Ebook {Epub PDF} Life at These Speeds by Jeremy Jackson

In a manner reminscent of Bernard Malamud's "The Natural," Jeremy Jackson's somber debut novel, "Life at These Speeds" interprets the darker side of the American success myth through the lens of competitive athletics/5(65). Jeremy's first novel, Life at These Speeds, was published in It was a selection of the Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers program, a Booklist Editor's Choice, and is currently being developed as a feature film. In , Jeremy's second novel, In Summer, was a BookSense Recommended Book/5. Life at These Speeds. by. Jeremy Jackson (Goodreads Author) · Rating details · ratings · 93 reviews. In eighth grade Kevin Schuler is a popular kid with a decent, if not stellar, record on the track. Yet after fate takes him off a bus that crashes and kills his fellow students, including his girlfriend, Kevin inexplicably becomes a track phenomenon/5(94).

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My favorite novels are character-driven and Life at These Speeds is a beautiful example. Witty, sarcastic, but ultimately vulnerable, Kevin draws you into his private world. I was brought to tears as I went through the tragedies that shaped the young adult Kevin becomes. Life at These Speeds. Jeremy Jackson. Paw Prints, - Fiction - pages. 6 Reviews. In eighth grade Kevin Schuler is a popular kid with a decent, if not stellar, record on the track. Yet after. The Story Behind Life at These Speeds. Of all my books, my first novel, Life at These Speeds, remains a favorite of many people. In many ways, it is my favorite, too, though I love all of my books. In December of , I was a senior at Vassar College, and one night I was studying in the library when quite suddenly, from nowhere, I heard this voice (not literally) say "Straight off, I'll tell you that all the people in this story are real living people except that most of them are dead.".