The Same Deep Water as You

Posted on 23 November 2018 by Chad Lutzke

Music, beer, skateboarding, and tragedy star in this coming of age lesson on love and lust and the line that divides them, as 19 year old Jex experiences a life that meets River s Edge and Kids with Dazed Confused a parentless indie yarn with the dark heart Lutzke is known for. Free Download The Same Deep Water as You by Chad Lutzke For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr In 1990 1993 I was a skater girl groupie I wore high top Converse sneakers, ripped jeans, a flannel shirt tied around my waist and garage band tees After school and on the weekends, the boys would skate and a few other girls and I would watch They let us sit on their old boards and we would smoke weed or cigarettes and laugh when the boys ate it and cheer when they landed something.We listened to The Dead Kennedys, NOFX, the Sex Pistols and the Pixies theme song Where is My Mind So when I In 1990 1993 I was a skater girl groupie I wore high top Converse sneakers, ripped jeans, a flannel shirt tied around my waist and garage band tees After school and on the weekends, the boys would skate and a few other girls and I would watch They let us sit on their old boards and we would smoke weed or cigarettes and laugh when the boys ate it and cheer when they landed something.We listened to The Dead Kennedys, NOFX, the Sex Pistols and the Pixies theme song Where is My Mind So when I say that I could immediately relate to Chad Lutzke s coming of age novella, The Same Deep Water As You, it is because I lived t...I ll start simple I love me some Chad Lutzke THE SAME DEEP WATER AS YOU is yet another tale from the author I view as the one most able to make me cry If there was a ribbon for that, he would take blue for first place As always, Chad put together an intimate story where his writing is top notch The language is plain but the words are put together in such a way that they make you feel They re like tiny little word arrows shot into your heart You can put life on hold for a whole year I ll start simple I love me some Chad Lutzke THE SAME DEEP WATER AS YOU is yet another tale from the author I view as the one most able to make me cry If there was a ribbon for that, he would take blue for first place As always, Chad put together an intimate story where his writing is top notch The language is plain but the words are put together in such a way that they make you feel They re like tiny little word arrows shot into your heart You can put life on hold for a whole year dating someone, getting to know them, and then it all falls apart Your heart is broken and you can t do shit for another half a year without thinking of them, missing them, missing all that wasted time I suppose with each one we walk away learning something about ourselves, about life, about how to love Maybe we re all just stepping stones for each other We re all helping somebody get somewhere From here to a better there While I did enjoy this novella, I didn t feel the same poignancy th...I ve really enjoyed the short horror work I ve read from Chad Lutzke in the past His clear trademark of fear and tragedy makes a lovely combination that I was immediately fond of, and I was hoping forof the same in The Same Deep Water As You. While he does deliver that on a level, it wasn t quite what I was expecting, and I m incredibly sad to report that it never quite clicked with me.I definitely think this is one of those times where it s the reader, not the book, because this I ve really enjoyed the short horror work I ve read from Chad Lutzke in the past His clear trademark of fear and tragedy makes a lovely combination that I was immediately fond of, and I was hoping forof the same in The Same Deep Water As You. While he does deliver that on a level, it wasn t quite what I was expecting, and I m incredibly sad to report that it never quite clicked with me.I definitely think this is one of those times where it s the reader, not the book, because this novella is undoubtedly go...I sincerely hope that Lutzke continues to write for a very long time, because I will automatically read anything he writes He s just that damn good.This one, while I wasn t a huge Cure fan, this one struck a cord with me In the Gratitude section at the back of the book he mentions the year 1990, and I was 15 that year I think I was either 13 or 14 when I had my first real boyfriend and my first real kiss And he was a skater kid from my neighborhood It didn t last long we were from I sincerely hope that Lutzke continues to write for a very long time, because I will automatically read anything he writes He s just that damn good.This one, while I wasn t a huge Cure fan, this one struck a cord with me In the Gratitude section at the back of the book he mentions the year 1990, and I was 15 that year I think I was either 13 or 14 when I had my first real boyfriend and my first real kiss And he was a skater kid from my neighborhood It didn t last long we were from different circles and went to different schools, but I ll never forget him So for one summer I lived in the world of the skaters This book brought all of that back for me.Lutzke s characters are much older, but t...Maybe were all just stepping stones for each other Were all helping somebody get somewhere From here to a better there God, Lutzke sure knows how to play with my feelings And I hope he never stops I should start by saying that, while Chad Lutzke s other books are considered horror in one way or another, The Same Deep Water as You isn t Sure, it does contain some downright shocking twists and dark themes, but it is simply a coming of age story.The story is told from the perspective of Jex, Maybe we re all just stepping stones for each other We re all helping somebody get somewhere From here to a better there God, Lutzke sure knows how to play with my feelings And I hope he never stops I should start by saying that, while Chad Lutzke s other books are considered horror in one way or another, The Same Deep Water as You isn t Sure, it does contain some downright shocking twists and dark themes, but it is simply a coming of age story.The story is told from the perspective of Jex, a 19 year old skateboarder who hangs out with his friends day after day, living what seems to be an easy, laid back lifestyle until things begin to spiral.While the simple plot of Deep Water isn t my favorite of Lutzke s, he still found a way to make me connect to characters I would have had no relation to growing up I was a complete loner as a teen, one who always had his nose in a book and had no friends I wasn t exactly the type who skat...First book of 2020 As with everything I read by Chad Lutzke, I do not feel worthy of reviewing this book Im going to chew on it for a few days and then try First book of 2020 As with everything I read by Chad Lutzke, I do not feel wo...Chad Lutzke takes the coming of age tale into deep waters as friendships are tested, love blossoms and young lives are changed in the blink of an eye I didn t think that after reading the excellent Skullface Boy Chad could send me through the emotional wringer againhow wrong I was I ve often said that there are great writers and great storytellers Great storytellers have that ability to make you connect on a completely different level with the characters You live an breathe with them, Chad Lutzke takes the coming of age tale into deep waters as friendships are tested, love blossoms and young lives are changed in the blink of an eye I didn t think that after reading the excellent Skullface Boy Chad could send me through the emotional wringer againhow wrong I was I ve often said that there are great writers and great sto...Review first published on Sci Fi and Scary The melodies conjure the surroundings, and the memories they bring are both joyful and somber I just put the record on and Im there You get it Youve got your own soundtrack 18.Man, this novella is something else I just finished it five minutes ago and knew I wanted to get my thoughts down before they flitted away, like so many of the best ones tend to do I listed the genre above as coming of age horror literary but, honestly, I have no idea And Review first published on Sci Fi and Scary The melodies conjure the surroundings, and the memories they bring are both joyful and somber I just put the record on and I m there You get it You ve got your own soundtrack 18.Man, this novella is something else I just finished it five minutes ago and knew I wanted to get my thoughts down before they flitted away, like so many of the best ones tend to do I listed the genre above as coming of age horror literary but, honestly, I have no idea And I am okay with that What it IS will be different for every reader that experiences this story Yeah, yeah, every read is different for every reader I know I teach that It is difficult to avoid platitudes when they hold true.The characters in this book are in that weird stage of life that happens just after high school and before real life This isn t something that I can say everyone experiences, but for me, hel...

23 November 2018

Chad Lutzke