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Lie
On the surface, "Lie" is about a group of four women who go on a getaway to a cottage to help one of their own through a life-changing problem.
Underneath the bridge, "Lie" is an attack on bland female characters in modern fiction.
Wherever you look, it'll be a lot of fun.
In alphabetical order...
Quinevere Ainsworth is the one with the problem. Under normal circumstances, she's quiet but with the right accident, this white-haired comic book geek can be quite the companion.
Fantine Karoly is quiet under pretty much all circumstances. In her defense, she's a rather shy teen. She'd much prefer to watch films or let her mind drift to faerie folk. Her aunt, however, wants her out of her shell and feels that this getaway will do her a world of great.
Veronique Karoly is a middle-aged woman with no regrets. Save for how her niece acts sometimes. She's done it all in life, and sometimes twice. The only thing she loves more than Fantine is being a woman.
Idette Rudelle has known Quinevere for most of her almost-30 years being alive. Although she's younger, she's the protector of the two. A bit like those tiny dogs that are cuddly with the ones they like, and insanely... chompy around everyone else. Except she's obviously not a dog and I've never seen a ginger pooch.
Underneath the bridge, "Lie" is an attack on bland female characters in modern fiction.
Wherever you look, it'll be a lot of fun.
In alphabetical order...
Quinevere Ainsworth is the one with the problem. Under normal circumstances, she's quiet but with the right accident, this white-haired comic book geek can be quite the companion.
Fantine Karoly is quiet under pretty much all circumstances. In her defense, she's a rather shy teen. She'd much prefer to watch films or let her mind drift to faerie folk. Her aunt, however, wants her out of her shell and feels that this getaway will do her a world of great.
Veronique Karoly is a middle-aged woman with no regrets. Save for how her niece acts sometimes. She's done it all in life, and sometimes twice. The only thing she loves more than Fantine is being a woman.
Idette Rudelle has known Quinevere for most of her almost-30 years being alive. Although she's younger, she's the protector of the two. A bit like those tiny dogs that are cuddly with the ones they like, and insanely... chompy around everyone else. Except she's obviously not a dog and I've never seen a ginger pooch.
200 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 8, 2013
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About the author
Rathan Krueger
2 books4 followersHowdy.
I'm an all-around artist who's taking his first step into the world with being a novelist. I love films and they're my biggest inspiration when it comes to writing. Not so much about referencing films, although there's some of that in "Lie". Someone once told me that my writing style is like reading a film, which made me all sorts of proud.
I try to create stories that are real with bouts of surrealism. I'll get better with age and I hope you stick around to watch me gray.
I'm an all-around artist who's taking his first step into the world with being a novelist. I love films and they're my biggest inspiration when it comes to writing. Not so much about referencing films, although there's some of that in "Lie". Someone once told me that my writing style is like reading a film, which made me all sorts of proud.
I try to create stories that are real with bouts of surrealism. I'll get better with age and I hope you stick around to watch me gray.
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November 28, 2013
Lie by Rathan Krueger
A story of four women who take a mini vacation to try to help one in their little group. Each person has character, they are not prefect, they have their own flaws. A nice story of love, family and friendship. I loved the writing style of Rathan Krueger and would definitely read more from this Author.
A story of four women who take a mini vacation to try to help one in their little group. Each person has character, they are not prefect, they have their own flaws. A nice story of love, family and friendship. I loved the writing style of Rathan Krueger and would definitely read more from this Author.
February 10, 2014
I was sent this book for review and found it unusual, if a little confusing at times. The women, however, all have individual characters and the interaction is well done. The writing style isn't bad, although I think it needs some attention - not least to iron out the confusion.
An interesting view of women if somewhat harsh on some level, but then I think that was the author's aim.
An interesting view of women if somewhat harsh on some level, but then I think that was the author's aim.
January 24, 2014
Synopsis: "On the surface, "Lie" is about a group of four women who go on a getaway to a cottage to help one of their own through a life-changing problem.
Underneath the bridge, "Lie" is an attack on bland female characters in modern fiction.
Wherever you look, it'll be a lot of fun.
In alphabetical order...
Quinevere Ainsworth is the one with the problem. Under normal circumstances, she's quiet but with the right accident, this white-haired comic book geek can be quite the companion.
Fantine Karoly is quiet under pretty much all circumstances. In her defense, she's a rather shy teen. She'd much prefer to watch films or let her mind drift to faerie folk. Her aunt, however, wants her out of her shell and feels that this getaway will do her a world of great.
Veronique Karoly is a middle-aged woman with no regrets. Save for how her niece acts sometimes. She's done it all in life, and sometimes twice. The only thing she loves more than Fantine is being a woman.
Idette Rudelle has known Quinevere for most of her almost-30 years being alive. Although she's younger, she's the protector of the two. A bit like those tiny dogs that are cuddly with the ones they like, and insanely... chompy around everyone else. Except she's obviously not a dog and I've never seen a ginger pooch."
My Review: This is a short story that had some interesting characters. They are very unique and I liked the candid interactions between them. I did however get very confused when the author started introducing us to them as other women's names were used, they must be actresses or something but it really confused me since I was still trying to get their names straight. I also felt like we were thrown into the story with not much build up to find our footing, I think with a little more development and fleshing out of the story these characters could really grow on me.
Underneath the bridge, "Lie" is an attack on bland female characters in modern fiction.
Wherever you look, it'll be a lot of fun.
In alphabetical order...
Quinevere Ainsworth is the one with the problem. Under normal circumstances, she's quiet but with the right accident, this white-haired comic book geek can be quite the companion.
Fantine Karoly is quiet under pretty much all circumstances. In her defense, she's a rather shy teen. She'd much prefer to watch films or let her mind drift to faerie folk. Her aunt, however, wants her out of her shell and feels that this getaway will do her a world of great.
Veronique Karoly is a middle-aged woman with no regrets. Save for how her niece acts sometimes. She's done it all in life, and sometimes twice. The only thing she loves more than Fantine is being a woman.
Idette Rudelle has known Quinevere for most of her almost-30 years being alive. Although she's younger, she's the protector of the two. A bit like those tiny dogs that are cuddly with the ones they like, and insanely... chompy around everyone else. Except she's obviously not a dog and I've never seen a ginger pooch."
My Review: This is a short story that had some interesting characters. They are very unique and I liked the candid interactions between them. I did however get very confused when the author started introducing us to them as other women's names were used, they must be actresses or something but it really confused me since I was still trying to get their names straight. I also felt like we were thrown into the story with not much build up to find our footing, I think with a little more development and fleshing out of the story these characters could really grow on me.
July 17, 2015
Lie is about four women who go out of town for the weekend. There really wasn’t a lot to this story other than the four women getting to know each other or reconnecting.
The beginning of Lie was pretty confusing and difficult to follow but once they got to the cottage that they were staying at for the weekend, Rathan Krueger’s writing was much easier to follow. I also like the author’s wit.
Because the characters were getting to know each other, I was able to learn quite a bit about them. Idette is friends with Veronique and Quinivere and she invited them for the weekend, as well as Veronique’s niece, Fantine.
Near the end, it gets interesting when Quinivere announces, sadly, that she is pregnant and doesn’t know if she’ll keep it. There was an interesting fight between Idette and Quinivere, but I kept expecting more to happen.
And then I read the synopsis that says “Underneath the bridge, Lie is an attack on bland female characters in modern fiction.” So now I say, touché.
The beginning of Lie was pretty confusing and difficult to follow but once they got to the cottage that they were staying at for the weekend, Rathan Krueger’s writing was much easier to follow. I also like the author’s wit.
Because the characters were getting to know each other, I was able to learn quite a bit about them. Idette is friends with Veronique and Quinivere and she invited them for the weekend, as well as Veronique’s niece, Fantine.
Near the end, it gets interesting when Quinivere announces, sadly, that she is pregnant and doesn’t know if she’ll keep it. There was an interesting fight between Idette and Quinivere, but I kept expecting more to happen.
And then I read the synopsis that says “Underneath the bridge, Lie is an attack on bland female characters in modern fiction.” So now I say, touché.
January 3, 2014
Lie is a story about four women who take a mini vacation to try to help one of the women in their group. Each person , has character, they are not perfect, they have their flaws. A well written story of family love and friendship. I loved the writing style of Rathan Krueger and i would difinitley read more books by this author.
December 18, 2013
This book has a lot of potential, but it is not quite ready yet. Needs a little bit of work. The author shows great promise.
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