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bookshelves: alternative-history, politics, power, secrets, survival, war-and-terrorism, young-adult
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bookshelves: adult-fiction, family, geographical-setting-importance, historical-fiction, politics, power, siblings, survival
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by Bill Willingham
Susan,
Yes, that is another one I read an enjoyed. I love books with new perspectives on old tales. You have a great Thanksgiving too!
Laura
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bookshelves: adult-fiction, christian-fiction, controversial-issues-ethics, crime, dysfunctional-families, politics, power, romance, secrets
When Shauna McAllister wakes up following her accident, she can't remember anything from the previous six months of her life. She quickly learns that it's impossible to know who to trust. Why can't she remember anything about her purported boyfriend Wayne Spade? What did she and her father argue about right before her accident? And what is she to make of her mysterious new ability to steal memories from others?
The memories Shauna takes point to some disturbing conclusions about people who supposedly love and want the best for her. Kiss offers a suspenseful story about one young woman's path to rediscover her identity and will appeal to fans of Dekker's other works and of Christian suspense fiction in general. ]]>
bookshelves: adult-fiction, crime, dysfunctional-families, fairy-tale-myth-retelling, fantasy, geographical-setting-importance, journey, magic, power, siblings, survival
Peter and Max Piper are brothers. But aside from the same mother and father and musical giftedness, the two have little in common. Their story opens in the present in the recondite part of New York known as Fabletown with Peter learning of his brother's return. Peter lives in Fabletown with his paraplegic wife Bo Peep and other characters of fantasy and fairy lore such as Snow White, the Beast, and the Big Bad Wolf.
Despite Bo's protests and concern for Peter's safety, Peter resolves to find Max and put an end to his evil doings once and for all. From there, the story is told alternating from the present to the past. Willingham masterfully parcels out the back story, slowly building the brother's history until the present enmity between them becomes clearer.
Long, long ago the boys' father, Johannes Piper, passed on his magical flute named Frost to his younger son, Peter, because Peter is a better musician than Max. This decision creates a rift between the brothers that quickly turns deadly.
Willingham packs many more events and characters into Peter and Max's story. Like fairy tales of old, the story lacks depth of characterization as characters are largely one dimensional (all good or all bad), and this may detract from some readers' enjoyment of the story. Still, for readers who enjoy the fairy tale mold and stories that ooze with intertextuality, Peter and Max will be a fast and fun read. Peter and Max is a standalone novel based on Willingham's esteemed Fables comic book series.
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