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Jagdlied: a Chamber Novel for Narrator, Musicians, Pantomimists, Dancers & Culinary Artists (black and white paperback) Paperback – August 15, 2018
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Listed as "#1 Book" of 2018--AMY'S BOOKSHELF
"The term 'page turner' was coined for this book"--LITERARY TITAN
"...unlike anything I have ever read ... a roller-coaster that keeps you on the edge of your seat ... an extraordinary reading experience ... bound to keep you glued to your seat till the very end."--ONLINE BOOK CLUB
"...the creative genius of Landon is delivered at full throttle ... I loved this book ... a wholly unique concept ... Highly recommended!"--READERS' FAVORITE
"...a thriller novel unlike any other..."--URBAN BOOK REVIEWS
"...one of those 'oh my gosh!' books ... totally outlandish ... genius..."-- READERS' FAVORITE
"... monumental ... farcical ... Perils of Pauline on steroids ... masterful, stylistic and complex ... uniquely entertaining and truly worth experiencing.--AUTHORSREADING
"...flabbergasted ... by the magnitude (bigger than Our Bodies, Ourselves) ... the multi-media Gesamtkunstwerk ambitions ... the Joycean wordplay ... exuberant code-switching, diction-mixing, blending of disparate linguistic ingredients into previously unknown harmonies and cacophonies. Like Finnegans Wake or The Anatomy of Melancholy ... I look forward to dipping into it for years to come"--Christopher Miller, author of Sudden Noises from Inanimate Objects
"...not for the faint of heart."--READERS' FAVORITE
Suffused with scathing satire from cover to cover, this award-winning over-the-top "chamber novel" is a deeply unsettling, intellectually probing, neurotically supercharged, musico-graphically enriched psychological suspense thriller about the artfully revengineered conspiratorial undoing of a complacent, over-coddled, trust-funded teenage entitlement princess who is possessed of an eminently questionable code of ethics and morals. The book's anti-heroine is a beautiful young heiress, socialite, and sugar-daddy-seeking subdebutantilizer called Melody whose inheritance comprises an immense fortune amassed through shareholder investments in the world's largest employment recruiter: the multi-national temp agency behemoth known as the Pleasant Peasant Corporation. Insidiously sly on the uptake, Melody is quick to abuse her position of power for the purpose of tipping the inequitable scales of the socioeconomic system to her pecuniary advantage not only at the calamitous expense of those who are thousandfolds less privileged than she is but also to the grave detriment of rich and powerful sugar daddies who are, despite their lofty social standings, vulnerable to the sexual machinations she sets in motion by dint of her coquettish charms with an eye to beguiling them out of their monetary resources in conjunction with prickteasing them into granting her unmerited favors to advance her career. She is under the smug delusion that she has achieved her aims by exploiting what she perceives to be their Achilles' heels--i.e., their psycho-emotional impotence to resist her come-hither cajoleries. It is the age-old story of the filthy rich topfeeding from the pockets of the poor as well as that of the bewitching young seductress manipulating powerful older men to achieve her nefarious ends. In the course of a 36-hour timespan our star-crossed protag is slated to learn some rude lessons about life once the tables are turned in her disfavor, whence she experiences sharp vicissitudes of fortune and finds herself in the position of being bountifully force-fed outsized mouthfuls of a Reality Sandwich prepared in her honor by her disgruntled exploitees and their vigilous cohorts.
- Print length556 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherGary L Noland
- Publication dateAugust 15, 2018
- Dimensions8.5 x 1.13 x 11 inches
- ISBN-109781732302341
- ISBN-13978-1732302341
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Listed as #1 BOOK of 2018--AMY'S BOOKSHELF REVIEWS
"...a psychological thriller charged with dark humor, erotica, and thought-provoking philosophical questions ... unlike anything I have ever read ... a roller-coaster that keeps you on the edge of your seat ... the prose was a feast that satiated my mind, eyes, and ears ... an extraordinary reading experience ... will take you on an epic visual-auditory adventure, and is bound to keep you glued to your seat till the very end."--ONLINE BOOK CLUB
"... monumental ... farcical ... Perils of Pauline on steroids--modernized, more exaggerated, highly extravagant, and decadent ... lavishly illustrated with drawings that have a sixties Haight-Ashbury summer of love feel to them ... Noland's narrative sweep is so great and so strange that it lends itself readily to graphic depictions and ... musical accompaniment ... masterful, stylistic and complex. This is a huge book ... uniquely entertaining and truly worth experiencing.--AUTHORSREADING
"The author has skillfully crafted a tale of sour love, questionable characters, jealousy and revenge ... told vividly and imaginatively ... a thrilling literary ride ... leaves the reader so gloriously torn between the characters of the book. Not to mention glued to the pages as the story unfolds ... They beg the reader to read just one more page. To find out what happens next and then next. The term 'page turner' was coined for this book ... Rarely does a book possess so many winning qualities. Humor, drama, erotica, tragedy and much more. All delivered with expert craftsmanship and a generous dose of thrill ... a very enjoyable and entertaining ride."--LITERARY TITAN
"... a multifaceted novel about a wealthy heiress, socialite, and trust-fund diamond-digger debutante named Melody ... satirical ... Landon writes a narrative that follows Melody, the protagonist and anti-heroine, as she navigates everything from business to broken hearts, and courtrooms to carnivals ... Jagdlied is everything it sets out to be and the creative genius of Landon is delivered at full throttle. In short: I loved this book. It's a wholly unique concept ... Highly recommended!"--JAMIE MICHELE, READERS' FAVORITE
"... comic thriller ... Follow Melody on a ... farcical journey as she learns some hard truths about life, love and whatever comes in between ... Jagdlied was one of those 'oh my gosh!' books ... colorful and strangely eclectic mix of words ... The plot is totally outlandish ... genius ... incredibly complex ... creative book ... no denying the cleverness."--ANNE-MARIE REYNOLDS, READERS' FAVORITE
"... creative genius ... unique ... thought-provoking ideas and language ... memorable and enjoyable. I highly recommend this creation as an experience not to be missed!"--GOLFWELL.NET
"... a thriller novel unlike any other. Its words lead you on a journey that gives a unique literary style ... I was curious and lost within the pages immediately. The plot was complex. Dolly Gray Landon knows how to write in a way that piques one's interest and holds it until the end ... this is a rich, fun, and ... epic read."--URBAN BOOK REVIEWS
"... a wild ride ... kept me reading! ... a niche read for artists of all kinds looking for something unexpected to create ... an explosive collection of content that will certainly get creative minds going ... not for the faint of heart."--K.C. FINN, READERS' FAVORITE
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- ASIN : 1732302340
- Publisher : Gary L Noland (August 15, 2018)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 556 pages
- ISBN-10 : 9781732302341
- ISBN-13 : 978-1732302341
- Item Weight : 2.8 pounds
- Dimensions : 8.5 x 1.13 x 11 inches
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About the author
Award-winning author and acclaimed composer Gary Lloyd Noland, also known by the pen name Dolly Gray Landon, was born in Seattle in 1957 and grew up on a plot of land three blocks south of UC Berkeley called People's Park, a hub of civil unrest. He studied music at UC Berkeley, the Boston Conservatory, and Harvard, earning a PhD in Music Composition in 1989. Noland's prolific catalogue includes piano, vocal, chamber, orchestral, and experimental works, as well as full-length plays and chamber novels. His award-winning, 77-hour-long gesamtkunstwerk JAGDLIED was named the number one book of 2018. His monumental 39 Variations on an Original Theme in F Major has been praised as a "titanic achievement" in the literature for solo piano. His most recent novel, "The At-Your-Beck Felicity Conveyor" won the LITERARY TITAN BOOK AWARD in December, 2024.
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Customers find the book's satire clever and subversive. They appreciate the wonderful illustrations and consider the art subjective. Many readers enjoy the book, finding it intense yet entertaining.
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Customers enjoy the satire in the book. They find it brilliant, surreal, and subversive. The commentary is clever and thought-provoking. The illustrations are also thought-provoking. Overall, customers describe the book as a great work.
"...Outlandish and satirical, morose and excessive. The first few paragraphs had me chuckling simply for the words...." Read more
"...a story told in a very refined and peculiar fashion, in the spirit of a comedy of errors...." Read more
"...But this is all part of the masterfully crafted satire, and once you get hooked to the writing here, you get hooked...." Read more
"...The book is full of wonderful illustrations which are thought provoking, much like the story itself." Read more
Customers enjoy the illustrations in the book. They find the art thought-provoking and say it's subjective. The book is told in a refined, peculiar way, in the spirit of a comedy.
"...to the music in the book, but trust me, the words and drawings are enough for anyone to enjoy...." Read more
"Art is subjective, and a lot of reviewers love this book. I, however, did not. I am going to assume I just didn't 'get it'...." Read more
"...It is a story told in a very refined and peculiar fashion, in the spirit of a comedy of errors...." Read more
"...The book is full of wonderful illustrations which are thought provoking, much like the story itself." Read more
Customers find the book entertaining. They describe it as intense, melancholic, brilliant, and delicious.
""I want to start off by saying that I really enjoyed this book and am looking forward to reading more books by this author...." Read more
"This is such a brilliantly and subversively constructed satire...." Read more
"...This is a rather intense read, melancholic, but entertaining. One minute the topic was disturbing, the next, I was chuckling at the humor...." Read more
"...It's like nothing I had ever read and I'm constantly consuming literature. This book is as delicious as anything you could possibly feed your mind." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2020As a writer, I should have the wherewithal to describe this book, but alas, they escape me! Outlandish and satirical, morose and excessive. The first few paragraphs had me chuckling simply for the words. It had me thinking of the 60's in California and the flee flowing pills, and how one would ponder in exuberance, the meaning of life within a petal of a flower.
I was unfortunate enough not to have sound on my computer, so I couldn't enjoy the links to the music in the book, but trust me, the words and drawings are enough for anyone to enjoy. I haven't seen anything like this in any other book I have picked up and I'm greatly pleased to have this in my library for it's uniqueness alone! Bravo to the author for this grandiose work!
- Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2020Art is subjective, and a lot of reviewers love this book. I, however, did not. I am going to assume I just didn't 'get it'. This book is, in my opinion, an unbelievably pretentious hot mess. I couldn't make it through the book, and had to force myself to read enough to leave a review. With that said, the author did express a lot of creativity in the concept, which I thought was really cool.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2020Jagdlied is quite an odd novel, starting with its title. In German, jagdlied means, "hunting song," and that specifically refers to Jagdlied, which was composed in 1834 by Mendelssohn. Say hello to Jagdlied: a Chamber Novel for Narrator, Musicians, Pantomimists, Dancers & Culinary Artists by Dolly Gray Landon. This is a tale of Melody, a young woman used to a certain level of luxury who will do whatever it takes to maintain it including all sorts of naughty schemes. It is a story told in a very refined and peculiar fashion, in the spirit of a comedy of errors. While the flow of the narrative gets lost in the attempt at rich and elevated language, this is not without its charms. The wordplay can be exhausting. How often do you hear someone scolding you with the likes of this: "an unflinchingly rigorous, almost superhumanly self-denying, effort to assist thee in overcoming thine egregiously glaring moral inlackings, spiritual wanes, and intellectual deficiencies." That said, this "chamber novel" should appeal to plenty of fans for this sort of absurd humor.
- Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2020"I want to start off by saying that I really enjoyed this book and am looking forward to reading more books by this author.
Has quite an interesting storyline. It was so nicely paced that I couldn't put the book down and managed to ""binge-read"" it well within a day.
The science fiction is believable and the story line is plausible and reverting. There are a few plot twists that make it that much more exciting. In addition, the characters are real and fun.
I really enjoyed it! Dolly Gray Landon has become my absolute favorite author. I recommend this book highly. "
- Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2020This is such a brilliantly and subversively constructed satire. It's definitely not easily accessible to everyone and consists of a lot of over-the-top, flowery, wordy language. For example, one sentence reads, "Such was the seethingly abrasive and pernicious psychologic power of his scrupulously chosen words that they made his enemies imprevaricably clam up and run off with their tails atwix their legs." But this is all part of the masterfully crafted satire, and once you get hooked to the writing here, you get hooked. There's a lot of clever commentary in this book, and I'd recommend it!
- Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2020It took me awhile to get in tune with the book, but once I stopped over thinking things, the flow came naturally. This is a rather intense read, melancholic, but entertaining. One minute the topic was disturbing, the next, I was chuckling at the humor. The book is full of wonderful illustrations which are thought provoking, much like the story itself.
- Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2020I've never used the word tour de force in a sentence before and have probably never typed it. But in thinking about how to describe this novel, I had to reach beyond my normal vocabulary! You can absolutely trust that the reviews in the book's description are not hyperbole. It's like nothing I had ever read and I'm constantly consuming literature. This book is as delicious as anything you could possibly feed your mind.
- Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2018Jagdlied by Dolly Gray Landon is a thriller novel unlike any other. Its words lead you on a journey that give a unique literary style I have not seen before. I was curious and lost within the pages immediately. The plot was complex. Dolly Gray Landon knows how to write in a way that peaks one's interest and holds it until the end. The language was a bit bigger than my normal reads, yet it was still a good read. Due to the level of content and words, I highly recommend it for adults only. Although, I can see young adults grabbing this book and hiding away to read it. There was a combination of styles poured into this book. They add to the flavor. Reading this book takes time, but it has so much to offer. Overall, this is a rich, fun, and one epic read.
I received this copy from the publisher. This is my voluntary review.