{"product_id":"hallucinabulia-thomas-wictor-9780615851815","title":"Hallucinabulia: the Dream Diary of an Unintended Solitarian","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHallucinabulia: the Dream Diary of an Unintended Solitarian\u003c\/i\u003e is a document of disaster and recovery. The third volume in the \u003ci\u003eGhosts\u003c\/i\u003e Trilogy, it joins \u003ci\u003eGhosts and Ballyhoo: Memoirs of a Failed L.A. Music Journalist\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eChasing the Last Whale, \u003c\/i\u003e a fictional black comedy about love and suicide in contemporary, wartime America.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLike its two companion titles, \u003ci\u003eHallucinabulia\u003c\/i\u003e explores the theme of overcoming a deeply traumatic past by transforming anger over loss into gratitude for what once was. Plagued by chronic nightmares until an incurable illness finally allowed him to achieve happiness, Wictor published this very private record in order to bear witness, banish, and entertain. The healing power of laughter is again demonstrated and affirmed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWictor's near-perfect recall allowed him to capture some of the most off-kilter, frightening, strange, and funny imagery that a twisted imagination could ever devise. The diary-divided into twelve chapters organized by subject matter-provides context to the memoir and the novel by presenting the nocturnal battles the author fought with his demons, as well as the salvation that his angels conferred. Straight from Wictor's subconscious, the dialog, bizarre scenery, and outlandish situations are preserved in the form of intricately detailed short stories.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe characters introduced in \u003ci\u003eGhosts and Ballyhoo\u003c\/i\u003e and romanticized in \u003ci\u003eChasing the Last Whale\u003c\/i\u003e are finally set free in \u003ci\u003eHallucinabulia, \u003c\/i\u003e being no longer bound by law, nature, or even reality. The result is a book that travels an arc from incomprehensibly brutal to indestructibly optimistic, as intense evil gives way to infinite beauty and good.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Wictor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0615851819\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780615851815\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas\\Wictor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/08\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.53d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/18\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2014","brand":"Thomas Wictor","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44059420655871,"sku":"9780615851815","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_23f11326-819a-42ac-97ed-c31110573d50.jpg?v=1685058120","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hallucinabulia-thomas-wictor-9780615851815","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}