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October 2023 Group Read #1 with Guest Author, John Boden
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Oh awesome, I pre-ordered this one and have been excited to pick it up - perfect excuse!!
And hi John! This will be my first of your books! :)
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Kenneth wrote: "Starting this one tonight too. John, without giving away spoilers, can you tell us a little about how this story came about?"This one started with the ending scene...fully formed, just plopping into my brain one day. I jotted it down and then had to figure out how to get to it...so I started typing...as with all of my work, there is a thick almost personal vein to the characters and SOME events.
Kimberly wrote: "Welcome back John! I'm excited to read this one!!!"Thanks. I hope you dig it.
destiny ♡ wrote: "Oh awesome, I pre-ordered this one and have been excited to pick it up - perfect excuse!!"May that excitement hold. :)
destiny ♡ wrote: "And hi John! This will be my first of your books! :)"As good a place to start as any. If you like it, you'd be okay with any of my stuff. I'm grateful you all are reading it. Thanks!
Kimberly wrote: "I just started this one and read the first half in one sitting!":) Thanks.
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https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Kimberly wrote: "I finished last night, and still feel the emotions of this one!!!https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."
Good review, Kimberly. I appreciate that it was essentially spoiler-free as I'm just picking this up to read now.
Just read a little bit this morning. Seriously impressed by the imagery created by the words. The prologue was a great tease. What a cool metaphor!I read to Chapter 3, about 5% in. More fantastic imagery in the words of the main character. Almost a zinger per paragraph.
Can John Boden possibly keep that up? I'm excited to find out. First, I have to read a few chapters more, and then read the beginning over again. I feel that's important, and it's so good - why not?
He can, Michael. He can!
I hope you ended up enjoying this Michael! I, too, loved the imagery and I mentioned some of it in my review. John, I absolutely adored the end of this book. That scene just popped into your mind, out of nowhere? lol
About 40% into this so far, and still haven't uncovered the main conflict - - unless it's the main character's internal goings-on. However, damn if the vivid imagery and word play hasn't let up one single bit. Notable sentences on every page, many of them. OMG.
Wanted to read this slow and relish the writing but couldn’t help reading a large chunk at one time. now at 72%. I clearly see the conflict and have a good feeling where this is going. Sadly.
I can't wait to see how you react to this one, Michael.
Char wrote: "I hope you ended up enjoying this Michael! I, too, loved the imagery and I mentioned some of it in my review. John, I absolutely adored the end of this book. That scene just popped into your mind..."
It did. My brain is weird sometimes.
I finished. While I had a feeling how this would end, it did not lessen the impact. Nor did I guess at the particulars. How tragic. And, that final scene at the "man-made" lake - - what a surprising ending! (and still tragic).
John wrote: "Kenneth wrote: "Starting this one tonight too. John, without giving away spoilers, can you tell us a little about how this story came about?"This one started with the ending scene...fully formed,..."
Yes, it felt as if it was personal to you. Well done.
Here's my spoiler-free review, which includes several of the comments I've made in the discussion thread . . . . . .https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Loved your review, Michael!
https://www.amazon.com/Snarl-John-Bod...