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The Fix-it Man
THE FIX-IT MAN - A story of true love and revenge
332 pages, Paperback
First published September 15, 2010
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July 1, 2024
Reminiscing in depth my life!
This work of art is the complete package. it had it all and completely broke and restored my own personal failures and triumphs. A magnificent read and as I'm a prolific reader and have enjoyed all of Remington Kane's superb storytelling, this one tops my list. 😊
This work of art is the complete package. it had it all and completely broke and restored my own personal failures and triumphs. A magnificent read and as I'm a prolific reader and have enjoyed all of Remington Kane's superb storytelling, this one tops my list. 😊
June 27, 2021
Love trumpets all !!
This book proves that we can not control who we love. Our heart makes that decision and the harder we try to ignore that fact the harder our lives becomes.
Great read as all the authors books are.
This book proves that we can not control who we love. Our heart makes that decision and the harder we try to ignore that fact the harder our lives becomes.
Great read as all the authors books are.
June 7, 2019
A wonderful read
Remington Kane is a remarkable writer and storyteller, Remington's books grab you from the start and you don't want to put the down until finished
Remington Kane is a remarkable writer and storyteller, Remington's books grab you from the start and you don't want to put the down until finished
December 28, 2022
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This book should've had sequels, especially with hit man and Trent. I love character s Bill and Miss Lee, Sophie.
This book should've had sequels, especially with hit man and Trent. I love character s Bill and Miss Lee, Sophie.
June 5, 2011
I received a copy of this book through the First Reads program.
The Fix-It Man is in desperate need of a professional editor. When I read the first run-on sentence, I thought it might be an ill-advised stylistic choice to represent the characters' speech patterns. However, after reading the first few pages of the book, I became convinced that the author has a very poor understanding of the basic rules of grammar and punctuation, and that no one was enlisted to help correct him. The problems are too numerous to list them all, but they include run-on sentences on almost every page; misuse of commas, periods, quotation marks, and capitalization in representing dialog; confusion between then/than, here/hear, choose/chose, of/have (as in, "I'd of" or "could of" instead of "I'd have" or "could have"), and there'll/they'll; incorrect capitalization of A Midsummer Night's Dream; improper switching of verb tenses between paragraphs; and unforgivably misspelling one of the character's names. A few typos throughout several hundred pages is annoying, but somewhat understandable. The careless number of mistakes in The Fix-It Man is really inexcusable, and insulting to the reader. I felt like I was being forced to read a creative writing assignment handed in by an imaginative 9th grader pulling a C in the class for lack of attention to detail in grammar and punctuation.
There are certain descriptions that make me think the author put as much thought into his research as he did to his editing. For example, Wells does not understand that the Ivy League refers to a sports conference, not just any exceptional east coast school. Similar missteps occur when discussing police forensics, cars, medicine, and psychiatry; it seems like the author relied on his "common knowledge" of these topics (even when he was mistaken or didn't fully understand one of the concepts) instead of doing in-depth research.
Unfortunately, the author takes what could be an interesting plot and buries it beneath sloppy writing and characterization. The characters are all about excess rather than nuance, which leads to lazy storytelling. Almost everyone is either handsome or beautiful, and most are rich. The main character alone is handsome, muscular, great in bed, a talented fighter who can knock out thugs in one punch, adept at fixing things, smart enough to create an invention that earns him (not millions but) billions of dollars before a single unit is sold to consumers, "a natural at business," and "a gifted manager and problem solver." His immense wealth becomes ridiculous. Instead of taking a one o'clock train to Philadelphia, he says, "You forget I'm rich now. We have access to a helicopter. I'll have us there by one o'clock." You might suspend disbelief for some of the many unbelievable plot twists and coincidences in The Fix-It Man the way you would for any big, dumb action movie, but certain moments in the book don't stand up to even slight scrutiny, let alone intense scrutiny.
Underneath all the problems, there is a kernel of a story that has the potential to be compelling. However, the complete lack of interest in editing makes it hard to find.
The Fix-It Man is in desperate need of a professional editor. When I read the first run-on sentence, I thought it might be an ill-advised stylistic choice to represent the characters' speech patterns. However, after reading the first few pages of the book, I became convinced that the author has a very poor understanding of the basic rules of grammar and punctuation, and that no one was enlisted to help correct him. The problems are too numerous to list them all, but they include run-on sentences on almost every page; misuse of commas, periods, quotation marks, and capitalization in representing dialog; confusion between then/than, here/hear, choose/chose, of/have (as in, "I'd of" or "could of" instead of "I'd have" or "could have"), and there'll/they'll; incorrect capitalization of A Midsummer Night's Dream; improper switching of verb tenses between paragraphs; and unforgivably misspelling one of the character's names. A few typos throughout several hundred pages is annoying, but somewhat understandable. The careless number of mistakes in The Fix-It Man is really inexcusable, and insulting to the reader. I felt like I was being forced to read a creative writing assignment handed in by an imaginative 9th grader pulling a C in the class for lack of attention to detail in grammar and punctuation.
There are certain descriptions that make me think the author put as much thought into his research as he did to his editing. For example, Wells does not understand that the Ivy League refers to a sports conference, not just any exceptional east coast school. Similar missteps occur when discussing police forensics, cars, medicine, and psychiatry; it seems like the author relied on his "common knowledge" of these topics (even when he was mistaken or didn't fully understand one of the concepts) instead of doing in-depth research.
Unfortunately, the author takes what could be an interesting plot and buries it beneath sloppy writing and characterization. The characters are all about excess rather than nuance, which leads to lazy storytelling. Almost everyone is either handsome or beautiful, and most are rich. The main character alone is handsome, muscular, great in bed, a talented fighter who can knock out thugs in one punch, adept at fixing things, smart enough to create an invention that earns him (not millions but) billions of dollars before a single unit is sold to consumers, "a natural at business," and "a gifted manager and problem solver." His immense wealth becomes ridiculous. Instead of taking a one o'clock train to Philadelphia, he says, "You forget I'm rich now. We have access to a helicopter. I'll have us there by one o'clock." You might suspend disbelief for some of the many unbelievable plot twists and coincidences in The Fix-It Man the way you would for any big, dumb action movie, but certain moments in the book don't stand up to even slight scrutiny, let alone intense scrutiny.
Underneath all the problems, there is a kernel of a story that has the potential to be compelling. However, the complete lack of interest in editing makes it hard to find.
June 4, 2011
The Fix-It Man is one of the BEST books I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading. I began reading it last night, only stopping to go to work, and I picked it right back up as soon as I got home. I couldn’t put it down!! I loved every second of it, my only problem with it was that there were a few times where it felt like something was left out of the story. Overall, it was a GREAT book. I laughed, cried, and even found myself on the edge of my seat.
When Johnny had to make his choice, I felt like I couldn’t breathe, and when I found out who he chose, I was so mad that I began to dislike him, but the more I read, the more I started to love him again, and understand why he made the choice he did.
I would highly recommend The Fix-It Man to everyone, and I can’t wait to read more from Donald Wells!! You are amazing and thank you so much for this book!!
When Johnny had to make his choice, I felt like I couldn’t breathe, and when I found out who he chose, I was so mad that I began to dislike him, but the more I read, the more I started to love him again, and understand why he made the choice he did.
I would highly recommend The Fix-It Man to everyone, and I can’t wait to read more from Donald Wells!! You are amazing and thank you so much for this book!!
April 8, 2013
I enjoyed this book but have to say I don't agree with Johnny's decision as to whom to save when the explosion occurred. Seems to me he would have gone the other way, since he fought so hard to get on with his life. No names, don't want to spoil it. I would recommend this book. Plenty of twists.
January 14, 2022
Best book
I read all on the Tanner book. Also taken. Remind
I have read all of the Tanner and Taken series. Remington writes the best book .He makes the characters come alive. Jake C. Too. Some I have read twice.
I want more of Mr. White and his wife. Thomas and Samantha need there own series too.
Keep writing Remington Kane
I read all on the Tanner book. Also taken. Remind
I have read all of the Tanner and Taken series. Remington writes the best book .He makes the characters come alive. Jake C. Too. Some I have read twice.
I want more of Mr. White and his wife. Thomas and Samantha need there own series too.
Keep writing Remington Kane
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December 3, 2012
The book was just ok I wanted smack John more then once for the stupidity he showed when it came to Felicia.
February 14, 2014
A fast read. Pretty good story.
January 30, 2014
Loved it!! Could put it down........I needed to see who he would choose.
August 18, 2014
Just could not get into it.
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