My friend Dean wrote a review for Periphery that I especially liked.

So, I finally finished Periphery, my friend and compatriot  Alexx Bollen’s debut novel.  It’s that rare first effort that sets out to challenge the hell out of you by wrapping metaphor within metaphor within mystery within immensely internal and personal themes.  Even when it stumbles in that first novel kind of way, you never lose the feeling that you’re watching one of the most stylized and allegorical voices to hit the scene find its footing in the literary world. So if you’re into books or art rock lit or giving new authors a spin, you should check it out.  The kindle version is only $5