South Side of Sanity

Raunchy, Raw, and Real 21st century coming of age novel that is told in a confident, sarcastic, and yet sometimes unsettling voice. This wry graphic narrative goes deep into the first year of the mysteriously unnamed college freshman and explores his on an off again love disaster with his underage, drug addicted, stripper girlfriend and her deranged love life. This story takes a roller coaster ride through the depths of the narrators mind and the life he sometimes doesn't want but chooses. Lost in his own dreams and discontentment with the world he yearns for his past innocence that leads to his innermost feelings that exploit society's unwritten laws and deceitfulness. With a shocking death played like a perfect storm, the narrator finds himself lost in his own world of contradictions while pursuing the love of his life. After a whirlwind of misadventure decisions he tries to escape his own insanity, discontentment, and boredom by taking a leap of faith that he hopes will save him. South Side of Sanity is a one of a kind novel that provides one of the most honest human voices of today and makes us wake up inside. Shane Hoffman is a non-traditional writer that has made a name for himself with his up close and personal writing style. His latest offering is a fictional tale that is sure to spark controversy and uneasiness to the faint of heart. Mr. Hoffman writes in a style that is truly unique and separates him from the pack. Shane Hoffman may only be twenty-one years old, but he lets his heart and eyes do the writing, and it has laid the foundation for a promising career. Though his writing is very controversial, it goes without being ignored. Hoffman shows clear evidence that his shocking debut, All of Satan's Men, was far from a fluke with his sophomore effort, South Side of Sanity. It's unclear whether he takes his works into screenplays or music, but one thing is for sure, and that's Hoffman has become one of the most controversial and inspiring writers of our time, and with work under way for a third book, it looks as though he has no end in sight.