Tales From An Asylum
A Memoir Unlike Any Other
by Steven Leshay
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Pub Date 16 Dec 2022 | Archive Date 22 Aug 2023
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Description
Patient 719 sits alone in the Asylum pushing buttons on the machine inside his head. He moves his mind between reality and unreality, from the past, into the future, and always in the present.
ONE OLD MAN, 12 different personas, 100 years, and millions of people playing the many "Games of Life," from 1943 to 2043.
Meet Butch, an eight-year-old boy who loves baseball; The Sailor, who plays a part in the Cuban Missile Crisis; Hercules, a bongo-beating teenage poet; Steven, who grows up with that name instead of Dennis; Tex, a high school "Lothario" who has a close brush with death; Nevets, who wishes to remain anonymous; Big Brother, a 21-year-old college freshman; Doc, a professor and chair of marketing at three universities; Ensign Immaculaté, a U.S. Navy Air Reserve Officer; the Right Wabbit and his sidekicks as they adventure throughout Europe; and Patient 719.
Advance Praise
"5.0 out of 5 stars A must-read! Highly recommend!
Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2023
Tales From an Asylum really is a ""memoir unlike any other."" It is one of the most creative books I've ever read.
Rich with metaphors, symbolism, and analogies these fascinating narratives are told by 12 different personae spanning 100 years, from 1943 to 2043.
The book covers growing up in the 40s to teen years, the military, professorship, world travel, game creation, future predictions, and so much more.
I laughed, cried, and was captivated, horrified, and amazed at these tales filled with love, sex, friendship, family, and religion."
Available Editions
| ISBN | 9798822905917 |
| PRICE | US$8.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 422 |
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Featured Reviews
Louise G, Reviewer
This is quite an interesting read and is structured in such a way as to keep you focused, with many different narrators and stories. It’s kind of weird, though, so people expecting a structured, linear plot should look elsewhere. But in terms of interesting ideas and intriguing writing styles, this is definitely worth the time.
Dalton M, Reviewer
Interesting memoir written in a way that actually feels different from all the other ones. Kind of reminded me of Operators and Things not sure if that's what they were going for but I really enjoyed it.
Kathryn M, Reviewer
I appreciated getting to read Steven Leshay’s memoir, it was what I was expecting from the description. It was written well and I was engaged in what was going on.
Victoria T, Reviewer
I liked this book.I think it has a good premise and it kept my attention. I think the story was unlike anything I've read before which I liked. I had to zoom in on the NetGalley app to be able to read any of the text because the book was scanned 2 pages at a time which wasn't ideal but that's my only complaint. If you have a print copy or that issue gets fixed, I would reccomend this book. 9/10 and a reccomendation. Special 'Thank You' to the author, publisher and NetGalley for allowing me a complimentary copy of the E-Book in exchange for an honest review.
Carm R, Reviewer
We live in a world of stereotypes, engraved into our minds, passed on from adult to child to friend to media. In this, we lose touch with the empathy and understanding needed to truly, and with the greatest sense of humanity, consider others. Steven Leshays, "Tales From An Asylum" gives a human look into a place full of those society might deem misfits, might consider only by our labels of them- and, he tell their stories, reminding us of their humanity. Each story within the novel introduces us to someone, almost glaringly, and allows us to get to know them. Each allows us to step into the room of a place many will never have to, but many will, and must understand.
I loved the perspective, in its multiple forms, given to readers in picking up "Tales From An Asylum".
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