The Dragon Documentaries

by J.D. Camacho

Dragons are one of the truths about him. What are the rest?

Elmo Scrubb wanted perspective on his life. That’s why he traveled into the wilderness. But he didn’t expect to find dragons out there. Now, a reporter, armed with Elmo’s wilderness tapes and with access to Elmo’s closest family, will stop at nothing to discover what really happened in the wild – and whether Elmo found the perspective that he so richly wanted.

The Dragon Documentaries is a unique contemporary fantasy novel with equal parts introspection and relationships. If you like poignant family dramas, intriguing new perspectives, and journeys through the wilderness, then you’ll love J.D. Camacho’s magical look at the real world.

92 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 28, 2016

Reviews

[Patti · Rating 4 out of 5]

So I read and read and read, and after I reached the halfway mark I realize I am still not quite sure what the actually storyline is. Yes, he is looking into a brother/sister relationship. There are hints to either seeing or imagining a dragon, with no wings. Still, I find I am forcing myself to finish this book just to be fair with my review. And finish it I do, but this book did not make me want to seek out more by this writer. More dragons are discovered in second half of book . This writer is skilled no doubt but this tale itself did not manage to engage my emotions nor did it manage to immerse me into its journey. It is definitely unique onto itself and no doubt will have its own unique fan base. This voluntary review is based against a Kindle Unlimited copy.

[Tina · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked this story but it was a little unusual. This is a story of a reporter, I don't think their name was mentioned, who is interviewing a family about their brother/son that committed suicide. The strange part comes from the reporter listening to tapes Enos made before he died.
The writer never explains if Enos was insane or suffering from delusions. But on his tapes he talks about his journey through the forest to The Mount. He is seeing things that can't be real but he claims he's seen them before and is acquainted with them.
The hardest part of this book for me was the changing of personas. The reporter talks as if it's you doing these things and it kind of threw me for a minute to get used to it. Then when Enos speaks into the tape recorder it's in first person. It took me a minute to get into the story because of this.
It's an interesting story but I had a lot more questions than answers at the end.

[Jim Galford · Rating 3 out of 5]

A true fantasy. A writer embarks on a journey, based on the tapes and findings of an explorer, to determine if dragons exist and what actually happened to the explorer. enjoyable but light.