Troy Hollan

Goodreads Author


Born
in San Antonio, The United States
Website

Genre

Influences
Amor Towles, Carl Hiaasen, Elmore Leonard, Harper Lee, Jimmy Buffett.

Member Since
July 2023

URL


Hollan's first novel CLUCKED, is an action-packed sailing adventure, with revenge, romance, some tongue-in-cheek humor and a few jabs at the state of the modern food industry.
...more

Average rating: 4.44 · 108 ratings · 48 reviews · 1 distinct workSimilar authors
Clucked

4.44 avg rating — 108 ratings — published 2023 — 3 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating

* Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more, click here.

Troy’s Recent Updates

Troy Hollan rated a book it was amazing
Aftermath by Lena Gibson
Rate this book
Clear rating
In this gritty, dystopian novel, survivors of an asteroid strike to Earth struggle to stay alive, relying on their wits, their spirit, and often baser instincts to find food and shelter. Against all odds, among the ash-filled ruins of a mall in Boise ...more
Troy Hollan rated a book it was amazing
Sour Apples by Paul Jantzen
Rate this book
Clear rating
Sour Apples" by Paul Jantzen provides a charming glimpse into the boyhood of simpler times, when tree forts vastly outnumbered video games. During that era, the most cherished memories were forged in the rugged and adventure-filled outdoors, seemingl ...more
Troy Hollan rated a book it was amazing
Scorched by Cam Torrens
Rate this book
Clear rating
Tyler Zahn, member of a small town Colorado Search and Rescue Team, is struggling to keep his head down and out of trouble, but trouble, in the form of an attractive local artist and the theft of some valuable artworks, has Tyler in a chokehold. Stil ...more
Troy Hollan rated a book it was amazing
Scorched by Cam Torrens
Rate this book
Clear rating
Tyler Zahn, member of a small town Colorado Search and Rescue Team, is struggling to keep his head down and out of trouble, but trouble, in the form of an attractive local artist and the theft of some valuable artworks, has Tyler in a chokehold. Stil ...more
Troy Hollan liked a quote
1244
“We had the sky up there, all speckled with stars, and we used to lay on our backs and look up at them, and discuss about whether they was made, or only just happened - Jim he allowed they was made, but I allowed they happened; I judged it would have took too long to make so many. Jim said the moon could a laid them; well that looked kind of reasonable, so I didn't say nothing against it, because I've seen a frog lay most as many, so of course It could be done.”
...more
Mark Twain
Troy Hollan rated a book it was amazing
Windmill Bluff by Michael Hartnett
Rate this book
Clear rating
Windmill Bluff is a many-layered, meandering tale told through the testimony and records of a YouTuber/line cook, a charmingly charismatic young man considered to be an unreliable narrator by the supporting characters. Like Quixote’s hero, Robbie DeF ...more
Troy Hollan rated a book it was amazing
Eleanora in Pieces by Jessica Maffetore
Eleanora in Pieces
by Jessica Maffetore (Goodreads Author)
Rate this book
Clear rating
In her debut novel, Eleanora, Jessica Maffetore has created a poignant portrait of loss, redemption, and the relationships that tear us apart and bring us together. Struggling to shoulder the unbearable weight of her child’s abduction, to withstand t ...more
Troy Hollan rated a book it was amazing
Argren Blue by Ross Hightower
Rate this book
Clear rating
From the first few lines, the taut prose and rapid-fire pacing of Argren Blue: A Spirit Song Story, create a rare immersive reading experience that will keep you turning pages late into the night.  Against the backdrop of a magical fantasy realm, our ...more
Troy Hollan rated a book it was amazing
Elizabeth's Mountain by Lucille Guarino
Elizabeth's Mountain
by Lucille Guarino (Goodreads Author)
Rate this book
Clear rating
In Guarino’s novel, the rugged natural beauty surrounding Asheville, North Carolina, acts as a lodestone for a nonagenarian matriarch and her granddaughter, drawing them together and connecting their intersecting narratives at the foothills of the ti ...more
Troy Hollan is now following
713705
More of Troy's books…
Jimmy Buffett
“When life gives you limes, make margaritas.”
Jimmy Buffett

Mark Twain
“We had the sky up there, all speckled with stars, and we used to lay on our backs and look up at them, and discuss about whether they was made, or only just happened - Jim he allowed they was made, but I allowed they happened; I judged it would have took too long to make so many. Jim said the moon could a laid them; well that looked kind of reasonable, so I didn't say nothing against it, because I've seen a frog lay most as many, so of course It could be done.”
Mark Twain

220 Goodreads Librarians Group — 275304 members — last activity 8 minutes ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more
24438 SAILING 24/7 — 60 members — last activity Oct 28, 2019 11:02AM
Anyone who LOVES to sail, or simply read about it, whether from the days of Hornblower or Ted Turner, look no further than here!



No comments have been added yet.