The Hope Valley Hubcap King

by Sean Murphy

Book Overview

Time, The Universe, And America... In a country a lot like our own, in a time a little bit like now, Bibi Brown is an ordinary young man with an extraordinary destiny. Bibi, the first male in twelve... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0440240891
• ISBN13: 9780440240891
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Dell Publishing Company
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.5" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

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In The Hope Valley Hubcap King, Sean Murphy manages to convey a deep sense of peace as the main character, Bibi, goes through some serious life changes. This is all too pertinent in the present day with our world seemingly plunging into chaos. Sean's book stirs up hope and awakens reasons to believe in the beauty of our human race. I highly recommend it.

I enjoyed this book

I've recommended this book to a few friends, but only certain ones. If you like books that are a little off the wall then give it a shot.I picked the book up to keep me company on an airplane and it did its job wonderfully. Have I grown as a human because of it? No, I don't think so. Was it a good read? Yeah, definitely.

Glad I read it!

It looked quirky and entertaining, and besides it seemed to have some Zen stuff to it, so I bought it. I enjoyed it. Murphy isn't Hermann Hesse, and Bibi, the protagonist, is not Siddhartha, but they are brothers under the skin...think Siddhartha meets Don Quixote! But aside from the laughs and the fun of the journey, it brought me back to my center and reminded me of some central truths. I tend to think about what I'd rather be doing, rather than being what I am doing. So I came away having had a good time and perhaps a little better for it. Not a bad investment.

Zen Heart

In Hope Valley Hubcap King, Sean Murphy takes us on a long walk with a character of elemental simplicity, a few quirks and a huge heart named Bibi Brown. The book is a lovingly humorous painting of human nature and the sweet-crazy beauty of existence on Earth in the 21st Century, in the midst of much that seems not so beautiful. It was for me a Great Medicine book.Murphy's use of the language opens up the magical in every moment of the novel, which for me lingered beyond the reading in a renewed sense of the infinite miracle in everyday things.Tears came for me at the end of Hubcap King, mostly because I was going to miss Bibi's company, though his feeling has stayed with me. I very much look forward to more from this author.

The quest for the hubcap king

Sean Murphy is a brilliant teacher, whether it's zen or writing. His work -- especially in this cult classic of a novel is exemplified by his character Bibi Brown and the adventures he has as he searches back and forth across the country for the answers to life's big questions and his uncle -- the hubcap king. The book has everything, love, loss, hilarious and very serious characters . . . plus a mother who's love for her son transcends everything. There's artistry, mystery, science and geographic landscapes as wide and wild as any place left in the U.S. It's futuristic and yet blatantly appropriate to this very moment, and to each of us.Keep an eye on Sean Murphy, he's a man worth following closely.