Blue Graffiti, Calahan Skogman
Blue Graffiti, Calahan Skogman
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Blue Graffiti

Author: Calahan Skogman

Narrator: Calahan Skogman

Unabridged: 13 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/27/2024


Synopsis

"An emotional and utterly romantic—in the truest sense of the word—debut." —Emily Henry, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Funny Story

Living in the home he inherited from his mother and abandoned by his father, painter and construction worker Cash has never known anything beyond the fields of Johnston, Wisconsin—never particularly wanted to, either. Why would he when his friends are there, his work is there, his history is there? He loves Johnston. But when an emerald-eyed stranger named Rose blows into town one summer evening in his favorite local bar, everything changes. It's love at first sight. For Cash, anyway.

What follows is an intimate reflection on the love, faith, and tragedy that courses through the blood of America's backbone. Cash and his closest friends find themselves vital threads in the fabric of their community, the memory of those forgotten, and partners in a new enterprise. A bluesey ode to the Beat generation for the modern era, Blue Graffiti is writer Calahan Skogman's poetic debut brimming with an essential freedom, romance, and longing for a bygone era.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sophie on August 12, 2024

This literary fiction debut by Calahan Skogman is a beautifully poetic and touching tribute to small towns full of both mundane and extraordinary things. With so many deep elements discussed, expect to embark on a journey exploring love, loss, hate, pain, hope, nostalgia, forgiveness, friendship, fa......more

Goodreads review by Queralt✨ on June 19, 2024

This is probably one of the best books I’ve read. I’d recommend it to anyone who’s lost a loved one and to anyone who’s angry at their parents for what their parents did to them. Also for people who are still trying to figure things out, people who are looking for something without knowing what that......more

Goodreads review by rachel on June 15, 2023

i’m not mentally prepared for this but thank you 🥲🫶......more

Goodreads review by Akankshya on November 09, 2024

A meandering, lyrical, nostalgic story that romanticizes life in the American Midwest. The novel did a good job of conveying the protagonist's emotional struggles and ambitions. It depicts childhood friendships that turn into adulthood companionship, has a sweet love story intertwined with parental......more

Goodreads review by emma on July 28, 2024

this was an absolute masterpiece. im so thankful i received an arc. i’ll be posting the full review in a few days but i’d just like to say calahan has an amazing career as an author ahead of him. so proud ❤️......more