Finding the Moon in Sugar

by Gint Aras

"Gint Aras' writing is infused with a rare sensitivity for the thousands of seemingly trivial things that give meaning to life. He invites us to laugh at his hero, then sneaks him into our hearts."... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0741450933
• ISBN13: 9780741450937
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Infinity Publishing (PA)
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Very entertaining and easy to read!

I did not have any expectations when I picked up this book and....it was hard to put it down until I finished it! The book is hysterical! The author is very observant in real life. Throughout the book it seems like not much is happening but the situations the character gets into are very entertaining and believable. The author is quite gifted in describing uneducated dude's adventures in another continent. The style of writing, the expressions and observations are very very entertaining. Be ready for some bad language, drugs and sex but that's what 20 year old's life is about! I highly recommend this book for an easy weekend reading!

Refreshing and Unique View

Reviewed by Olivera Baumgartner-Jackson for Reader Views (3/09) Self-published books tend to be sloppy and self-indulgent affairs. Most of them fall into the category of "I am a man, so I need to write a book before I die" category, and very seldom have I found an exception to that rule. Even when the story is not lousy, the writing tends to be; and I have to admit my expectations for self-published books run quite low. Luckily, there are some exceptions - and "Finding the Moon in Sugar" by Gint Aras is definitely one of those. The story of Andy "Nate" Nowak, a perennial loser kid from Berwick, IL, takes the unsuspecting reader on a wild, whirlwind ride through drug dealing, drug taking, brief period of homelessness, an affair with a mentally incredibly unstable woman, absinthe-drinking buddies, opera-singing lovelies and more, and it moves seamlessly from the bland Berwyn, IL to the hard-to-believe, yet very real world of Vilnius, Lithuania - and then back again to the good old USA, to Bloomington, Indiana. While the main character, Andy, is incredibly well fleshed out, some of the other characters, particularly Andy's close family, remain a bit more of a mystery and at times I wished for more understanding of their motivation. Andy himself is a young man who seems to be stuck on making the wrong decisions, and in many cases, simply drifting with the flow and not making a decision at all. While at first I found it really hard to connect with that - and with Andy's drug and alcohol permeated world in general - I have to admit that Andy really grew on me, and by the last third of the book I was holding my breath, hoping for a happy ending for him. The climax, which is rather shocking and most unexpected, is not the ending of the book; actually, I do not think the book has a real ending. If this means that there is a sequel coming, I'll be delighted. What sets this book truly apart is the sheer brilliance of writing and an unbelievable, almost eerie knack for language. What the author manages to convey about the characters by his choice of words that they are using is simply amazing - from the cadence of sentences in mixed Lithuanian or Russian to the word choices an undereducated young American uses (The United Soviet Society Republic or maybe Checkoslavakia, anybody??? Or if those two escape you, try making love with a preservative...), Aras' language delighted me on every page. I was laughing, I was chuckling and now and then I had to stop reading to wipe away some tears. Not all of those were from laughing so hard either... In spite of being wonderfully narrow in many ways. Andy will astonish you with some deep truths, among which my favorite is probably his realization of a difference between a girlfriend and a wife. No, I will not quote it here - this is just another very good reason to go and treat your self by buying "Finding the Moon in Sugar." Another utterly brilliant part is the one where Andy, freshly back to the USA, looks at his

Wit and truth

The author gives Andy Nowak a unique voice that helps to pull you in to the character quickly. The descriptions of otherwise regular things and actions in a new and refreshing way is what really sets this novel apart from others. Here, the author has a real talent for turning a phrase that makes you stop reading just to savour it for a moment before reading on. On its face, some may say this novel is about drugs and sex and travel, but those are just vehicles for the authors message that there is truth in the little things we experience. We discover those little truths along with Andy, although oftentimes Andy doesn't realize it for what it is. It is those discoveries along the way and the wit of the delivery that really make this novel a unique and compelling read.

Find this book and read it!

I found this to be a really enjoyable read. I could not put it down. The characters are believable, likable and easy to relate to. It's a wild ride through countries and relationships! Very funny and clever. I highly recommend buying this book!

Hilarious!

A great read! Super quick and funny. A must read that does not disapoint! Treat yourself to this book.