Breathing into Stone by Joel Blaine Kirkpatrick

I've just finished reading Breathing into Stoneby Joel Blaine Kirkpatrick

There is a story behind why I read this book, so I thought I would share it.

First a bit of background: I was lucky enough to meet the author through BestsellerBound where I'm a resident author/moderator. Joel joined the website shortly after we launched and soon became one of the most active members. In fact he's probably more active there than the resident authors! He's currently putting together a free ebook containing excerpts from books by members of BestsellerBound. More news about that when I have it.

Back to Joel's book. When Joel read my review of Ben Okri's The Famished Road he challenged me to read his own book 'Breathing into Stone' as it is a long one. In my review of The Famished Road I complained that Okri had used too many words. Joel wanted to know whether I thought there were too many words in 'Breathing into Stone'. He kindly sent me a copy of the book. I must admit I was daunted when I looked at the book and saw how thick it was (and the writing is very small). However, when I started reading the book, I was hooked and fell in love with the characters immediately.

Here's my review:Breathing Into Stone - review

So my answer to Joel is: there are not too many words in 'Breathing into Stone'. I'd recommend it to everyone. One of my favourite reads of 2010.