The Hierophant Of 100th Street
'2009 BRONZE BOOK AWARD' & '2009-2010 WINTER BEST BOOK AWARD'
Review by Kim F. Dim of LibraryThing:
"I must say that this book really surprised me. I found it hard getting around to picking it up, but when I did, boy I was in for a surprise! Probably the most striking thing about "The Hierophant Of 100th Street" was the author's impeccable writing style. The book was narrated so eloquently, with such a vibrant use of language like nothing I have had the pleasure of experiencing in a book before. You will delightfully envision in your minds-eye the very scene that Dorn is painting. I was satisfied with how engrossing the writer's style is, which in itself is what kept your eyes rolling on the paper. Oh, and the story is fantastic!
Definitely a great read and I highly recommend others getting a copy of this book. It certainly reminds me of the sort of books of required reading in college literature courses. Perhaps this one will become a novel of that caliber, and I certainly hope the author plans more books in the future." **** 4 stars
Review by Blackdogbooks:
"At his best, Cullen Dorn is a poet, turning phrases as few writers can. In the early descriptions of the neighborhood, his prose is so vivid that the sounds, the smells, and the tastes crash off the page, soaking your senses; reading becomes experiencing. He is able to wed unusual words in such unlikely but appropriate pairings that they linger long after the first reading. At his best, Dorn is also a great story teller. He creates such real stories and such recognizable characters that you never realize he is choreographing their movements to make a deeper or more subtle point. The worth of this first novel is in its writing.
Highly recommended." **** 4 Stars
Review by Mark Ireland - author of 'Soul Shift'
"'The Hierophant of 100th Street' is a remarkable and highly unusual book. Veiled in the guise of fiction, most of what appears in Hierophant is actually a true account of the author's real-life experiences. Dorn takes the reader on an intense journey--from the desperation, violence, and passion of urban street life, to the attainment of mystical knowledge. This story is both an adventure tale and an esoteric jewel." ***** 5 Stars
Rating: ***** "A powerful book! I recommend it to everyone. Never been so moved. It should be made into a film." ... Joseph M. Andruszkewicz -- Bookreporter.com/wom/wom.asp
“ I come from a time that doesn't exist anymore except in the memories of its survivors,” Cullen Dorn mentioned in an interview. “ I grew up in a fifth floor tenement apartment in Spanish Harlem -one of eight children- with no air-conditioning, no refrigerator, perhaps a transistor radio and a television set with snowy lines across its screen. And outside in the street where four thousand people roamed, one can still hear the old Italian pushing his apple cart down the street, and the Puerto Rican man pouring piragua on an ice cone for a nickel. It was there on the streets that one saw life and death entwined in an awkward Tango, which delineated a culture that defined us." This book release by North Atlantic Books is ripe for the era in which we live. Since time immemorial everyone has asked the question: 'Did we live before?' 'Is there life after death?' 'What is the purpose of this life?' Determined to find the answer the author employs a most descriptive power taking his readers to a time that once existed. What he found shall enlighten the world and change it's perception forever. "We are more than names, properties, country and flags," he stated. "We are an integral part of the greater whole that has no beginning or end. We are an inversion of infinitude."
'2009 IPPY BRONZE BOOK AWARD' - Best Regional Fiction
'2009-2010 WINTER BEST BOOK AWARD' - BookBundlz
"This book is special. An unusual and passionate novel, moving and fun to read. The Hierophant Of 100th Street somehow manages to include both heaven and hell. Cullen Dorn really is an untutored genius." --- Gerald Rosen, author of 'Growing Up Bronx.' ----- "This is a novel in which characters are truly born again and again and again .... it moved me to tears." -- Richard Grossinger, author of 'Planet Medicine' and 'The Bardo of Waking Life'
"'The Hierophant Of 100th Street' is by far one of the greatest books I've read in so long. The story grabs you immediately, and the reader turning page after page cannot get enough. I have to say this book stays with you long after it's been read." ... Errol Bird - author of "Bird Not Fly 'Pon One Wing"
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