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EmersonRose (320 KP) rated Running Plain Sight & Other Stories in Books

Nov 20, 2019  
Running Plain Sight & Other Stories
Running Plain Sight & Other Stories
Charles R. Butts Jr | 2019
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7.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Running in Plain Sight is a collection of short stories by author Charles Butts. The book is named after the first story in the collection. The first story tells the life story of Leander Sills JR. When he was ten years old tragedy struck, and he was forced to go on the run. The story gives glimpses into the rest of his life as he deals with hardship, kindness, and forgiveness. These are themes that are carried over into the other three stories: If All Minds Are Clear, Home Follows, and A Balanced Imbalance. Each is centered on the life of a man who is struggling with his own mistakes or the mistakes of others but grows and finds peace in life. Beginning with Running in Pain Sight was an excellent choice for the first story in the collection because not only does it do a wonderful job of setting the themes in the collection, but that story, in particular, has an incredibly strong and powerful hook from the very beginning.
What I found most captivating about each of these stories were the characters. Both the main characters and the characters around them are flawed people, otherwise known as real people. No one is perfect in these stories, but that makes them easier to be sympatric to. What makes them strong characters is that they take responsibility for their actions. Even though the short stories really only give us glimpses into the lives of the characters that live within them, their flaws and character growth make them deeply developed characters.
Charles R. Butts Jr. published this collection in 2017 and published his first book, For Only A Season in 2016. These stories are quick reads but beautiful and powerful stories. Butts’s writing style is easy and often conversational as you are in the heads of the main characters. However, the simplicity makes the voices stronger, and the meaning of the stories shine through. I greatly enjoyed reading these stories and would highly recommend them.
  
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Funkydr79 (4 KP) rated Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America in Books

Jul 11, 2017  
Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America
Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America
Michael Erik Dyson | 2017 | History & Politics
9
9.3 (3 Ratings)
Book Rating
The author shares personal stories that accentuate the problems caused by the action or inaction of white culture in America. (0 more)
Essential reading for all Americans
  
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Susan (45 KP) rated The Red Garden in Books

Aug 10, 2017  
The Red Garden
The Red Garden
Alice Hoffman | 2018 | Fiction & Poetry
9
9.5 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
A series of short interwoven stories intricately woven over centuries (1 more)
A magical yet believable story that enchants the reader
An unforgettable journey of strong women
  
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CBorden (67 KP) rated The Vampire Diaries - Season 2 in TV

Mar 3, 2018  
The Vampire Diaries - Season 2
The Vampire Diaries - Season 2
2010 | Drama
3
8.3 (6 Ratings)
TV Season Rating
Okay... I know its a teen/college kid soap opera, so expectations shouldn’t be high, but seriously? Over dramatization. Predictable stories. Tacky, unimaginative dialogue. Bleh
  
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Meg Dean (138 KP) rated A Witch Like Me in Books

Jun 20, 2018  
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A Witch Like Me
Sirona Knight | 2001
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Not bad...an interesting collection of stories...

If you always wanted to know more about your favorite Pagan authors...this is the book for you!