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Cleave the Sparrow

By: Jonathan Katz
Narrated by: Brad Grochowski
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#1 AMAZON BESTSELLER • 2025 LITERARY TITAN GOLD BOOK AWARD WINNER • STARRED REVIEW (Hollywood Book Reviews) • NOTABLE BOOK (Pacific Book Review) • FIVE STARS (Chanticleer Book Review) • FIVE STARS (Literary Titan) • FIVE STARS (Readers’ Favorite)

Wilder Crick, the worst presidential candidate in history, is dead.

Now his reluctant apprentice Tom and ruthless campaign manager Shelly must carry out his final order—a bizarre, posthumous search for the true, hidden nature of reality.

"Some books tell a story," writes Literary Titan's Priscilla Evans. "Others drag you into a chaotic, unrelenting experience that scrambles your brain and leaves you questioning everything. Cleave the Sparrow is for people who enjoy satire so sharp it draws blood, philosophy so deep it makes your head hurt, and humor so dark you feel guilty laughing.”

©2025 Jonathan Katz (P)2025 Jonathan Katz Absurdist Genre Fiction Literature & Fiction Science Fiction Funny Witty Greek Mythology

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"Daring, unpredictable, and utterly consuming." —San Francisco Book Review

"Uproariously funny and incredibly prescient." —Hollywood Book Review

"Delivers a philosophical gut-punch unlike any other." —Chicago Book Review
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I really appreciated the unorthodox writing style of the author. It was reminiscent of one of the greats, Kurt Vonnegut. I very much look forward to checking out any future works by Katz.

thought-provoking!

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I got this book because I like absurdism and this book is definitely absurd. However the "plot" is complete nonesense and spends far too much of its graciously little time spewing pseudo intellectual bs. the only reason I finished it was because it was so short, but I really dont think I gained anything meaningful from it.

weird for the sake if being weird

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