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James Walter Lee is an award-winning American author. He is the founder and editor of two publishing imprints, Zennea Press and 2nd Sight Press. He holds a Master’s in Fine Arts from The New York Academy of Art and a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts from the College for Creative Studies. James is also an avid photographer and lives in Pennsylvania. For more about James Walter Lee, please visit jameswalterlee.com.

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The Only Story

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Not for me. I was aware before reading this novel that I’m not the intended audience. I read this mainly to get some insight into various romance novels. I didn’t connect with the characters and their voices were simply too juvenile. But I’m sure tha ...more
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This novel and 1Q84 are where Murakami and I depart. I enjoyed his novels written in first person much more. Something is lost when he writes in third person.
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I give every novel usually ten pages, and short stories two or three, to captivate me. I gave this novel a generous thirty-three pages, and it dragged on. Still no telling when this book gets to the point, as I read no further. Davidson's writing has ...more
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