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Eyes That Seen Plenty is Aaron Campbell’s powerfully moving and highly-entertaining retelling of his intense pursuit of truth as he came of age in the 80’s, a tumultuous journey full of shocking events and memorable characters.A masterful storyteller, Campbell uses incredibly vivid descriptions and brilliant dramatic pacing to open the book by bringing the reader into the very unusual world he grew up in, which was the intersection of a tough, working-class neighborhood in New Jersey and the campus of an elite prep school. These worlds collided in his youth, and this theme carries on and intensifies in his adolescence as he splits his time between running in the New York crime underworld and living the high-life of an Ivy League student.Along with seeing the exotic settings of Campbell’s world, from seedy alleyways overrun by gangsters to world-class biomedical research labs, we are also brought into the inner-workings of Campbell’s exceptional mind, where inner-conflict rages—which everyone, especially young men, can relate to.Campbell’s narration has the poeticism of Fitzgerald’s Nick Carraway, the brutal honesty of Salinger’s Holden Caulfield, and the perceptiveness of a James Baldwin essay. That being said, Campbell’s voice is truly an original one that is defined by his intellect, humor (which there is plenty of), and soulfulness—among other things.In many ways, the book is a modern “Confessions” by Saint Augustine. The book’s scope is remarkable as it crosses over into the memoir, sociological history, and spiritual genres. Ultimately though, it is a story about one man’s journey to finding true fulfillment and life.This book is amazing on both the artistic and spiritual levels. Anyone will be able to appreciate it. —by “Eric Reviews”