I still quote some of his political insights years later. To have him write political science fiction is both appropriate and intriguing. We see stimulants from caffeine to cocaine, alcohol and marijuana to nicotine. In a rather dark interpretation, I often felt as though many of his characters were on a bumpy ride to suicide.
Caffeine is a book of constant surprises.
In this collection of linked stories set in south-central Wisconsin, Wake sets before us the confusions of life in yuppie heaven. And he does so with tough love, and a wit which will have you laughing wickedly along. Bob Wake has a great sense of where he lives, Madison, Wisconsin, postmodern America. I, for one, look forward to continuing words from this bright writer. His most recent work is Earth Hunter , a video of his poetry.