David Moody, Straight To You

David Moody ' s debut novel ' Straight To You 'was first published by the publishers Book Guild back in 1996. With inspiration harvested from the song of the same name by the legendary group Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, and of course Moody ' s taste for all things apocalyptic, ' Straight To You 'formed a definite stepping stone from which Moody was to launch his writing career.

With such a massive difference in approach to that of many of his later novels, ' Straight To You 'is a carefully written love story, that goes to great lengths to capture the raw feelings of the story ' s main character Steven Johnson. With the world approaching its final few days, Moody sets down a heart-wrenching tale of uncompromising love. In the face of the end of the world, decisions have to be made of how you will spend your last days. For the novel ' s principal character Johnson, this time is spent in a desperate attempt to reach his new love. A girl he has only known for a matter of days, but who he will use the last of his days to reach her.

The storyline is not complicated or indeed bursting from the seams with intricate subplots. Quite the opposite, Moody has set down a passionate tale that has one focus from the outset. With such a singular and direct storyline, there is an underlying feeling to the book that gives off a sense of deep emptiness and solitude in the face of extinction. This encapsulates Johnson ' s final journey well, with such a powerful array of raw emotions that run the course of the story.

As the book draws closer and closer to its final and inevitable conclusion, each of the character ' s emotions becomes more and more vivid. The sheer desperation of our hero is enough to bring a tear to the eye of the coldest of hearts. His determination, within the final chapters is nothing short of heart-wrenching.

To say that you ' ll come away from reading this with a great love for Moody ' s character Steven Johnson is possibly the understatement of the century. With 237 pages in which the reader simply follows Johnson literally to the end of the world, you can not help but feel an overwhelming love for the man as the book draws to an end.

' Straight To You 'shows a quality to Moody ' s writing that is only glimpsed from time to time in his later novels, a quality that is never really taken on board as much as it is here. ' Straight To You 'shows, if nothing else, that Moody can write a novel that deals with almost nothing else except the concept of the lengths a person will go to for love. His ability to capture the characters emotions and the atmosphere of a dying world is second to none. This is a truly beautiful tale that will leave such fond memories with you for many years to come.