Oscar Caliber Gun

By Henry Baum

Ray Tompkins is the kind of person you never get to know. He's the security guard, the factory worker, the man working the midnight shift. Nobody really understands Ray - not his coworkers, not his... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1887128212
• ISBN13: 9781887128216
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Soft Skull Press
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.3" x 0.5" x 3.3"

Customer Reviews

Golden Calf

I reviewed this book for Dogmatika http://dogmatika.com/dm/books_more.php?id=3341_0_3_0_M - Mike Covey editor, Lit Up Magazine http://stokeycat.blogspot.com http://litupmagazine.wordpress.com http://bookchapters.wordpress.com

Get In the Head of a Psycho

Henry Baum's Oscar Caliber Gun is a teriffic insight into the mind of a psycho -- who goes too far (or does he?). The story is told from the perspective of Ray, who is a disgruntaled 20-something that bounces from job-to-job, relationship-to-relationship and is fed up with the celebrity driven culture that we live in. It follows Ray's actions, as he slowly downspirals and his behavior becomes more and more dangerous to himself and others. (I don't want to give too much away)The story, which is fast paced, is interesting, because although Ray is obviously nuts, the reader (or at least I did) empathizes with why he acts the way he does and supports his crazy actions.I loved this book and couldn't put it down. It was a great action adventure and unique insight into the downfalls of celebrity-driven culture.

excellent

Once you start reading you can't put it down. Strong stuff.Henry Baum is the real thing. It would make one hell of a motion picture. Can't wait to see what else this writer does. A natural. I gave it the highest rating and highly recommend it.

The Ideas Are Great

WhenI read this book, I was amazed at how the character,Ray, even though he was pshychotic, had thoughts so similar to mine.And though I didn't sympathize with the character, I was on his side. We could all end up like Ray... H. Baum has a lot of good novels in his future. I can't wait!

A brutal, dark look inside the mind of a man on the fringes.

Baum has written the nineties version of Jim Thomson's Killer Inside Me. Unsparing, direct and without condescending to his main character, he captures a mind reeling from boredom and outsider status. A brave book.