Budland
by Tom Kranz
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Pub Date Jan 01 2018 | Archive Date Feb 14 2018
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Description
HE KILLED HIS BOSS Jail didn't sound so bad to Bud Remmick, a small price to pay for killing his boss, an abusive, blackmailing, sociopathic pig. But the plan to ride out a lenient sentence starts to fall apart when prison life turns on him.
Then his lawyer turns on him. Then, his wife. With nothing left but his own anger, Bud Remmick faces a reckoning with a lifelong dysfunction that plays out behind bars with a couple of unlikely co-dependents.
Advance Praise
"Hilariously tongue-in-cheek at times, and thoughtfully profound at others, Kranz delivers a unique and entertaining book in Budland. As much as this book is about existence within the prison system, it is also squarely focused on the prisons we form in our own lives, and the extreme methods of escape some people inevitably choose. As such, it's a well-rounded novel, in turns harrowing, heartfelt, and amusing, all of which Kranz deftly balances throughout this compelling story." - Self-Publishing Review
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Featured Reviews
Paul F, Reviewer
Tom Kranz's imagery set the stage of prison life that made it feel all so real. Like actually being there. Behind bars. The main character was so well-developed that it left little question about his troubled inner thoughts and demons. Like him or not, I came to know him well. The storyline never wavered as it remained on track throughout the tale. This character-driven narrative was penned with an easy-to-read style of prose. It was enjoyable - beginning to end.
Borden "Bud" Remmick age 45, had been senior producer at Kaleidoscope News when his life had taken a dramatic downturn. He had been found guilty for the murder of his boss. As bad luck would have it, he was culpable for a mountain of books that had crashed down ending his former employer's life. Death by book. That might be a first. He hadn't planned to kill him. It had been ruled involuntary manslaughter and had been sentenced to spend the next four to six years of his life in Kings Pointe Correctional Institution.
Bud seemed to adjust right away to life in the joint: three square meals a day, access to TV, books, exercise and a place to sleep. What more could he ask for? Let me see - maybe freedom. The author suddenly threw in a shocking twist. From out of the clear blue, Bud had gotten shanked by his longtime cellmate. A makeshift shiv had been plunged deep into Bud's right side. As he lie bleeding profusely on the cell floor, Bud did not know what could have provoked such a deadly attack. Only months away from serving out his full sentence, he had hoped to make it home to his wife. Maybe a new beginning. A fresh start. Both time and blood were running out.
V N, Reviewer
Very interesting cast of characters that you will either love or hate. Very well written, holds your attention and gives the reader a glimpse into a man who feels he needs to stand up for women that are victims of sexual harrasement. How he does this and the aftermath is what makes this book one you will not want to put down. Some point of view books do not work, they drag or too much insignificant information is given. Not in this book. I will look for more from this author for sure. Thanks to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for the ARC of this book in return for my honest review.
