A narrative roller coaster... chaotic, exuberant language

The following is reprinted from Austin Monthly.

Starting without an outline or a plan, fiction author Tony Vigorito began writing his second novel based solely on a four-word title. Nine Kinds of Naked is the acclaimed surrealist product of his literary experimentation.

Vigorito challenged himself to write a book that explained the randomly selected title, and he succeeded, but to explain how would give away the story. What he will say, though, is that as a professor of sociology, he became fascinated with synchronicity--the idea that the tiniest action could lead to a chain of events with a massive impact--and he used it as the framework on which his narrative roller coaster glides. In the book, a simple card trick sets off a chain of events involving tremendous storms, special agents, time travel, gnomes, and a plethora of other things, all described in chaotic, exuberant language.

"It's our job as fiction writers to remember that we have the license to make up stories that are unbound by rules," Vigorito says. The story takes liberties with reality, delicately and masterfully interweaving numerous plot lines and an odd cast of characters. "The process of telling the story was consciousness expanding," Vigorito explains. "It creates a certain appreciation for life... You are compelled to experience the world full blast."

Review by Amber Kern.