Ferocious Words of Wonder from Patrisia Sheremeta

Patrisia Sheremeta is now a fan of Goodreads Author Randy Thornhorn – Patrisia Sheremeta made a comment in the group 2014 Reading Challenge — Patrisia 100 books in 2014 topic

5 stars.

There is a point when I am reading “innovative” fiction where I feel like I am over a friend’s house watching their kids perform. They are cute and they show promise, but you can’t expect me to be amazed by a 5 year old’s attempts a ballet when I’ve been exposed to great dancing. I recently finished [image] and I certainly acknowledge that it showed some creativity, but the creativity was not unique. I don’t think you should write innovative fiction just for the sake of being innovative – that sort of kills the point of the whole thing. Creating great fiction is really a process of finding your true and authentic voice. A person can write an absolute conventional masterpiece, if it is true to his or her voice. A person can also write something they label innovative, but ends up being a derivative slog that does not feel right to the reader.

So in The Kestrel Waters, the author has that true and strong voice and has created a story that is unconventional, but is also truly unique and solid. I want more of this voice in my life and plan on reading every single thing he has out there. The story was beautiful. The language was beautiful. The ideas were beautiful. You only achieve that through years of work and dedication to both craft and art.

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Patrisia Sheremeta rated a book 5 of 5 stars

The Kestrel Waters

by Randy Thornhorn (Goodreads Author)

read in August, 2014

This book kept showing up in my recommendations and in little ads on the right side of my screen. So I finally just downloaded it and gave it a try, and I am so happy I did because it blew me away. This author has exactly what I love – a unique, sure, and strong voice. He’s also a damn good storyteller. I can’t wait to read every other book he has – which are all available on Kindle Unlimited by the way.