US Edition,
Low Fidelity Press
UK Edition, Flame Books
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Acclaim for The Week You Weren't Here
"The Week You Weren't Here is a witty and inventive deconstruction of a young-man-as-artist's pursuit of love among a confusion of choices. It's as if Kafka's Joseph K had been commissioned to write a Dating for Dummies (The How-Not-To version) in the form of a postmodern novel. This is an auspicious debut."
". . . A coming-of-age story delivered as lightly punctuated stream-of-consciousness . . . . at its best, The Week You Weren't Here achieves the pitch-perfect sensation of a quirky pop song."
"Remarkable...Blackstone gracefully keeps [Hunter Flanagan] tottering on the precipice between romantic hero and irredeemable cad. It's a compelling balancing act to watch...An original voice." |
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"Charles Blackstone’s writing reminds me of the Kerouac I love and helps me forget the Kerouac I don’t. A story about a young writer smack-dab in the middle of that stage where a person moves from developing several crushes a day to developing several genuine romantic interests each day. Unlike most first novels about struggling writers as lovers, The Week You Weren’t Here is a novel about a struggling lover who writes. . . . Blackstone’s exploration of a questioning mind not only provides you with an understanding of what makes a creative person tick, but also with a well-crafted and enjoyable read. This book reminds me of why I read fiction in the first place." —Kevin Elliott, Consumatron.com
"The book is definitely an interesting and worthwhile read. . . . The Week You Weren't Here has a lot to say about the human condition, and it says it well."
"Blackstone puts a slightly unsettling spin on the chick lit dating yarn, taking the reader inside the mind of aspiring writer and self proclaimed intellectual Hunter Flanagan.
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Click HERE to listen to Charles Blackstone reading from The Week You Weren't Here on Chicago Public Radio's Writers' Block Party. Click HERE to purchase book.
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