"A surreal tale about the importance of who you surround yourself with, life decisions and finding your way back to yourself."
A surreal tale about the importance of who you surround yourself with, life decisions and finding your way back to yourself. Christopher Franklin is a young New Yorker who has it all - loving parents, private school education, influence in his friendship group and a bright future. But that all changes when he makes naive decisions. When someone new enters his life, everything seems to go wrong quickly, in a way that seems to seep into the characters around him. Years later, Chris is far from where he expected to be, a taxi driver working long hours to provide for his family. Will a shove from a philosophical friend help him find his way back to himself? I found Intrinsic to be a rather surreal narrative. To me it reads almost like a melodrama: the ending particularly but throughout the characters are all larger than life, always prepared for extended monologues and responses as opposed to a more natural speech pattern. In addition the almost mystical influence of “miserable souls” on Chris and his actions gives the whole thing a rather dramatic flair which was added to by the emphasis on spiritualism (souls, faith and the presence of a higher power). Although not the most realistic of narrative styles the key themes of destiny and identity are delivered clearly throughout the novel and the overall story is paced well.
Charlotte Walker, A LoveReading Ambassador
| Primary Genre | Indie Author Books |
Christopher Franklin, the proud and only son of a New York literary royalty, from birth he is built and destined to nothing less than greatness. One day, out of disappointment, he makes the dangerous decision to change and turn into someone who is not. He consciously decides to entangle his life with a miserable soul. Abruptly he learns his first lesson from life, miserable souls only bring misery, with one act he will lose everything, in one evening he will be reduced to nothing. No greatness, he becomes a nobody. Years passed by and Chris settled into his life as a taxi driver, Brooklyn is home, and the miserable soul is still around him and has gotten more miserable with the years. This time is different, he is a dad of two beautiful daughters with unconditional love, their safety is his new purpose in life, nothing and no one is above his girls. He also discovers a dear friendship with his neighbor and confidante, a place of solace. One night, without warning, a triggered chain reaction will take Chris into a ride of a lifetime, nothing will be ever the same, lies and secrets are uncovered, he was played and fooled, he realizes he didn’t nothing about who he is, once again, he is reduced to nothing, rock bottom is where he belongs. Suddenly, out of nowhere, greatness at last, he has the privilege to show who he is, royalty. He will rise while making sure others will fall, miserably. Life is fair, but not for all.
Intrinsic features in the following genres: Indie Author Books
Intrinsic is available in Paperback
Intrinsic was written by W.H.B. and published by Independently published