Book
Review
Basic Details:
Book Title: Off Center In
The Attic
Subtitle:
Author:
Mary Deal
Genre:
Part of a series? No
Order in series:
Best read after earlier
books in series?
Available: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36879839-off-center-in-the-attic
Overall
score:
I
scored this book 4/5
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Short
Summary of the book:
This book is a collection of several short
stories. Some good, some not so.
What
I liked about the book:
The
collection of short stories contained some which were good quality.
What
I didn’t like about the book:
Some
of the stories I did not like so much.
My
favourite bits in the book:
The
unexpected twists and turns.
My
least favourite bits in the book:
I
enjoyed the entire book.
Any
further books in the series? Any more planned by this author?
This
author has written several other books.
What
books could this be compared to and why?
Difficult
to compare it to other books.
Recommendation:
In
summary, I would recommend this book for the following readers:
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Children
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No
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Young
Adult
|
Probably
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Adult
|
Yes
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If
you like short stories this book may be
the book for you.
I
look forward to reading more books by this author.
Book
Description by Author:
Humor and nonsense, flights of fantasy into other realms,
fright, disgust and disappointment, silliness and wonderment, and the sadness
of reality and heartache.
It’s all here, and more, in stories that may leave you a
little Off Center in the Attic.
Acting in a Coffin - A director plays a prank that backfires
on a movie set.
The Wallflower - A woman compares herself to one who is the
life of the party.
Pupule - A neighborhood gets a lesson in humility from a
crazy old Hawaiian man.
To Soar - What a bird drops.
Out of Body - A man is shot and his brain goes through a
metamorphosis.
Looking for Life - Never the right one.
Most Wanted - The killer of young boys remains at large.
Grandpappy’s Cows - Antics of backward backwoods relatives.
Boy at the Crossroad - The making of a monster.
Cafeteria Science - How to lose your lunch.
Indoctrination - A daring woman wants to experience
something different and gets her wish.
Explosive Day - No escape.
The Smell of Death - A clue to the dying.
Legacy - A woman in mourning changes her life to follow in
her mother’s footsteps.
An Urgent Message - A plea to a writer.
Rituals - Neurosis as a way of life.
Watched - Being watched can kill.
The Swimmer - A man losing his sanity.
Thanatos - The urge to die.
Alien Footprints - An invisible perpetrator.
Vibratory Rates - Visitations from heaven and hell.
The Voodoo Kit - A Jamaican hex follows a woman home.
Pekoe - A newborn kitten abandoned in a portable toilet.
Great Lady of Wisdom - A holy goat.
The Last Thing I Do - The end of making memories.
Future Winner - A little-known artist gets a break.
Innocence - A high school girl on the verge of betrayal by
her innocence.
Sister Fly - Karma
Homeless, Not Heartless - A man and his dog.
Roots - What you may find when tracing your family tree.
About
the Author:
Mary Deal is an Amazon bestselling, award-winning,
multi-genre author of suspense/thrillers, romance, a short story collection,
writers’ references, and self-help. She is a Pushcart Prize nominee, Artist and
Photographer, and former newspaper columnist and magazine editor. She is
currently writing the third story in her Sara Mason Mysteries.
She has traveled and has a lifetime of diverse experiences,
all of which remain in memory as fodder for her fiction. A native of
California’s Sacramento River Delta, where some of her stories are set, she has
lived in England, the Caribbean, The Hawaiian Islands, and now resides in
Scottsdale, Arizona. Her paintings and photography are also used to create
gorgeous personal and household products.
Her Website:
http://www.marydeal.com
Amazon Author Page: http://tinyurl.com/3z8pm31
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/MaryDeal
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