Clicking Beat on the Brink of Nada

By turns funny, romantic, erotic, and sad, this evocative novel brilliantly recreates the landscape of late adolescence, when friendships seem eternal and loves reincarnate. Set in Arkansas but first published in Amsterdam, Clicking Beat on the Brink of Nada (published in the U. S. as Cody) quickly won praise from reviewers and readers across Europe and North America. So beautiful, brave, and ahead of its time that William S.
Burroughs was an early fan, Clicking Beat remains remarkably current and continues to be unique in coming of age literature. A haunting vision of young friendship shattered by an outrageously cruel world. The novel aches with adolescent first loves. It is tender, funny, and true.- William S. Burroughs, author of Naked LunchCommands much of J. R. Ackerley's honesty, intimacy, and ease of style. Real warmth.- Jonathan Williams, MusingsA sense of life, the search for identity, intellectual militancy, the ambiguity of human relationships, unsatisfied desire, and weakness in facing existence are just some of the facets of life that the author evokes with precision.- Livres (Brussels)This novel is a must.- RFD (Asheville, NC)Poetically evokes the pathos of early friendships and the frailty of adolescent dreams.- The AdvocateThe author has given his novel characters with tenderness, wit, and humanity.
You should rush to purchase this book-a remarkable novel that deserves wide readership.- Bay Area Reporter (San Francisco)Top of the heap of gay fiction.- Gay Community News (Boston)The message transcends common reality.