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Maura Stone

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Maura Stone is a comedy writer with eight books under her belt, three awards, and praise from literary critics. She finds it therapeutic to weave her life choices into stories rather than spend money on therapy. Through humor her books address her issues of integrity and consequences from standing up for what’s right. Her unexpectedly profound insights and edgy unforgettable adventures leave readers inspired to rethink their moral high ground. She has even set a new standard for satire due to her unique style, taking the genre of autofiction to an exciting new direction. Maura lives upstate New York with her feral feline companion, Maxwell.

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Maura Stone I should amend that question to: What’s the best thing about being a blogger? For being a blogger, especially a popular one, is a powerful tool. Titan…moreI should amend that question to: What’s the best thing about being a blogger? For being a blogger, especially a popular one, is a powerful tool. Titans like Apple, amazon and AT&T cower when I say, “Guess I gotta blog about that!” Okay, so they may not cower much, but the blog is a powerful tool. As we say today, "The blog is mightier than the litigation."(less)
Maura Stone Having recently published the 2nd edition, the PROFESSIONAL version of "eDating the Old School Way," I now am going full force on my fifth novel, anot…moreHaving recently published the 2nd edition, the PROFESSIONAL version of "eDating the Old School Way," I now am going full force on my fifth novel, another satire (of course). (less)
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Five-Star FLEECING

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Amour Anarchy, a Memoir

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Smut Snark Satire

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Arc of Passion

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This is a First!

Just this morning, international best-selling author friended me on goodreads and gave me 5-star ratings on 2 of my books.

Hours later, she unfriended me and removed the 5-star ratings.

Then...ANOTHER best-selling author friended me on goodreads and gave me 5-star ratings on 2 of my books, the exact 2 books as the previous one.

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All the Colors of the Dark by Chris  Whitaker
"Very disappointing. Overwrought and contrived enough to even feel manipulative."
Maura Stone and 142 other people liked Trin's review of All the Colors of the Dark:
All the Colors of the Dark by Chris  Whitaker
"Sometimes I have no choice but to fall back upon the Roger Ebert: I hated, hated, hated this book.

This was heartily recommended by a colleague, which is perhaps the only reason I persisted after bouncing hard off the writing style. To me, there is so" Read more of this review »
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All the Colors of the Dark by Chris  Whitaker
"This was a DNF for me after being 60% in. I need help understanding the praise and high reviews for this novel. This book could have been cut 250 pages or more. I couldn't connect with the characters or follow the story after a certain point. Patch's" Read more of this review »
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All the Colors of the Dark by Chris  Whitaker
"I didn't just dislike it. I came to loathe it in a curling wave by about a quarter of the way in — but there were plenty of warning signs I would hate it before that.

I don't know what everyone is going on about with the beautiful writing. Read some I" Read more of this review »
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The English Teacher by Yiftach Reicher Atir
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What can I say other than: מְצוּיָן!
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Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
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After 50 painful pages, I had to stop. Luckily, I got the book through the library otherwise I would've been livid spending coin on such drivel. His condescending tone and facile explanations wore me down. I can hear his voice - whiny, nasal, superci ...more
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The Eagle's Secret by Erez Aharoni
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What a fun read. Very superficial, but easy to read with lots of action, formulaic of course, but a feel-good type of thriller. A solid adventure book good for beaches, train rides, and rainy days.
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The Kabbalistic Murder Code by Nathan Erez
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I had high hopes for this novel, but it was disappointing. The characters were 2-D, the protagonist had eidetic memory, but forgot everything; he didn't know Kabbalah, but guess what - he's an expert! Then the 'surprise' element which was no surprise ...more
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Passport to Death by Yigal Zur
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This was a very hard read for me. Believe the plot is thinly disguised to let people know the truth about Bangkok and Thailand and the Israeli youths who go there for drugs and partying. I knew a lot about the drug trade, ladyboys, etc. but the way t ...more
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Duet in Beirut by Mishka Ben-David
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The 2 major protagonists are not super spies - they make mistakes, get filthy, go against their ethics. One step further - it’s almost like one of those best pals in a dilemma kind of story. Thoroughly enjoyed it. And the translation felt effortless.
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“Perhaps because I run in straight circles.”
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“I’m giving up my US citizenship. After 5 yrs, as an illegal I’ll be allowed all the benefits and privileges denied me as an American citizen. Plus I may be deported from NY to Florida!!”
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“She said, “I’ll always support you in all your bad decisions.”

In appreciation, I retorted, “As long as someone supports me in my bad decisions, then I'll feel good about making them.”
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“Perhaps because I run in straight circles.”
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“She said, “I’ll always support you in all your bad decisions.”

In appreciation, I retorted, “As long as someone supports me in my bad decisions, then I'll feel good about making them.”
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“I’m giving up my US citizenship. After 5 yrs, as an illegal I’ll be allowed all the benefits and privileges denied me as an American citizen. Plus I may be deported from NY to Florida!!”
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“My mother said that I used an elephant gun to swat a fly. I said, "But it keeps the rest of the flies away.”
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Dale Thele Maura, thank you for the Goodreads friend connect.
Wishing you the very best!


Barbara Nice to hook up with you here my bookbuzzr friend.


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