Title: The Stranger
Author: Joan Hall
Print Length: 102 pages
Publication Date: October 21, 2016
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B01M8LJFMT
The Stranger is a short read about a woman named Julie Williams, the owner of Uncommon Grounds coffee shop, the wife of a loving man and two grown children who are doing well for themselves. Julie’s life is stable and put together and everything seems fine except the feelings Julie has of her mother.
Margie Smith has just passed and there are only a few people at her funeral. As the minister gives his words, it becomes apparent that both Julie and her husband did not like Margie. She is remembered as a mean woman who cared about only herself. Not only does Julie and Mark feel this way, but even Stella Green, the nurse who worked for Margie, found the woman difficult. It seems Margie was just a mean woman and I enjoyed trying to figure out why as the author gave bits and pieces of her persona. Meanwhile, someone is watching as Julie leaves the cemetery and he seems to have just as much disdain for Margie as she does.
Since the book is short I’ll leave it here. It’s a fast paced read and I enjoyed trying to figure out who The Stranger was following Julie. I thought the feelings she had toward her mother started to get a tad repetitive and Julie was starting to get annoying with it. I just wanted her to let it go because it didn’t seem that deep. However, this too plays into the mysterious feel of the novel. Who was Margie Smith really?
I’m starting to really enjoy these psychological reads and was excited to have caught onto The Stranger’s identity ahead of time which I gave myself cool points for. (It was like a mental game lol) The Stranger is a tad predictable for me personally and I wanted more on Julie’s mother. However, an overall enjoyable read. You can’t go wrong with a book that’s short, well written and to the point.
Ratings:
Plot Movement / Strength: 4/5
Entertainment Factor: 4/5
Characterization: 5/5
Authenticity / Believable: 5/5
Thought Provoking: 4/5
Overall: 4 / 5
The Stranger is available now on Amazon
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Author Website: http://www.joanhall.net/
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Reblogged this on anita dawes and jaye marie.
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and the book Incognito and let me know how to feel about my writing
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Nice meeting you Mike. Please refer to the Book Review Registry page in the sidebar to learn more about submitting books for review consideration.
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Will do that, thank you Yecheilyah … I need inputs before my second Soren Swami book is written … Thank you .
Hope I will be able to see the sidebar
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It’s a slide-side bar. Go to the top left of the screen and click on those three bars and the sidebar slides out.
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Sent you the registration … mind it the book is available (First three chapters) on look inside of amazon. I sent you two registrations take the last one.
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Reblogged this on Author Don Massenzio and commented:
Check out this review of the book, The Stranger, by Joan Hall, as posted on The PBS Blog.
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Thanks Don! 👍
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My pleasure.
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Thanks for sharing 👍
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You are most welcome!
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