Reader feedback Here's what readers are saying about the book and CD.... Email your comments if you wish and we may post them on this page. "The Beautiful Dead End is just magnificent, each observance vividly crafted. The writing is absolutely beautiful. " [Kenneth J. Harvey] " What an exceptional book! I couldn't put it down. It was so intensely sensual. As a reader, I didn't just see the events. I heard them, smelled them, tasted them and felt every detail of the texture of every blade of grass and patch of pavement. Since 1992, the standard against which I've measured all books is Denis Johnson's Jesus' Son. I've read some pretty amazing stories since then but your book is the first one to match the sheer power of Jesus' Son. The Beautiful Dead End took me on a journey I'll remember for the rest of my life. Thank you for writing it. Anyway, you are currently my literary hero. Write on -- I can't wait to read the next results! " [Mary-Anne McNeney] "The first half of the book is okay -- I did wonder at one point what all the fuss was about. And then suddenly the words on the page turn into this beautiful ribbon of poetry, thin black letters twirling and fluttering softly in a snowy night sky.... no text has had an effect on me like this since Jeanette Winterson's Written on the Bbody, the most beautiful book I have ever read." [Perpetual Karma] "At first I thought it was just another "tough- guy" tale, but it really moved me and, in a strange way, enchanted me too. A great spiritual ride, despite the blood and guts. Thanks for a wonderful book! " [Cathleen Hjalmarson] "I loved it! There's nothing better than a book that stays with you after you've finished reading it, and I have found myself thinking of... not the story exactly, or even the characters, but the ideas you wrote about, all day today. Very thought-provoking and stimulating. " [Carol Vincent] "In my eyes you used your pen like a paintbrush, creating one magnificent scene after another. The more I read in the book the more the words seem to dance in my head, sensuously moving and flowing. I can't recall another piece of literature I have read that had the same impact. I understand now why a soundtrack is so fitting to this work. It is a wonderful piece of art." [Maureen Light] "Wow! Clint, you are a very talented writer. I thought your characters had a lot of depth and that your writing showed a lot of psychological insight (ie, the protagonist's struggle to accept the parts of himself which he despised in his father, etc). In addition, I love how visual your writing is." [Crys Holmes] "Each (word) was so vivid and all of them made me feel like a crystal (was) tracing my spine." [Madoka Hara] "I read your book on the airplane from Vancouver to Frankfurt. It was an 11 hour flight. It made me imagine that the plane was in between life and death, sort of like a long plane ride. I really enjoyed the writing." [Sandra Meigs] "Excellent story Clint. It kept me thinking and pondering the possibilities of one's life journey. Where do we go from here...? Can't wait for your next novel." [Erinlea]