The Blue Light Project: A Novel - Softcover

Taylor, Timothy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1593764022 ISBN 13: 9781593764029

Publisher: Soft Skull Press, 2011

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Praise for The Blue Light Project

"Taylor has a wild and vast imagination, and his work bursts with originality." Publishers Weekly

"Taylor has written a thriller that challenges our perceptions as both individuals and as a species." Library Journal

"Delightfully engrossing . . . Holding The Blue Light Project together is Taylor's prose style, which jumps across the page like a joyful, risk-loving parkour artist."
Winnipeg Free Press

"An ambitious novel, one that challenges its readers to pay attention or get left behind, but it is definitely worth the necessary concentration . . . It is about the power of art to heal in the aftermath of tragedy. And from a literary standpoint, it works extremely well. The Blue Light Project's closing image will stay with readers for a long time after they close the book . . . A wonderful novel a thought-provoking and challenging story that will lead to debate and discussion among readers and might even change the way you look at our celebrity-driven culture."
The Vancouver Sun

"Taylor is an intelligent writer, and one whose novels suggest that he has strong political convictions. Some of the best and most unsettling moments come when the grim ironies of the plot illustrate how governments are quietly dismantling long-taken-for-granted rights and privileges and replacing them with libertarian pseudo-freedoms . . . Taylor will one day be a Canadian icon."
J.C. Sutcliffe, The Globe and Mail

"A breakneck literary thriller that combines the worlds of conspiracy theory, reality TV, celebrity culture and street art."
Mark Medley, National Post

"It's tempting to race through The Blue Light Project. It has the compelling narrative momentum and intricate plotting of a thriller. Resist the temptation, because [it's] as much a novel of ideas as it is a page-turner. It's a crucible of topical issues By turns hopeful and alarming, The Blue Light Project is a thought-provoking take on what one character calls 'our toxic times.'"
Toronto Star

"[Taylor] skilfully juggl[es] the intimate with the public, the small-scale with the monumental . . . He ramps up the suspense as effectively as any more conventional thriller writer could Best of all and here is where the writer he most recalls is Don DeLillo Taylor finds surprising angles into his material . . . In the end, for all horror on display, hope is what The Blue Light Project holds out."
The Gazette

"Beautifully written and brimming with important ideas . . . His themes are absolutely of the moment, and his characters are consistently fascinating."
NOW (Toronto)
Praise for Timothy Taylor

One of the most graceful young stylists around . . . unflaggingly intelligent.” Maclean’s

Taylor is a writer of undeniable talent who has proven himself adept at both the long and short form, and whose wave will no doubt reach the shores.” Toronto Star

There’s no question that Taylor is a fine writer who offers much to look forward to.” National Post

About this edition

• Publisher: Soft Skull Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1593764022
• ISBN 13: 9781593764029
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368