badbadbad a multimedia novel by jesús ángel garcía
FIRST LOVE FROM READERS:
“Wholly unique. . . often funny, and profane, and strange, even sexy. . . badbadbad reads like a fever dream.”
-- Ryan Sloan
“The story shows an appreciation for the vulnerability of women.”
-- Lauren Becker
“Disturbing. . . I wake up worrying about the main character.”
-- Anne Abeel
“It's like a Mulholland Drive mindfuck.”
-- Ashley McCall
“Fight Club in the bedroom.”
-- Damon Skeeters
“A modern email spin on the classic take of Fallen Catholic Don Juan. JAG's journey of self-discovery and his sure fall serve as a cautionary tale for the e-world. . . . Amazing music descriptions, sexy sex scenes, and at times laugh-out-loud hilarious.”
-- Joy Lusco
“Feels like Chuck Palahniuk's shock-and-awe combined with Mary Gaitskill's deep dark empathy.”
-- David Cook
“The book reminds me of a set of people that I circled with for a bit. They loved hedonism and would develop an online presence or persona that seemed to confuse who they were.”
-- Cici Green
“It might make a good Pulp Fiction movie.”
-- Bobby Morales
"Hunter S. Thompson in delivery, Raymond Chandler in prose. But Chandler for our times, not his."
-- Dom Pates GO TO PAGE 1
His search drives him to take on a precarious dual identity. By day, he works as the humble, God-fearing webmaster for First Church of the Church Before Church, a Born Again community eager to expand its ministry online. At night, he plays the part of sexual messiah, servicing the needs of countless women he meets on fallenangels.net, an alternative social network for the Fashionably Dissed & Franchised. But JAG fails to recognize that roleplay is a dangerous game when you don’t know who you are.
As the "Initiative for Peace" rages in the background and election-season fear-mongering spurs panic among the masses, JAG begins to slack on his First Church responsibilities while obsessing on the fallenangels, whose extreme desires challenge his moral values. “But who am I to judge?” he tells himself, justifying his self-destructive behaviors as noble acts of redemption. Blinded by righteousness and addiction, he refuses to change his path even as it leads to the greatest of sins.
READER RESPONSE to "Lesson for My
Son III," the first published 3xbad excerpt:
“Kick-ass power-writing, dude! Compelling. Rich. Evocative. I'm hooked.” - @RoyBlumenthal
"Insightful, poignant, and funny." - @realily
“Deliciously nasty.” - @21stCscribe
"Good clean, hard prose." - @kevinsampsell
“Strange, alluring, enjoyable.” - @DavidHMilnes
“OMG you’ve got to read this LOLOL no word of a lie. FUNNY!” - @stephsworldX
“Dark, twisted. He's sleazy and rationalizing and uses Philomela's longing. A captivating dynamic.” - @rodriguezg
“Definitely like the pop culture America dystopia feel…. The narrator is a bit creepy and has weird motivations.” - @leftunderbooks
“Love your writing. Rich and visual. Could easily translate to film.” - @kingisafink
“I enjoyed the philosophical aspects of beauty and society's input. It was bold, very descriptive. I was intrigued, and it made me curious to read more.” - @yourmelody1
“Oh wow, badbadbad. Your descriptions are brutal, but that makes it literature, no? It does.” - bonnaire
"An odd charm..." - @raysuccre
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