In search of Captain zero
A surfer’s trip beyond the end of the road
Allan C. Weisbecker
Novel 328 pages
Good surf novels are far and few between as we surfers tend to be doers not describers so it is with eager anticipation I let you in on this book as I feel this is a truly worthy surf novel just how much is fiction I don’t know but how much is humorous and exciting and a little disturbing I do know and its most of it!
Allan manages to disturb the readers mind by subtly pointing to the lonely and self-centred existence of a exploring surfer seeking the holy grail of our culture; uncrowded waves of a perfection hidden away in some picture perfect paradise setting, fortunately Allan isn’t stereotypical in his descriptions or character creations as he slides you into his world and takes you for a ride.
This is not a dark noir style story as in Kem Nunn’s great surf novels, the atmosphere stays bright and swift moving like the Central American landscape it travels through.
I loved this book and am eager to get my hands on his out of print first book ‘Cosmic Banditos’ and I have gone as far as to pre-ordered his next book ‘ Can't You Get Along With Anyone? A Writer's Memoir’
Meanwhile I’m re reading this one.
Rating:4.5/5 .5 off for leaving me wanting more. ;)
