PUSH NEVAHDA
BOOK REVIEWS
Incest, Family betrayal-One Man's Remarkable Journey To Self Discovery
A reviewer, writer and artist,
Jeremy Williams writes a searing first novel of Push Nevahda. As portrayed by Williams, Nevahda's life is one of horrific sexual abuse that is the catalyst for Nevahda's search for meaning in life. The lost of his humanity is evident,but what makes this book exceptional is the unapologetic journey that Williams' story takes us on. Now the predator, we breathlessly follow Nevahda's Journey with his Vicious Circle of 'friends'. Williams' writing is raw, scathing, and vicious as he searches for his humanity. This is the story. This is the book that will leave you shaking, repulsed, laughing, scorched in your soul. you will be stimulated intellectually as well as sexually, when you read this book. I couldn't put it down until I finished. I wait in anticipation for the next book from this gifted writer, I know it won't be boring.
I can just visualize this new author sitting next to Oprah talking about his very real and well written memoir!
05/20/2008
This is one book that has all of the making's of what a bestseller is all about. Written so truthfully. I couldn't set it down
A Literary Treat!
Jessica, someone who reads a lot of books,
I believe Push Nevahda and the Vicious Circle will touch the hearts and souls of every reader in an undeniable way. This book, it seems, should certainly be a hit among young people who are in search of themselves, presenting an example of how the freedom of thought and action can be a liberating force. The writing is sensitive, but straight-forward with an autobiographical flavor. Ultimately, This is a must read!
Spellbinder book!,
April 27, 2008By |
This book left me upset, agitated, happy; made me smile, laugh, and shake. This is an amazing read and everyone should read it.
| Buy This Book, May 10, 2008
This book is a very interesting read. It will keep you going; at times may make you feel uncomfortable, but that's the beauty of it. The writer expresses thoughts, words and feelings that most are unwilling to reveil. A must read. |
Somewhere between the Memoir and Novel the book is superb! As a Memoir it is a moving, high-spirited book; and through our conscious participation we begin to understand how culture can bring Push Nevahda’s Vicious Circle into full focus. As a Novel its words are simple and straightforward and, sprinkled with witty commentary and unabridged dialogue, Jeremy Williams combines the universal meaning of culture and class, and calls us to a new understanding of friendship and family. Williams understands that the personal is political, that somehow every black life is tied inextricably to the prison of race.
-Helen Herd, Professor-English,
WayneStateUniversity
Eloquently written. Stylistically aesthetic, real, righteous, raw, and written from a place most people dont go or are afriad to acknowledge - the depths of our soul.
-Andrea Spivey
This book is boldly insightful, brutally honest, and iconoclastic to the core. It forces us to confront our demons, open up our hearts and minds, search the meaning of life, and confront our history if we are to ever really reconcile the past and become free from the ritualistic constraints of life that keep us from ever finding personal happiness. This book is exciting, fresh, as well as indicting and daunting. It possesses a perfect dramatic blend of tragedy and comedy, wit and charm, cynicism and critique. This book is a must read!
– Deana Webster, author of up-coming novella, 'Mama's Baby, Papa's No Doubt!'
Push Nevahda is 39, unfulfilled, spiritually broken, and desperate to find a purpose and meaning in a life filled with absurdity, conformity, and fanaticism. After the death of his mother, he returns to his hometown of
Detroit to bury his mother, reconcile his past, and hopefully break free from imminent soul death that marks his future. Through an intricate and complex stream of scenarios, Push strives to find the meaning of life and free himself from his horrendous past.Detroit Spoken Word Artist and Poetess
Jeremy Williams’ memoir revisits the free-spirited nature and innovative story-telling techniques of Jack Kerouac’s beatnik generation; his vicarious social commentary and distant observations are as clever and fresh as Thomas More’s Raphael Hythloday, and the context of Push’s most prescient moments – Willie’s Place - mimics Dorothy Parker’s legendary Algonquin Table.
-Kim Rain, Author of ‘All because of a Man’
