Reviews

"In playing in the realm of Goethe, Brown plays with form, expectations, perspectives, and the great themes of the original. American Faust follows in the steps of a classic by forging its own singular path." --BOOKLIFE PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY. "Ancient Faustian folklore tackles American convention in Richard Brown Jr's delightfully disorienting novel, American Faust."
"Feast on Faust in this agile and buxom tale."
"More than just a clever retelling, this captivating novel possesses an abundance of vitality and originality. American Faust has an air of mystique, a compelling aura that will have readers feeling as though they're reading something on the edge of cognizance. A fitting modern homage to timeless classic literature." - INDIES TODAY
"AMERICAN FAUST Recommended for literary students of the classic story, who will find this modern take an intriguing perspective. Classes who study Faust's dilemmas and choices will want to include American Faust in their debates." --MIDWEST REVIEW "Romantic, thoughtful, sometimes bizarre, and rendered in crisp, memorable prose, American Faust offers mysteries that will please readers who prefer some subtlety in depictions of the uncanny, particularly the open-ended climax that invites numerous interpretations and will leave readers who relish the elusive hungry for more". --BOOKLIFE PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY.
"There are satisfying, unpredictable narrative leaps in this Hitchcock-evocative, fantastical novel American Faust." "A retelling of the Faust legend, this rich and playful deal-with-the-devil tale will enrapture readers with the ways relationships can harm and heal us." "AMERICAN FAUST is a timeless cautionary tale that poses complex questions to which there are no simple answers. It is a worthwhile read, not least because it implicitly invites readers to ask uncomfortable questions of themselves."
"AMERICAN FAUST is a novel about evil's manifestation in modern times, seamlessly moving back and forth in history weaving fantasy and reality into a layering of events, keeping readers engrossed in this thought-provoking story that takes the classic Faust tale to another level." "Brown's character development is intricately drawn, examining the complex points of view of the major players, especially James and, eventually, in the novel's 1960s thread, Sharon Peters, a Connecticut divorcee whose descent into Club Heaven & Hell in Greenwich Village is a standout sequence that will shape many fates."