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Seven Threads
Seven Threads is a book of 7 short stories full of twists and turns. A girl on the run, a man accused of murder, a homeless man who finds his way, and much more. While each story is unique, they all offer the same human compassion that is sometimes lacking in today’s world. The reader is sure to find each story a page turner full of emotions, and left wanting more!
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October 2, 2017
This is a collection of seven short stories, based on the themes of hope, compassion, friendship, and the kindness of strangers. The stories are divided into mini-chapters, making them suitable for non-readers, people with short attention spans, and those who may choose not to read a whole story in one sitting.
In "The Gentle Man", Jim struggles to come to terms with the death of a friend.
In "Life is a Rummage Sale", a homeless man's life turns around after doing a good deed.
In "The Coffee Shop", Adam meets Rebecca, and it's love at first sight until someone comes between them.
In "Classified", a scientist is caught up in a government conspiracy.
In "The Runaway Tracks", a girl runs away from home and encounters a kind stranger.
In "Mr. Dean Brant - The Lost Brother", Dean visits his dying brother.
In "A Miracle in Aisle Four", Jill helps a needy family at Christmas time.
In the author's bio, he states that "he is not much of a reader." This is beyond obvious, given the mundane storytelling, boring plot lines, unrealistic dialogue, unbelievable behavior of the characters, and the anti-climactic resolution of each story. Foreshadowing at the end of each "chapter" makes you think there's going to be a big twist, but there never is. In addition, the writing is overly emotional and melodramatic, yet fails to evoke any emotion in the reader.
There are also numerous editing issues, including: a mixture of past and present tenses, randomly switching point-of-view, an overabundance of clichés, poorly constructed sentences, incorrect word usage, lack of logic, and continuity errors. In a recent interview (http://majankaverstraete.com/2017/08/...), the author himself states, "When I am self editing, I do not put too much effort into it. I realize that can sound somewhat lazy, and perhaps one day I will change my approach, but for now I don’t want to focus too much energy into the editing portion. There are people out there that are much better editors than I will ever be, and I would rather make mistakes but get a better story, than edit everything and second-guess my every sentence." Sorry, Mr. Atkinson, writing a book just doesn't work that way.
Very disappointing.
I received this book in return for an honest review.
Full blog post: https://booksdirectonline.blogspot.co...
In "The Gentle Man", Jim struggles to come to terms with the death of a friend.
In "Life is a Rummage Sale", a homeless man's life turns around after doing a good deed.
In "The Coffee Shop", Adam meets Rebecca, and it's love at first sight until someone comes between them.
In "Classified", a scientist is caught up in a government conspiracy.
In "The Runaway Tracks", a girl runs away from home and encounters a kind stranger.
In "Mr. Dean Brant - The Lost Brother", Dean visits his dying brother.
In "A Miracle in Aisle Four", Jill helps a needy family at Christmas time.
In the author's bio, he states that "he is not much of a reader." This is beyond obvious, given the mundane storytelling, boring plot lines, unrealistic dialogue, unbelievable behavior of the characters, and the anti-climactic resolution of each story. Foreshadowing at the end of each "chapter" makes you think there's going to be a big twist, but there never is. In addition, the writing is overly emotional and melodramatic, yet fails to evoke any emotion in the reader.
There are also numerous editing issues, including: a mixture of past and present tenses, randomly switching point-of-view, an overabundance of clichés, poorly constructed sentences, incorrect word usage, lack of logic, and continuity errors. In a recent interview (http://majankaverstraete.com/2017/08/...), the author himself states, "When I am self editing, I do not put too much effort into it. I realize that can sound somewhat lazy, and perhaps one day I will change my approach, but for now I don’t want to focus too much energy into the editing portion. There are people out there that are much better editors than I will ever be, and I would rather make mistakes but get a better story, than edit everything and second-guess my every sentence." Sorry, Mr. Atkinson, writing a book just doesn't work that way.
Very disappointing.
I received this book in return for an honest review.
Full blog post: https://booksdirectonline.blogspot.co...
September 20, 2017
While I liked some of these stories better than others, this collection starts off with a page-turner, and continues to be engaging. These stories just go to show that you don't know what is going on in someone's head - even if you think you do - and that everyday situations and events can take a turn that is completely unexpected. I love short stories (and love to write them) and this collection will please any reader who likes a quick read that will make them think as well as be entertained.
August 28, 2017
Book Review originally published here: http://www.iheartreading.net/book-tou...
Seven Threads by Jason Atkinson is a collection of 7 short stories. The stories are different genres and feature unique, different characters but they all deal with a common topic: human compassion (which may or may not be lacking in the stories). One of the stories is about a man murdering his friend. Another deals with a homeless man trying to find his way. A girl running away on a train. A man saying his goodbyes to a relative.
All the stories are different but they do connect in a way, through the common theme of humanity and compassion. The stories are of decent quality, and although I preferred some over others, there weren’t any that I didn’t like at all; they were all quite enjoyable.
Fans of short stories should give this collection a shot.
Seven Threads by Jason Atkinson is a collection of 7 short stories. The stories are different genres and feature unique, different characters but they all deal with a common topic: human compassion (which may or may not be lacking in the stories). One of the stories is about a man murdering his friend. Another deals with a homeless man trying to find his way. A girl running away on a train. A man saying his goodbyes to a relative.
All the stories are different but they do connect in a way, through the common theme of humanity and compassion. The stories are of decent quality, and although I preferred some over others, there weren’t any that I didn’t like at all; they were all quite enjoyable.
Fans of short stories should give this collection a shot.
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