TOO COOL TO BE FORGOTTEN

author:
ALEX ROBINSON

Fiction
125 pages
Top Shelf

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The recurring nightmare. How many of us have been woken from a deep sleep in a full sweat, reliving days long since past? Did we cram enough for that geometry exam? Does she/he really like me? Will my complexion ever clear up? High school can be a real bitch, so much so that it continues to haunt us well after our yearbooks become covered in dust and placed in the attic. What if we could go back and do it all over again? What if we were sent back knowing what we know now?

In Alex Robinson’s graphic novel, Too Cool to be Forgotten, a middle-aged Andy Wicks seeks assistance to quit smoking and ends up in a hypnotist’s office. Once hypnotized, Andy finds that he has somehow been transported back to high school where he comes face to face with old friends, girls he never had enough balls to speak with, bullies, and, of course, the moment when he first lit up. This, Andy believes, is the reason that he has been sent back, and if he can resist that first cigarette, he can finally kick the habit!

As it turns out, nothing is so simple, and Andy is forced to deal with his father’s impending death, his sister heading down the wrong path, and his mother struggling to keep her family together. Can he make the necessary changes and become whole (and smoke free) in the process?

As a graphic novel, the reader can experience the surreal, touching narrative of Too Cool to be Forgotten through Mr. Robinson’s eyes by his wonderful illustrations. He is adept at making the reader both laugh and cry, and you will soon find yourself lost in his art and masterful story telling.

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