Still Can't See Nothin' Comin'

By Daniel Grey Marshall

We walked along some railroad tracks that gave us a straight shot from Sunshine to Walgreen's. There's something about walking on the tracks that's very different from a regular old sidewalk. We never... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060198621
• ISBN13: 9780060198626
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: ReganBooks
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.8" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Completely beautiful

This is the best book I have ever read. I have never felt so connected with the characters in a book as I have here . . . I have never wanted to hold and kiss and wipe away the tears of a character as much as I wanted to for Jim, the narrative in this book. This boy goes through everything. It's amazing how Jim & his friends change in ONE year. I have never laid awake at night, sobbing for one character before. But I guess I wasn't really sobbing just for Jim. I was sobbing for Philly, and Jeremy, and Mandy, and Leslie, and and all the other kids just like them out in the world, and the hellish life they are forced to live. And hell is what Jim goes through.The book is funny though, too. It is also heartwarming. I'm not lying - there are parts when I definitely went "aww" and smiled a bit. This book is great for EVERYONE. I love Daniel Grey Marshall. I am very anxiously awaiting his second novel.

A Great First Novel by a Very Young Writer!

When it comes to novels about teenagers, "Still Can't See Nothin' Comin'" ranks alongside J.D. Salinger's classic "Catcher in the Rye" and the coming-of-age novels of S.E. Hinton -- with the added distinction that this book was actually written by a teenager (or, at least, a young man who was in his teens when he began writing it). It takes place in Madison, WI, Daniel Grey Marshall's home town. I am a resident of Madison myself, and a senior citizen, to boot, and I picked up the book simply because it was written by a fellow-Madisonian. I hoped that it would help me better understand the younger generation -- especially the kinds of kids I'd seen hanging out on State Street and in Peace Park. I got much more than I'd bargained for, because this book took me behind the scenes into a world that I'd hitherto only experienced from the outside. As I lived alongside (and inside) Jim, I felt exhilirating joy and excruciating pain -- and ultimately, towards the end of the book, was reduced to tears during a scene with a young policewoman which occurs in Jim's hospital room. And the tears continued to roll down my cheeks right to the book's conclusion. Intellectuals may complain that "Still Can't See Nothin' Comin'" is juvenile in its tone and overloaded with melodramatic incidents, but so what? I, for one, can not wait to read Mr. Marshall's next novel, and I highly recommend this book, especially to seniors like myself, who may feel that they are out of touch with today's youth.

A Great Achievement

Still Can't See Nothin' Comin' is a beautiful novel, made all the more so by its honest, utterly believable portraits of the pain and vulnerability of these young men, and of their complex friendship. We watch as they pull each other down but somehow at the same time keep one another alive and sane. It's a book that makes the heart ache and hope and, most of all, truly feel affection for and affinity with the characters. This book is as gritty and beautiful as real life can be. It is also compulsively readable, and I would highly recommend it to anyone.

Finally a Voice for the Accused

Dan has done an amazing job capturing in vivid detail how some young people find themselves trapped in a horrifying nightmare where they go to extreme measures to numb pain and try to survive. He does this all with out cliches or melodrama. His characters are multidimensional and sadly, all too real. Dan is the voice for his generation. All people over thirty need to read this profound novel. Afterward, you'll be more wary of dimissing our youth as "gutter-punks" and "monsters" and less reluctant to reach out and show that you care.

Best book I have ever read

I may be a little biased about this author because him and I used to hang out as elementary-aged children. I was able to read this book even before it was published and I was amazed by it. It took me to a place that I have never been before while reading a book. I was able to relate to many parts of the book, also being from Madison, Wisconsin. This story moved me from a place of laughter to a place of tears, and in my opinion, that is where a good book should take you. I recommend this book to anyone to read. It is a deep story of a young boy that is sure to touch anyone's life.