This Isn't Going to End Well: The True Story of a Man I Thought I Knew

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In This Isn’t Going to End Well, you will find the expected Daniel Wallace clarity, humor, and precision. But you will not find fiction. This is a true story about Daniel himself and his wild-man mentor and relative, William Nealy. Few writers can so seamlessly thread together love, loss, admiration, fear, pain, and hope. And this narrative is not traditional memoir-fare. It moves magically—unlike any traditional genre you’ve ever read. At times I experienced that thrill-feeling of a roller coaster dropping away from beneath me. This book is a rare gem gift from one of our very best writers.” ― Clyde Edgerton, author of Raney The rules of war, law etc. etc. hmm... I've been a soldier and then, years later, a lawyer so I've a reasonable take on both aspects in this. The afterword indicates that Wallace did a huge number of interviews about William's life with all kinds of folks, but they mostly didn't get quoted. It's hard to say what contributions they made, except for in the one chapter where William is convinced that this one rando murdered his friend. Then you saw a bit more input from others. I've heard of some people, techy / sneaky types, who are now at the cutting edge of a new field, it is the automatic recognition of deep-fakes. And that isn't as easy as it sounds, I had it explained to me a while ago and, if I'm honest, a lot was way over my head as to how it was done. But the principle is simple enough. The writing drifts in time and place, but not in a disruptive way. By interweaving Wallace’s reflection with incidents from their past, Wallace shows how Nealy’s rash decisions and occasional obsessions come to make sense. Each chapter contains one or more of Nealy’s graphics, often wryly humorous, instilling a bit of comic relief into an otherwise somber and gripping narrative. Though Wallace shows his anger and pain, the memoir is sensitively and respectfully compiled.

OBUA / FIBUA is the most intense and draining fighting that an army can be asked to undertake. It requires large numbers in high density and showing great professionalism, the concentration required and the length of time it is required for are utterly exhausting. Daniel Wallace is author of five novels, including Big Fish (1998), Ray in Reverse (2000), The Watermelon King (2003), Mr. Sebastian and the Negro Magician (2007), and most recently The Kings and Queens of Roam (2013). This brilliantly layered book is about what calls us to write, create, dance and even destroy those we love. What began as Daniel Wallace’s story became my story, too – the writer who lives “in that place between experience and understanding” and is compelled to touch bone regardless of the pain. I love this book. This Isn’t Going to End Well ended too soon -- and like all great ghost stories I want to read it again.” This brilliantly layered book is about what calls us to write, create, dance and even destroy those we love. What began as Daniel Wallace’s story became my story, too – the writer who lives “in that place between experience and understanding” and is compelled to touch bone regardless of the pain. I love this book. This Isn’t Going to End Well ended too soon -- and like all great ghost stories I want to read it again.”— Terry Tempest Williams, author of Erosion – Essays of UndoingA couple of blokes on a US military forum who are, I guess, Jewish and have just been called up inside Israel are claiming that some quite horrific things have been done by Hamas. It has been reported in the mainstream media that Hamas killed whole families, including infants. These fellows are claiming that the bodies, including the babies were pretty nastily mutilated.

Daniel Wallace’s new book, “This Isn’t Going to End Well,” is a eulogy, a cautionary tale, a love letter and a sob of anger. He has written one book for children, Elynora, and in 2008 it was published in Italy, with illustrations by Daniela Tordi. O Great Rosenfeld!, the only book both written and illustrated by the author, has been released in France and Korea and is forthcoming in Italy, but there are not, at this writing, any plans for an American edition.Gripping… A story about the difference between the person we present to the world and the person we really are. It’s the gap between those two versions of ourselves that Wallace mines in this warts-and-all love letter to male friendship.” ― Atlanta Journal-Constitution Unflinching’ is a word publishers like to use to describe memoirs. This Isn’t Going to End Well deserves the description as Mr. Wallace grapples with the past. It sounds like a heavy read, but it’s almost deceptively easy… Masterly.”— Wall Street Journal indians shouldn’t burn their daughters any more because it’s illegal Russians shouldn’t kill civilians anymore either because that’s illegal.