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Conny Manero

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in Aalst, Belgium

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Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers, Historical Fiction

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Writing is a passion and an important outlet in my life. I was born in Belgium, immigrated to South Africa where I lived for fifteen years, before finally settling in Toronto, Canada. As the saying goes, ‘Life is a journey,’ and I try to use all of my varied experiences and exposure to diverse cultures to enrich my writing.

Another passion in my life is a deep love of animals. Mysterious and mystical felines are especially close to my heart, and I use my writing to bring awareness to their issues. The importance of spaying/neutering and support of animal rescue organizations are causes I champion as often as I can.

My book entitled, Kitten Diaries is now available on-line. It contains two ‘almost’ true and humorous kitten adventure tales. Ch ...more

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Ostriches

Living in Belgium, my mom and dad had never seen an ostrich. They had seen such a bird on television, of course, but they had never seen a real live one.

So, when they came to visit me in South Africa, I suggested a visit to a game park. The game park was some distance away, so we decided to make it a little camping trip. “Can I come too?” my s 6 year old son asked. Of course he could.

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Published on July 25, 2009 15:55 • Tags: africa, animals, camping, ostrich, park, picnic, south, wild

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	Kitten Diaries 3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kitten Diaries: A story for cat lovers 3.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Debbie by Conny Manero (Goodreads Author), Nancy Matson (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Voice of an Angel 2.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lily 2.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Voice of an Angel: She had an amazing talent, but no idea of it. 2.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Waiting for Silverbird 2.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2004 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Faulty Bloodline (An AJ Docker Medical Thriller, #2)

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The Searcher (Cal Hooper, #1)

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Conny Manero said: " Animal lovers be warned

If there’s one thing I hate in books it’s animal abuse. I don’t care what happens to the various characters, they can be shot, stabbed, beaten, or whatever, it’s all the same to me, but making animals suffer, that is not accept Animal lovers be warned

If there’s one thing I hate in books it’s animal abuse. I don’t care what happens to the various characters, they can be shot, stabbed, beaten, or whatever, it’s all the same to me, but making animals suffer, that is not acceptable at all.

Yet this is precisely what Tana French does. Not only does she bring animal abuse in her stories, she does so in the most gruesome ways. She isn’t just cruel in her descriptions, she is sadistic.
What’s more, the animal abuse has nothing to do with the story. What she describes is purely on the sidelines, for the fun of it so to speak.

Needless to say, I’m done with Tana French. When I was looking for a new book and came across reviews for Tana French’s books, I thought I’d found a winner. The critics describe her stories as winners, entertaining, something to look forward to.

I wonder if those critics read any of her books or purely sucked their reviews out of their thumbs. Admittedly, the one book I (partly) read wasn’t bad, but neither was it very good. If anything, it was rather long winded. Something that could be said in five minutes she dragged on into an hour, going on and on and on about the same thing.

Still, I kept on listening to the audiobook because the story wasn’t bad and I was mildly intrigued. When the first case of animal abuse was described, I found it disturbing, when the second case found its way into the story, I found the description unnecessary, when a third case came up I had enough. I switched the audiobook off and deleted it.

Why do authors do this? Why do they think it necessary to bring animals into a story and killing them in the most horrific ways? Is that how Tana French gets her kicks? It’s clear that she loves dogs, yet cats and sheep not so much. She must have a sadistic mind to come up with these killing scenarios.

Needless to say, I won’t read a second book by Tana French. The critics can praise her all they want, I find her stories nothing special, in fact, her longwinded descriptions are fine in the beginning, but after a while they get boring. It got to the point where I was thinking … alright already, get on with it.

Usually, before starting a book I research if there is animal abuse in the story. If I come across a yes, I avoid that story. Yet with the first book of Tana French, I forgot to research the animal abuse factor. Who would have thought that a story set in an idyllic Irish countryside would have such horrific and graphic details?

If you’re an animal lover, stay away from Tana French’s books. She has a sadistic mind. ...more "

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