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The Essence of Nathan Biddle by James William Lewis is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Essence of Nathan Biddle about?
The Essence of Nathan Biddle is a timeless coming-of-age tale that, as novelist David Armstrong observed, "is like discovering The Catcher in the Rye all over again." Protagonist Kit Biddle is a rising prep school senior who finds himself tangled in a web of spiritual quandaries and intellectual absurdities. Kit's angst is compounded by a unique psychological burden he is forced to carry: his intelligent but unstable Uncle Nat has committed an unspeakable act on what, according to the Uncle's deranged account, were direct orders from God. The tragedy haunting his family follows Kit like a dark and foreboding cloud, exacerbating his already compulsive struggle with existential questions about the meaning of his life. When the brilliant, perhaps phantasmic, Anna dismisses him, Kit quickly spirals into despair and self-destruction. But when his irrational decision to steal a maintenance truck and speed aimlessly down the highway ends in a horrific accident and...
Who reads The Essence of Nathan Biddle?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- James William Lewis
- Publisher
- Greenleaf Book Group Press
- Published
- 2021
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781626348479
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction
- Rating
- 3.8 / 5 (664 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14