Bandanas & October Supplies

By M. Dylan Raskin

M. Dylan Raskin (MDR to friends) is back with the most unexpected of books - an offbeat love song to his ailing mother - that reads like a punk-rock version of The Five People You Meet in Heaven. Of course, there's a twist. As always, young Mr. Raskin has a lot on his mind. His generation is still stocked to the gills with morons and "walking cliches," and MDR's favorite things - blanket forts, fleece pants, cozy trees, and the month of October, to name just a few - are still inwoefully short supply. But when his mother is diagnosed with cancer, MDR's usual troubles are forced to the backseat. Together, mother and son hit the road in their little Honda del Sol and scour America for peace and quiet and the "October supplies" they need to keep going. Equal parts road story, elegy, and hallucinatory bildungsroman, Bandanas and October Supplies is a bittersweet love story that is like no other book ever written about death, life, and the complex devotion between a motherand a son.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1560257539
• ISBN13: 9781560257530
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.5" x 0.4" x 5.0"

Customer Reviews

Real

i knew mike and his mom for a few years and this is a beautiful book, real and touching....i know what its like to loose a parent and i wish i could write something as beautiful as this....

Just Shelly

I read the book in just a few short hours. More people should write books the way he does. What an amazing way to pay tribute to someone you love more than anything in the world. By far, one of my favorite books.

Letter to my cousin Mindy [M. Dylan Raskin's aunt]

I just finished Michael's book last night. Wow! Was that powerful. If at some point you get a chance to speak with him, please let him know how much I was moved by his book. Not only did he give me a chance to see into a part of his life that is also so personal to me, but it was so well-written. He truly has a fine mind. I was so amazed by his candidness and how in touch with his feelings he is. He must have been a great support to Fran during her illness. His love for her leaped off every page. Fran was always so special to me. I always looked up to her. She was so beautiful, witty and bright. What a great love story. Please thank him for me. Love, R [Fran's cousin]

Moving

I read this book in an hour and a half - couldn't put it down and had tears streaming down my face towards the end. Highly recommended.