The third book in my review series is called "Journey to Virginland". I know the title is a bit, well... let us just say titillating, but the book is not that sort of book, truly. This book is many things, one of which is a very intriguing read, and not one for those who like light and airy writing. Journey is sad and funny and altogether crushing at times. The author is really an amazing writer.
The subject of the book is an extremely smart but loutish and character known simply as Dog.
Dog pursues the answers to his questions about life, his place on Earth and other such subjects and does so at an unrelenting pace. His quest for identity and meaning in the universe causes him to revisit everything about his life, including his relationships with women, family, literature, and homeland. While doing so he has an abundance of commentary about history, religion, politics, and culture that unravel our very fabric.
Dog pursues the answers to his questions about life, his place on Earth and other such subjects and does so at an unrelenting pace. His quest for identity and meaning in the universe causes him to revisit everything about his life, including his relationships with women, family, literature, and homeland. While doing so he has an abundance of commentary about history, religion, politics, and culture that unravel our very fabric.
Dog resides in a world called The Republic of Virginland and he travels about studying other people and trying to understand their motivations and how they relate to him as a human being. The author combines both biblical and fictional places, such as Satinland, to explain to the reader how the western civilization and the interaction between the sexes and cultures has led to numerous questions about Gods existence.
If you are looking for a highly praised book that will utilize all your thought processes regarding life, the Universe and how we came to be, you will love Journey to Virginland.
About the Author:
Melikian earned a Master’s in International Relations from American University, Washington, D.C. He also studied mathematics at Harvard and elsewhere. However, he eventually abandoned both politics and mathematics in favor of literature and dedicated his life to writing. Melikian lives in Los Angeles.
To date, awards and honors earned by Melikian’s debut novel, Journey to Virginland, include the Pinnacle Book Achievement Award for Best Fiction. The novel was selected by the Next Generation Indie Book Awards as one of the year’s top five books in Humor/Comedy, and received the only Honorable Mention in the Literary Fiction category at ForeWord Reviews’ Book of the Year Awards.
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