Last Book You've Read

[mojoboy31]

What's the last book you've read?

Mine is Hurt (Solitary Tales #4) by Travis Thrasher.

Oh, man... What a read... I'm very, very impressed. The spiritual warfare aspects are just wow! So affecting, so suspenseful... I loved it, and though I have many complaints, I loved the series, and would recommend it to anyone who likes suspense, mysteries, YA, angst, spiritual warfare, and just all around good reading...

[gwenhyver42]

Erm.. uh... The last book I read was Healer, by Linda Windsor. And I believe I have already waxed poetic about it... lol.

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[Demonhunter]

The Orphaned Anythings, Memoir of a Lesser Known by Stephen Christian. It was very thoughtful and sarcastic with a few heart wrenching moments. It starts a little slow but is a tiny book so it is a quick read to begin with. The spelling, grammar and punctuation are atrocious so if you have a problem with that you should get over your problem and read this book.

[mojoboy31]

Read: Admission by Travis Thrasher

Interesting mystery, which is something I've come to expect from Thrasher's novels. Thrasher has a real talent for characterization, and the protagonist's voice is very strong in the book. That said, his protagonist is not the most likable character, and he's often frustrating. The book has two timelines, the protagonist's "present" that's told in the past tense, and then the protagonist's "past" also told in past tense, but the "present" is told in the first person, while the "past" is told in the third. This doesn't make much sense to me, but I can go with it.

The book deals a lot with poor choices, leading to more poor choices, leading to worse choices, spiraling down a very dark path, and how even years later, poor choices of the past can come back to haunt you in terrible ways. And how God stays with us, even when we make said poor choices.

[gwenhyver42]

[mojoboy31]

[gwenhyver42]

[mojoboy31]

It's pretty bad, lol. And my throwing in too many comas now is a result of using too few before, lol. I haven't found that happy medium yet.

Yeah, I agree. Which is why I like to use present and past tense if I have more than one timeline. It's pretty clear which part I'm focusing on.

Obviously not, lol. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying one should never take a drink, or anything like that-- but it just got old as the book went on. I agree, I thought the same thing as I was reading it, but I think it has a lot to do with the author's past.

[Demonhunter]

Stephen Christian said in an interview that it started out that way then the editors fixed his mistakes but he decided he wanted them there because somehow that is the characters voice. I don't understand his choice but I love the book.

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[mojoboy31]

[Demonhunter]

Not an accent more to emphasize that the character doesn't quite care and the whole story is told from first person.

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