was a great and colorful writer
594733
Book is in OK shape. I bought this book at VL&A sporting goods store in Chicago about 1943. 'Loaned it to a friend about 1955 and it never returned. Author, Charles Askins, was a great and colorful writer. I now treasure this old book!
1037271
Rewriting Monday by Jodi Thomas is one of her best. The story of newspaper reporter Pepper and the editor Mike is a fine one. Well written, with great secondary characters, all living in a small Texas tow. It is clever how Jodi includes the town and some characters that she includes in her popular Harmony series. Fans of Jodi Thomas, and lovers of great writing will like this the most.
3912259
The writing here has real voice, though a little too in-your-face for my liking.  Zoe's relentless sarcasm and superiority make her a somewhat unsympathetic character.  But she definitely IS a charactera testament to the skillful writing.

Zieggy II is great, and other zany characters fill out the story well.

I feel that the cancer plot gets lost a little in the mystery.  Zoe seems to overreact to the inflated horrors of the initial biopsy and the prospect of losing her hair and then seems to underreact to the prospect of long, miserable, sickness-inducing treatments and possible death.  I suppose this is just her character, but it runs the risk of trivializing the bigger struggles of cancer victims.

As for the mystery, it resolves too easily, as a result of deus ex machine

I also feel sorry for the lover at the beginning.  Yes, he is in a marriage (of convenience) with a sick child he won't leave, and the whole situation is not idealand I don't support adulterybut Zoe drops him quite cruely because he dares discover her cancer, use his connections to get her good treatment (including paying for it), and then love her gently.  How dare he?  But again, the fact that I'm passionate about the issue and arguing about the actions of the main characterwhose personality rebels against being "kept"means that the characters feel real and the book made an impressionsomething not all books do.

The pacing is good overall, and the story has some original bits.  The writing is mostly free of errors and quite colorful and creative, with clever metaphors, descriptions, and sassy turns of phrase.

WARNING:  significant profanity and sexual situations.
*I was given a free copy in exchange for an honest review*
890613
I love this guy. His ability to write is amazing and his books have a beautiful amount of detail that I love. The short stories were cheap so I bought and read about half of them. There were a couple that really stood out.
3051169
Some of the greatest writers of all time and the way they worked is fascinating. From Ernest Hemingway to James Joyce to F. Scott Fitzgerald. and many more, will make you wonder whom you're more like--after all we're all writers in one form or another like emails, or Amazon reviews :) One aspect of Hemingway's process fascinated me: he re-wrote in the morning what he'd written the day before.
1333841
This was written by my Great Aunt Donna. She loved to tell colorful stories and I really enjoy this book because it really transports you back to days of old. Also, being of actual people in the local area history really adds to experiencing what our ancestors endured. Also of note, Donna passed away last night (7/19/2015) at the age of 90. I had recently visited her and although bedridden, she was still the storyteller she always was. Rest in peace Aunt Donna, you are a rare treasure that will be missed.
3155817
Emerson Hough was a great Iowa writer who wrote about his own times, those of the Wild West!  He keeps to the bare facts and was trying not to embellish his accounts of the outlaws.  Even so, these stories are very vivid and colorful.  I enjoy Hough's personal input on the subject of law and order (he thought the law, in his day, was ill-equipped to handle the "bad men") and it is interesting that he rode with Pat Garrett and others.  I recommend this book to any western fan.
1492413
A great read, with colorful characters, and copious humor. I highly recommend this author and literaally any of his works
3695674
This is my first book by this author, and it is always a great joy to find a good writer who is still living and prolific. The story of an artist whose career seems rather accidental and his character, often describe as "neutral" is like a narration of the modern history of art and culture.  It is very intellectual and cerebral kind of writing without the arrogance I often find in the books of similar topics. The main character, Jed Martin, finds his artistic mediums and subjects with ease, and then abandons them with equal easiness.  Underneath his artistic flow, there seems to be death and loss that leads and silently inspires him.  The moments of the living and dying,, after all, compose the continuity of life in bigger senses.
1040036
Really like the author's writing style.....very colorful and descriptive.  The story had a different twist, in that you knew who committed the crimes very early, but then experienced the impact on the lives of the various characters through to the ultimate solving of the mystery.
1282074
His writing is incredible--astonishing verbs and metaphors. This writer deserves a Nobel Prize for Literature, and this novel was short listed
for a Man Booker Prize. I suspect that if he were living somewhere other than Malaysia he would have received more awards by now. He
is at least as talented as the author of All the Light We Cannot See, if not more talented. His writing is really incandescent. 5 stars +
4096152
I really enjoyed  Dylan's writing, it was inspiring for a young man his age and really gave a sense of adventure. I thought he had wonderful insight and great writing skills for a kid just out of high school. Also sounds like he's a talented linkster- best of luck in all your future travels!
3560906
This author grew up in my home town and it is wonderful to see what a colorful writer she is.  Very interesting story lines, well written and easy to read and enjoy.
695700
Terrific writer but what stops him from being great, I think, is his tendency to meander.  Maybe he does this intentionally to tell us something about the character, but the result is an over-long book with some dull passages.  I ended up skimming some bits and didn't feel I'd missed anything.  On the plus side, I loved the characters, even though they're mostly quite prickly, and I was very involved with the story.  I'd definitely recommend this book.
2617458
I really enjoyed this book and am happy to be a new fan of this author. this book is colorfully written with attention to detail. The reader is drawn in to the story and begins to like or hate certain characters. I liked the suspense of this book. I could also relate to some of the plot lines in the story as I work in a hospital and am familiar with the medical state of one of the characters. I also could relate to the main characters struggles with dealing with her life.
1428831
Last days before my friend has discussed with me an outstanding writing of an eloquent author and its about manic Monday. The auhtor has written this book with great interest to that readers will definitely enjoy. I completely enjoyed and got fascinated by the author's good and impressive writing.
3741969
I adored the colorful descriptive writing
My only complaint is the book ended too quickly
It was an abrupt ending. Myself and my book group felt there was so much more needed to make it a good book