Description
By turns funny, romantic, erotic, and sad, this evocative novel brilliantly recreates the landscape of late adolescence, when friendships seem eternal and loves reincarnate. Set in Arkansas but first published in The Netherlands, Clicking Beat on the Brink of Nada quickly won praise from reviewers and readers across Europe and North America. The back cover blurb written by the late William S. Burroughs reads: "A haunting vision of young friendship shattered by an outrageously cruel world. Keith Hale's novel aches with adolescent first loves. It is tender, funny, and true." The book was published in the U.S. as Cody and remained on the amazon.com bestseller list for gay titles a year after it went out of print. Now Clicking Beat on the Brink of Nada is back in print with its original European front cover and title.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 17 more reviews...
 Coming of Age May 26, 2008
Amos Lassen (Little Rock, Arkansas)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Hale, Keith. "Clicking Beat on the Brink of Nada", Book Surge, 2007.
Coming of Age
Amos Lassen
When I first moved to Little Rock and began reviewing, someone told me about Keith Hale being from Arkansas but I could find out nothing about him. Recently while browsing Amazon.com I came upon this recent book of his. After reading his biographical blurb, I see that there is much more by him that I want to read.
"Clicking Beat on the Brink of Nada" is a novel that takes you back to the days of adolescence when having friends is so important and how the world outside destroys those friendships. It is a tale of first love and how it is dealt with. Interestingly enough, this is a reprint of the book that was originally entitled "Cody" which I read years ago and was highly impressed by and it was not until I was one-third of the way through did I realize that.
The book is a well written and very believable romance and so much of it reminds you of your own teen years--they are a special time that we all go through and that stay with is forever.
The story is set in Little Rock and is about the relationship between Cody and Trotsky and shows the depth of emotion between the two teens. The reader cannot help feel what the characters feel.
The book is real and honest and if you want to read a coming of age novel, this is the one to choose.
It's true: This is a classic coming-of-age novel May 2, 2008
William Siwicki (Chicago)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
From all the reviews I had read and the buzz I had heard, Clicking Beat on the Brink of Nada was presented as a classic gay coming-of-age novel. And it is, indeed. Well-drawn and well-rounded characters, wonderfully penned text that brings the people and locales to life, and a story that, in the end, is beautiful, tender and, sadly, heartbreaking. Like all great coming-of-age novels, this one is authentic, true-to-life and honest. No gimmicks nor dramatic license. I really connected with the lead character, the teen boy with the humorous--and foretelling--name Trotsky. His trials with coming out, first love, and how his mother's political views affect him and his family are written with great care. I loved this book, indeed one of the best coming-of-age tales you will ever find.
 What Can I say? April 12, 2008
Rai Alger
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is probably one of the best books I've ever read. The characters felt so real, you were happy with them, sad with them. The progression of Trotsky and Cody's relationship from just friends to something romantic was very realistic, and sweet. I don't want to spoil the ending, all I can say is that I cried when I was done reading it! The book isn't cheesy or anything, and I couldn't put it down until I was finished with it. I can't stress enough, the characters are definately the best thing about this book. You feel their pain, you cheer for them, you feel like you've known them for ever. This is such a great book, just read it already! It deserves much more recognition than it has. One of my favorite books of all time!
 A nice read April 6, 2008
R. Marcil
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I found this book an enjoyable read with charecters that were both real and enjoyable at the same time and often funny. Although the ending was not the usual tied in with a bow happy ending, I would recomend this book to anyone looking for a good read with interesting people in a difficult time of thier lives known as the teen years.
heart breaking... February 12, 2008
Michael A. Brown (d.c.)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
wow, this book is so well written and mature...it's nice to read a book that was actually about teenagers and regular life and not have it somehow be so cheesy as these genre's are known for...i really like the authors visuals and the prose in which he wrote...the characters all relate in such an intimate unaffected way...sad, funny, and heart felt...this is a really great book, to read more than once or even twice...i highly recommend
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