“I always joke that every novel is really about the same thing: one person's struggle against society.” PersonsNovelStruggleJokes Author:Joshua Mohr
“Shamefulness is always a huge part of my characterizations. I like protagonists that reveal, either through "honesty" in their various thought processes or via their actions, perhaps telling us things they're not so keen on disclosing through their interactions with the outside world. Probably both during the duration of a novel.” WorldActionProcessNovelHonestyHugeVariousInteractionOutside WorldDurationProtagonistsThought ProcessCharacterization Author:Joshua Mohr
“Hughes' debut novel, At Dawn, follows a former All-American wrestler, and is there any better metaphor for contemporary American life? We're all wrestling, tussling with the economy, no jobs, doing the best we can. Hughes doesn't flinch from the tough existential questions. He embraces them.” JobsNovelEconomyToughEmbraceMetaphorContemporaryFormerDawnWrestlingExistentialAmerican LifeDebutWrestler Author:Joshua Mohr
