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Today I want to post my review of fellow authonomy author, Kevin Bergeron.
I was expecting his novel,
In a Cat's Eye to be good, but not quite this good. Below is my review which I posted on good reads and Amazon. All hail Kevin!
Stunning Writing
What a beautiful, poignant story. Vaguely reminiscent of John Steinbeck but more
subtle. The narrative voice is flawless and the blend of humour and sadness
expertly handled. The characters in this story are down and outs - thieves,
hookers, users, crazy, or just plain mean. The main character, simple-minded
Willy, is adrift among them, one step away from returning to jail, with no real
purpose or guide and no direction. The murder of a woman at the hotel has him
hunting for evidence, in the form of a statue of the Madonna. In this seemingly
lost world the statue shines out as a symbol of simple human kindness. This book
was hard to put down. Beautifully constructed and, I think, heading for the
bestseller list.
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