Summary of this Book... | ||
A collection of short stories and essays, this book presents a fascinating grab-bag of material by John Howard Reid, currently Chief Judge of the prestigious and super-popular (and no wonder, with an annual First Prize of $3,000!) Tom Howard Short Story, Essay and Prose Contest. Reid's literary tastes range from Ancient Egypt ("Scent of Lotus on a Windy Day" -- a mystery story with strong horror overtones) to modern Egypt ("Dead Man Walking" -- an involving thriller), from the humorous ("Beachcombing: Your Questions Answered") to the romantically dramatic ("Bethany"), from the pastiche ("The Reclamation of Edwin Drood") to the way-out ("Step-Ladder Nine"), from the sarcastic ("A Jewel of an Idea") to the pertinent ("Contest Blues"). Fifteen stories in all. | ||
This type of Book is good for... | ||
everyone who enjoys a good story, be it dramatic, humorous, thrilling or just engagingly true-to-life, | ||
I especially liked... | ||
"Step-Ladder Nine" about a group of would-be college students who aspire to winning the annual poetry prize. | ||
I didn't like... | ||
"Anyone for Play Ball?" but then I'm not a baseball fan. Anyway it's only five pages. | ||
When I finished reading this Book I wanted to... | ||
buy some of the author's other collections including "Mexican Autumn", "A Mountain of Many Treasures" and "Micaela Morris in Jo's Heaven". | ||
This Book made me feel... | ||
glad to be alive! | ||
The author of this Book... | ||
is a witty, generous, heart-stopping, amusingly romantic storyteller! | ||
I recommend this Book because... | ||
it is so enthusiastically entertaining. | ||
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Created Sep 24, 2009 at 7:20am •
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