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August 15, 2007 - WALDEN, a new campus novel by Michael T. Dolan, is quickly becoming the must-read book on campuses across the country. Only recently published by Conversari House, WALDEN has gained wide acceptance with the college crowd, and has already begun to be adapted as a classroom text.
Dolan’s WALDEN is a satirical and yet serious coming-of-age story set on a college campus, poignantly deconstructing higher education, the struggle for individualism, and the parade of conformity. As reviewers attest, college students are bound to relate.
Mad Hatters’ Review wrote: "WALDEN is a coming of age tale like none preceding it. Told with a wit, style and panache of a born satirist, Dolan offers a tale neatly rolled and bundled in a gestalt of life’s manifold sorrows and joys... Visit the world of WALDEN in this marvelous story served up by Michael Dolan. It is a visit you will not regret."
Iain Levison, author A Working Stiff’s Manifesto and Since the Layoffs, has also endorsed Dolan’s novel, writing: “WALDEN is a story about the seamier side of campus life, a life far removed from the smiling faces on the college brochures. Mike Dolan has crafted a powerful and evocative story, full of anger, frustration and misdirected emotion, about a young man caught up in the anonymous and soul-crushing world of the educational system. Should be required reading for all college freshmen.
WALDEN has also received high praise from a myriad of college publications:
Villanova Magazine wrote: "Not only will college students identify with WALDEN, but readers of all ages will, too, as it communicates the universal struggle toward the individual... Dolan has created an ideal read for a diverse audience connected by this common search."
Added the Villanovan newspaper: "Dolan's passion jumps out of the pages of his premiere novel, leaving the reader wanting more...Dolan's skillful way of describing a typical college campus, ‘frat’ guys and the awkward first roommates allows the message of the book to apply to any college or university student. It is a must-read for any current student or recent grad."
Syracuse’s Daily Orange gave it 4 stars, writing “WALDEN entertainingly explores how one student ignores the typical route of acceptance, and leads his own personal uprising against his university and family.”
Other colleges and universities around the country have shared these sentiments.
As the new school year begins, WALDEN sets itself as the must-read for all college students. For some, it may already be on the syllabus. For everyone else, it deserves a place on one’s own personal reading requirements.
Students are invited to check WALDEN out at www.myspace.com/waldenwalden.
WALDEN is available at www.conversari.com, Amazon, and by request at bookstores everywhere.
Product Details:
WALDEN
By Michael T. Dolan
136 pages, trade paperback.
ISBN 0-9779379-0-9
$10.95
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