Posts Tagged ‘Jim Raftus’
Fair Warning – a book review by Jim Raftus
by Jim Raftus, book reviewer Contact: [email protected] Read more: whorlofwords.com A book review with an added twist! What happens when a best-selling novel tangentially becomes part of a real-life conflict? Does a reviewer just review the book, or should they explore the background which created the current controversy? Well, Jack McEvoy, the protagonist in Michael Connolly’s newest work,…
Read MoreThe Vanishing Half – a book review by Jim Raftus
THE VANISHING HALF by Brit Bennett by Jim Raftus, book reviews Pigmentation. Orientation. Assimilation. Three prime elements in the formula that can determine one’s life.What race do you belong to?Who do you love?How are you accepted? Brit Bennett brilliantly dissects these questions in her latest novel, The Vanishing Half. Twin sisters, Desiree and Stella, born…
Read MoreThe Red Lotus – a book review by Jim Raftus
by Jim Raftus, book reviews The Red Lotus Publication dates can be very serendipitous. Chris Bohjalian’s twenty-first novel, The Red Lotus, was released on March, 17, 2020 just as New York City was shutting down for the first time because of Covid-19. Gotham’s population of approximately 2,000,000 rats and their potential as pathogen carrying instruments for a pandemic virus serve…
Read MoreThe Bull and Other Stories – a book review by Jim Raftus
by Jim Raftus, book reviewer and contributing writer The Bull and Other Stories Aspiring writers attending workshops and nervous college students struggling through Creative Writing 101 will inevitably discuss point of view. At some stage the instructor will scrawl POV across the blackboard, or whiteboard, and the elements of point of view will be dissected.…
Read MoreThings in Jars – a book review by Jim Raftus
by Jim Raftus, THINGS IN JARS by Jess Kidd Author Jess Kidd demands your total concentration, but rewards your effort. Her third novel, Things In Jars, is her most ambitious and complex work. Set in London the action flits back and forth between 1863 and 1841. In 1863 a strange six year old child, Christabel,…
Read MoreA Time for Mercy – a book review by Jim Raftus
by Jim Raftus, book reviews A TIME FOR MERCY – JOHN GRISHAM John Grisham had an amazing streak of twenty eight novels consecutively reaching number one on the best seller list. Nine of his works have been made into successful movies. He is, obviously, one of the most popular writers of our time. A majority of…
Read MoreAnxious People – a book review by Jim Raftus
by Jim Raftus Swedish novelist Fredrik Backman’s newest novel, Anxious People, captures the angst of modern life through the lens of a botched bank robbery, an accidental hostage taking and a single day going really, really sideways. Oh, possible suicides also hover. It is a comic novel for folks with neurosis. Backman’s earlier works, such…
Read MoreThe Best Medicine…by Jim Raftus
by Jim Raftus King James Bible Proverb 17:22, “A merry heart doth good like a medicine.” Seems to be a precursor to the modern, “Laughter is the best medicine.” Sitting at my desk on this 17th day of self-quarantine, I face the yawning gap of hours to fill. Based on the biblical advice, I decided…
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