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I wrote the novels, Just a Couple of Days and Nine Kinds of Naked . Check out tonyvigorito.com or Amazon.com for excerpts and the latest updates.
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REVIEWS OF NINE KINDS OF NAKED


"Linguistic gymnastics abound... Vigorito demonstrates once again that he's a wild stylist... startlingly original... an entertaining anarchist..."
-CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
"A neopsychedelic satire... channeling the spirited humor of Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy... Vigorito's is a crisp, sardonic voice."
-TEXAS MONTHLY
"Nine Kinds of Naked offers ten distinct varieties of literary satisfaction, including metaphysical highjinks, libidinous lowjinks, hermeneutic mind games, Gordian plot twists, cognitive estrangement, linguistic surrealism, stylistic pyrotechnics, laugh-out-loud jokes, scrappy extrapolations, and the synergistic sum of the above.”
-JAMES MORROW, author of The Last Witchfinder and The Philosopher's Apprentice
"With this strange carnival of a book, Vigorito has scored himself a permanent plot in the neighborhood of the American surrealist novel. The breadth of his imagination and the sheer exuberance of his writing cannot be ignored.”
-NEAL POLLACK, author of The Neal Pollack Anthology of American Literature and Never Mind the Pollacks
"Tony Vigorito has grown a cult following of thousands for one reason--his stuff is fun to read... Filled with the freshness and the freewheeling independence that made his reputation..., this book is the “work” of one of the least pretentious and most enjoyable to read novelists at play in America today.”
-KRIS SAKNUSSEMM, author of Zanesville
"Fans of Vigorito's... 2007 cult hit Just a Couple of Days will have a ball with this hyperactive, zany novel."
-PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY, author of Foop!
"[A] whimsical tale of time, space, coincidence, and cause and effect... displays most of the linguistic acrobatics and playful rumination that made his debut a cult classic."
-KIRKUS REVIEWS

REVIEWS OF JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS


"Just a Couple of Days is a lyrical, thoughtful, viral meme of a book.
Read it!”
-CHRISTOPHER MOORE, bestselling author of Lamb and A Dirty Job
"I'd go so far as to say that this novel is folk heroic and should be read by anyone who still values their capacity to think for themselves... Real writing speaks for itself--and to us. This does.”
-KRIS SAKNUSSEMM, author of Zanesville
"Tony Vigorito's brilliant novel is a Dr. Strangelove for the biotech century, a witty and wise end-of-the-world romp that manages to be optimistic--even joyous--yet cynically dystopian at the same time. Just a Couple of Days is savvy, wickedly funny, and profoundly disturbing. An absorbing, thought-provoking read."
-RICHARD HEINBERG, author of The Party's Over and Powerdown
"Like a technologically-savvy modern-day Rabelais, Vigorito gives humanity a swift, playful, and long overdue slap on the ass."
-CHRIS GENOA, author of Foop!
"Vigorito's...irreverent, whimsical style...has attracted a cult following... The final apocalyptic vision is a twist not seen since Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle. Recommended."
-LIBRARY JOURNAL

WINNER OF THE INDEPENDENT PUBLISHER BOOK
AWARD FOR BEST VISIONARY FICTION
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Synchs and Hijinks: The Absurd Wisdom of Nine Kinds of Naked

Here's the latest review of Nine Kinds of Naked from the web magazine, Reality Sandwich...  Also, feel free to add me as a friend on Facebook.Synchs and Hijinks: The Absurd Wisdom of Nine Kinds of Nak...
Posted by on Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:33:00 GMT

Nine Kinds of Naked: New Review in Booklist

Hi all.  Here's the latest review of Nine Kinds of Naked, released yesterday from Booklist.  I've copied it in full:"Chaos theory says that a tiny, almost imperceptible event can have large,...
Posted by on Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:17:00 GMT

Eyes of a Blue Dog: A Tale of Triple Synchronicity

Eyes of a Blue Dog: A Tale of Triple Synchronicity This is not a story about the wow and holy cow of seeing your initials on someone's license plate, or hearing a word you just learned on the radi...
Posted by on Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:11:00 GMT

Due Giorni Alla Fine: Adventures in the Shadow of Babel

Due Giorni Alla Fine: Adventures in the Shadow of Babel It may interest some of you to know that, thus far, Just a Couple of Days has been (or is in the process of being) translated into Spanish, It...
Posted by on Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:47:00 GMT

Wisdom: A Tale of Dental Redemption

Wisdom: A Tale of Dental Redemption A couple of weeks ago, I had a wisdom tooth extracted, though that clinical assessment does little to capture the lived experience. Properly stated, I got mu...
Posted by on Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:43:00 GMT

Yes I Said Yes I Will Yes: How I Became a Poacher in the Great State of Texas

Yes I Said Yes I Will Yes: How I Became a Poacher in the Great State of TexasI am a poacher in the great state of Texas. I own no gun, and I have never killed an animal, but I am on the record nonet...
Posted by on Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:28:00 GMT

Nine Kinds of Naked: New Reviews

Hi all.  Here a few early reviews for Nine Kinds of Naked.  Many thanks to these outstanding writers for their kind remarks.  Nine Kinds of Naked is now available for pre-order on amazo...
Posted by on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:18:00 GMT

Nine Kinds of Naked: An Excerpt

Hello lovelies.As promised, I've uploaded a NEW EXCERPT from Nine Kinds of Naked. Nine Kinds of Naked is now available on amazon.com.Have a beautiful day~Tony V
Posted by on Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:01:00 GMT

Once Upon a Fallen Oak: A Faerie Tale

Once Upon a Fallen Oak: A Faerie TaleI have already revealed that my forthcoming second novel, Nine Kinds of Naked, is about sex, synchronicity, and tornadoes. I trust it will not severely violate a...
Posted by on Tue, 20 May 2008 13:34:00 GMT

An Awakening

An AwakeningI am prone to powerful dreams, and I've been known to scare the nightlights out of myself in kicking awake. Still, there are dreams that kick you awake and there are dreams that land you...
Posted by on Sun, 14 Oct 2007 19:07:00 GMT