Back from Nothing

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Summary: Straight To Somethin'
Review: Back From Nothing gives readers glimpses into characters. But BFN is more than a character study, it is a full range of moments, awful truths, horrifying images, and painful dialogue that will scar the reader. This book is not to be taken lightly; and it is this specific reason that this book must be read and never forgotten. It is specific moments in our lives that we can see wrong roads taken and relfect upon this. The lives of Ringler's characters are forever changed by the situations they face and the boldness of Ringler's delivery (often his characters do not see outside themselves, they are reacting to "moments"; just as we do not objectively realize the outcome of our actions - THIS is refreshing from a writer. It is great to read characters who are not "know-it-alls" and always right. Ringler captures reality with his first attempt). You can find aspects of true brillience and still see the potential hidden within Ringler's grasp. The book lacks continuity, however Ringler may have done this purposefully to keep his readers on their toes. And a few stories (only 4 in over 3 dozen)lack any defining moments and needed to be played out for one more page. The great aspects of this book out way the quibbles i have just mentioned. The uniqueness of BFN is more than enough reason to buy it and even more of a reason to go back and read 1 or 2 stories every two years. I beleive that Ringler has chronicled the lives of invisible people; people who exist below the surface of everyday life and more importantly; REAL PEOPLE. Open it. Read it. This is the true history of our lives.

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Summary: Full of feeling and the truth about life,
Review: Back from nothing was a great book. I recommend it to anyone who enjoys reading. It had a lot of truth about the "dark" life that some people have. The detail and emotion keeps your attention. You can't put the book down until you have read the whole thing. Its great, go buy it.

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Summary: Don't listen to the negatives - support this young talent!
Review: i am not sure what the reader from Amherst read but i for one enjoyed the book. it does have some areas that are not as strong as others but it was a good read. i am curious to see what this writer will put out next. while not a book for everyone, it is certainly much better than much of what litters the bookshelves

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Summary: Pure crap, at it's finest.
Review: I don't know what book the reviewers of this book read, but it certainly wasn't "Back from Nothing." After struggling through the first 3 stories I put it away. All of the characters read the same, it'd be a great attempt for a 14 year old, but for a serious writer this book just doesn't cut it.

I suspect, like another person said, the people who gave this book good reviews were friends of the author, as I can't imagine anyone with any taste whatsoever liking this piece of garbage.

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Summary: Pure crap, at it's finest.
Review: I don't know what book the reviewers of this book read, but it certainly wasn't "Back from Nothing." After struggling through the first 3 stories I put it away. All of the characters read the same, it'd be a great attempt for a 14 year old, but for a serious writer this book just doesn't cut it.

I suspect, like another person said, the people who gave this book good reviews were friends of the author, as I can't imagine anyone with any taste whatsoever liking this piece of garbage.

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Summary: Thought provoking.
Review: I've only started to read this book, and you know......I like it. It's twisted, but it makes a point. Each and every small story has a meaning behind it. And in the very least will make you think. I miss reading books, poems, ect that actually make you stop and think.

The auther is so startling honest it shocks you. Not for the weak minded, or those who don't like to see the world as it is. No rose colored glasses here folks. Just straight up truth!

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Summary: Like reading your most disturbing nightmares,,,,,in detail..
Review: It wasn't until the end of the first story that I realized that I was actually holding my breathe... I'm a college girl who reads so much I get bored with alot of the books I read after the first chapter. I am already so familiar with most of the "popularly used basement sell-out" plotlines and storyendings that I can tell YOU what the book is about before I get past the second chapter... Each and every story in Ringler's Back from Nothing had me in this needy daze,,,pausing at every storyending to go,,,"wow"......"man,,, WOW".. I was totally into this book from Cover to Cover,,,,If you held your breathe during The Silence of the Lamb,, you NEED to read this book,, the same,,, out of nowhere 'punches to the gut' are scattered throughout these stories. I think the detail was my second hook,,, not only was i Surprised and taken off gaurd by alot of the happenings, I really FELT the stories,,,, Chris Ringler will one day be a much loved, and well known writer and I for one am EXCITED I was privaleged enough to catch his early stuff,,, I would sincerly recommend this book to anyone who is into the "darkness of our own minds"...

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Summary: bad style, worse substance
Review: Looking for a book that tells it like it is? This is it! Back From Nothing presents situations and character and then tells it how it is. In the characters you meet you'll recognize you're friends, neighbors, and even yourself. Wonderfully writen, I couldn't put it down.

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Summary: Nothing? Nothing? Tra La La.
Review: You only know the force of the wind when you walk into it, not when you lie down. It is in thi sway that Chris Ringler searches for truth. Through his fiction, he grapples face to face with the darkest of human experience, and his psyche lives to tell you about his victory. Is his art saying something about the artist? Will you be a better person for confronting darkness with Chris, through his eyes and on his terms? Read the book, and you will see that whatever its effect on you, it was necessary.