The Hollow Middle is the perfect book for this time of year. It’s brilliantly peaceful in pace and wonderfully contemplative. For a debut novel, there is sparkling wit and substantial depth.
Much of the action takes place as a slow and deliberate internal discovery on the part of Albert, the protagonist, as a heavily literary and cerebral search for truth and meaning. Albert is not initially likable but ever so slowly, as he comes to grips with his place in the world, his finicky exterior melts into something softer.
It’s been a long time since I read something so heavily steeped in literary eloquence so it was a nice change of pace. It also gave me time to ponder my own needs and wants, with the age old prompt of “What would your life look like if money were not an issue.”
It was a perfect way to start the year off and I’m grateful to both TLC Book Tours and John Poielaski for the chance to be part of this tour.
Don’t forget to check out the rest of the stops, below!
About John Popielaski
John Popielaski is the author of several poetry collections, including, most recently, Isn’t It Romantic? which won the Robert Phillips Chapbook Award from Texas Review Press. The Hollow Middle is his first novel.
Find out more about John on his website, and follow him on Facebook.
Tour Stops
Wednesday, January 2nd: Bibliotica
Thursday, January 3rd: Life By Kristen
Friday, January 4th: she treads softly
Monday, January 7th: A Bookish Affair
Tuesday, January 8th: Lit and Life
Wednesday, January 9th: Iwriteinbooks’s blog
Thursday, January 10th: Instagram: @bookwormmommyof3
Tuesday, January 15th: Literary Quicksand
Wednesday, January 16th: Jathan & Heather
Thursday, January 17th: Patricia’s Wisdom
Thursday, January 17th: Broken Teepee
Monday, January 21st: Jessicamap Reviews
Wednesday, January 23rd: Girl Who Read
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