Allan Weisbecker – In Search of Captain Zero
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In Search of Captain Zero
So this is my first official post and I am going to start with a somewhat controversial author. I have really enjoyed Allan C. Weisbecker’s books but some people think otherwise. Apparently there was some lawsuit a while ago and someone claimed that his characters were all based on lies. Either way, fact or fiction i still think his books are entertaining and hard to put down. So, to the books!
I love this book. It is probably my favourite book related to surfing.
Stay away from this one if you get the travel bug easily!
The foundation of Weisbecker’s book packing all of his belongings and his dog into a camper and heading for Central America in search of surf and self, a couple of years short of his 50th birthday has all the makings of a trite, midlife crisis memoir. But the author’s flair for describing natural beauty, and his strong sense of narrative rhythm and uncompromising candor, make for a lovely personal reflection that mixes the right amount of dreamy meditation with page-turning allure.
Excerpt: “The air is charged, buzzing and tingly with ionic discharge seeking ground; then with blinding, brittle bolts that air erupts, illuminating like overexposed photographs the landscape and adjoining sea.”
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