David shafer is the author of whiskey tango foxtrot 3. Whiskey tango foxtrot overview whiskey tango foxtrot is a contemporary dystopian novel by david shafer in which three young adults seek to stop a shadow group known as the committee from monopolizing control of the worlds information to bring about a new world order. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Shafer has written a bright, brash entertainment, one that errs, when it errs at all, on the side of generosity, narrative and otherwise. David shafers offbeat techno thriller whiskey tango foxtrot is alphaoscar kappa. Mar 04, 2016 shafer conceded that the beautiful phrase was never mine to stake exclusively, admitting that whiskey tango foxtrot was also the title of a 2007 book of iraq war photography by ashley. Buy this book journalist shafer hits all the right buttons in his debut as he mixes crime fiction. Three young adults grapple with the usual thirty something p. Whiskey tango foxtrot, the debut novel by portlandbased writer david shafer, is a case in point, a fine example of what happens when big, brainy ideas are successfully mated with good old. David shafer is a graduate of harvard and the columbia journalism school. Three young adults grapple with the usual thirtysomething problems boredom. Whiskey tango foxtrot david shafer 9780316252638 netgalley. Whiskey tango foxtrot may be the novel of the summer.
Reading whiskey tango foxtrot by david shafer mulholland books. Three young adults grapple with the usual 30something problems boredom, authenticity, an omnipotent online oligarchy in david shafers darkly comic debut novel. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Whiskey tango foxtrot, by david shafer the irish times. Whiskey tango foxtrot may be the novel of the summer the new. Aug 06, 2014 is it too late to nominate a candidate for novel of the summer.
One of time magazines ten best books of 2014 selected by npr, slate, and kirkus as one of the best. Three young adults grapple with the usual thirtysomething problemsboredom, authenticity, an omnipotent online oligarchyin david shafers darkly comic debut novel. Whiskey tango foxtrot by david shafer in chm, djvu, doc download ebook. Whiskey tango foxtrot by david shafer 2015, cd, unabridged. Whiskey tango foxtrot by david shafer, paperback barnes. In portland, oregon, a troubled young man crashes his bicycle on his way to work and then gets fired. Three young adults grapple with the usual thirtysomething problemsboredom, authenticity, an omnipotent online oligarchyin david shafers darkly comic, isbn 9780316252645 buy the whiskey tango foxtrot ebook. The book is bogged down with so much irrelevant detail that i had great difficulty clinging onto any sort of. Before the millennium he selfexiled and moved to the pacific northwest. Whiskey tango foxtrot is a pageturner, yet many more literary writers will, i suspect, envy mr. Hilarious, moving, and wildly ambitious, david shafer s whiskey tango foxtrot reads like a plot against america dreamed up by the nsa and then ghostwritten by don delilloa love storycuminternational thriller about our surveillance society thats so convincingly paranoid youll tape over your webcam. Start reading whiskey tango foxtrot by david shafer. Whiskey tango foxtrot is a 2014 debut novel by david shafer. David shafers whiskey tango foxtrot is both a suspenseful global thriller and an emotionally realistic novel about the struggle to change the world in and outside of your head.
Whiskey tango foxtrot author says tina fey swiped his title. Three young adults grapple with the usual thirtysomething p. Whiskey tango foxtrot by david shafer overdrive rakuten. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading escaping the dead. David shafer s debut novel follows three young adults as they attempt to navigate their way through international intrigues, corporate cabals, and, well, life itself. Jun 11, 2015 david shafer is a graduate of harvard and the columbia journalism school. His first novel whiskey tango foxtrot was published by mulholland books on august 5, 2014. I went into it with few expectations and little understanding of what the book was truly about the blurb was somewhat nonsensical. Whiskey tango foxtrot by david shafer penguin books. Whiskey tango foxtrot goes down pretty easy, most of the way.
Whiskey tango foxtrot david shafer 9780241972762 netgalley. Would you ever listen to anything by david shafer again. Whiskey tango foxtrot ebook written by david shafer. Whiskey tango foxtrot, book by david shafer paperback. Aug 05, 2014 listen to whiskey tango foxtrot audiobook by david shafer. Whiskey tango foxtrot is at once a pageturning thriller, a deeply absorbing psychological novel, and a visionary exploration of the possibilities and hazards of our online lives. David shafer whiskey tango foxtrot part 02 audiobook youtube.
A brilliant, visionary and deeply human cyberthriller deep in the forest near burmas border with china, a young woman sees something she wasnt supposed to see. Whiskey tango foxtrot by david shafer mulholland books. Educated at harvard and columbia, he has worked a string of odd jobs. David shafers debut novel follows three young adults as they attempt to navigate their way through international intrigues, corporate cabals, and, well, life itself. David shafers first book, whiskey tango foxtrot, is a paranoid, sarcastic and clattering pop thriller that reads as if it were torn from the damp. Whiskey tango foxtrot isbn 9780316252645 pdf epub david. Arc ebook, 432 pages in hardcover 2014, mulholland books isbn. Whiskey tango foxtrot was somewhat of a shotinthedark book for me.
His work has appeared in the new york times, salon, the irish times, the harvard crimson, the daily beast, willamette week and portland monthly. Upcoming first novels you shouldnt miss, including adi alsaids lets get lost, jessie burtons the miniaturist, elizabeth littles dear daughter, and david shafer s whiskey tango foxtrot, plus excerpts from indie press titles. Browse david shafers bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read whiskey tango foxtrot. J download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Shafer conceded that the beautiful phrase was never mine to stake exclusively, admitting that whiskey tango foxtrot was also the title of a 2007 book of iraq war photography by ashley. In the spirit of william gibson and chuck palahniuk, whiskey tango foxtrot is both a suspenseful global thriller and an emotionally truthful novel about the struggle to change the world in and outside your head. May 26, 2015 three young adults grapple with the usual 30something problems boredom, authenticity, an omnipotent online oligarchy in david shafer s darkly comic debut novel. A brilliant, visionary and deeply human cyberthriller. Its narrative alternating between three young characters before converging, shafer nicely captures how each of their lives already teetering, as adulthood hasnt quite gone the way they might have wished suddenly well and truly flounders. Oct 30, 2018 buy the paperback book whiskey tango foxtrot by david shafer at indigo.
In portland, oregon, a troubled young man crashes his bicycle on his way to work. Whiskey tango foxtrot kindle edition by shafer, david. Buy the paperback book whiskey tango foxtrot by david shafer at indigo. In the spirit of chuck palahniuk, it is a remarkable debut that announces a captivating new voice in literary suspense. David shafer s first book, whiskey tango foxtrot, is a paranoid, sarcastic and clattering pop thriller that reads as if it. Leos old college roommate and an accidental celebrity who wrote a slim selfhelp book that is praised by billionaires and. The committee, an international cabal of industrialists and media barons, is on the verge of privatizing all information. David shafer s whiskey tango foxtrot is both a suspenseful global thriller and an emotionally realistic novel about the struggle to change the world in and outside of your head. He lives in portland, oregon, with his wife and children. Hilarious, moving, and wildly ambitious, david shafers whiskey tango foxtrot reads like a plot against america dreamed up by the nsa and then ghostwritten by don delilloa love storycuminternational thriller about our surveillance society thats so convincingly paranoid youll tape over your webcam. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading whiskey tango foxtrot. Review whiskey tango foxtrot by david shafer novelicious.
Sep 30, 2018 humor audiobooks david shafer whiskey tango foxtrot part 02. Whiskey tango foxtrot opens with leila majnoun, who is workingor at least trying to workfor a nonprofit in myanmar. Listen to whiskey tango foxtrot by david shafer at. The book proceeds on a threetrack narrative and is global in scale, shifting location from. Humor audiobooks david shafer whiskey tango foxtrot part 02. Whiskey tango foxtrot kindle edition by david shafer. David is a graduate of harvard and the columbia journalism school. Aug 05, 2014 whiskey tango foxtrot ebook written by david shafer.
362 849 796 1547 945 1066 72 488 574 839 212 355 1407 1121 1069 1272 840 54 1250 1370 1085 1490 889 491 938 124 1619 1377 809 1223 604 534 25 748 1082 256 77 1288 556 420 519 569 358 1496 494