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Title: In the Light of You

Author: Nathan Singer

Narrator: Rupert Degas

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 37 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-13-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Angry 16 year old misfit Mikal Fanon has just joined a gang of Neo-Nazi skinheads for reasons that are not entirely clear to him. He is taken in by the leader of the gang, Richard, and the two become fast (and best) friends. Emboldened by his new-found sense of belonging, Mikal finds himself committing horrible acts of violence without a second thought. But two women threaten to tear his world apart - a gorgeous and passionate young Black activist on campus named Niani Shange, to whom Mikal finds himself hopelessly attracted, and Sherry Nicolas, Richard's new girlfriend who seems to be driving a wedge between the two young skinheads...

Sherry Nicolas, awkward, shy, and away from home for the first time in her life, finds comfort in a brand new circle of friends and a handsome new boyfriend - the charming and charismatic Richard Lovecraft. Richard leads Sherry into a wild, thrilling, fast-paced lifestyle that is also dangerous and troublingthe violent "white power" underground. Though very much in love with Richard, Sherry finds herself increasingly fascinated by a group of young leftist radicals on campus lead by Niani Shange and her platonic best friend, the rather ghoulish and unstable Jack Curry.

Sherry's (and Mikal's) attraction to these two radically opposite - yet eerily similar - forces threatens to throw fuel on an already smoldering fire, leading to a bloody and explosive end. Who will survive and who will be burned?

Members Reviews:

Don't be scared of the subject matter, AMAZING read!

I could not put this book down. Beautifully broken characters, developed to the extent that I felt I knew them all. This story deals with tough issues but handles them with rawness that shows vulnerability and fear and torment on all sides. Introspective, well written, and engaging. Worth it!

There's a fight scene in this book I'll never forget ...

There's a fight scene in this book I'll never forget. I won't spoil it, but you'll know the one.

he made me empathize with a neo-Nazi

This is a compelling and difficult book. Singer writes with passion and without judgment... he convinced me to feel empathy for a neo-Nazi not far into the story. The majority of the young people in this harrowing tale are merely lonely and confused and trying to figure out how they fit into the big picture of humanity and society. An unforgettable journey!

Hard-hitting insights on the "scene"

I was intrigued when I read about the subject of this book, and Singer's portrait was incisive. It's a portrait of a facet of America of which most people will be at best vaguely aware. I was somewhat surprised (and not entirely pleased) with the shift in tone toward the end, but this was still a very memorable story.

Almost but not quite

Almost but not quite pretty much sums up the book for me. There was something missing from the characters-some bit of fleshing out that I needed. The idea was compelling but at the end of the book I didn't really care about any of the players. Also-the ending-just pick one. It's like the author had 3 endings in mind and couldn't decided so he put them all in.

Overall it was an ok read-I don't desperately want the hours I spent reading it back but it wasn't good enough to make me want to pick up any of Singer's other stuff.