Review: Roads Lead Somewhere This Book Has No Point
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 23, 2014
Better Title: C̶r̶o̶s̶s̶r̶o̶a̶d̶s̶ ̶f̶r̶o̶m̶ ̶D̶a̶m̶a̶s̶c̶u̶s̶:̶ ̶Missi̶s̶s̶i̶p̶p̶i̶ ̶H̶e̶a̶d̶l̶i̶g̶h̶t̶s̶Saying that the structure is a tad out of whack is an understatement. There is no distinct storyline or semblance of order. Crossroads from Damascus is a collection of random thoughts that are either stories related to drugs or the philosophical machinations conceived during a state of drug addled euphoria. I'm really not sure how to define this book as it's a mess.Some people say that writing is a freeing experience. What do you do when you have writer's block? When no good ideas come to you and you can't concentrate? The common remedy is to just write. Write whatever comes to mind and don't stop to worry about what other's will think of the writing. That's good advice and all but the result of that writing is never meant to be seen or heard and especially not sold as a commodity, something of value.Being original isn't necessarily a bad thing but this book could have done better had it followed the tried and true formulas of good storytelling. In short this was an excellent book. Would recommend.