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Heather

Smashwords book reviews by Heather

Inner City on Dec. 29, 2011

The story starts off with the main character, Callen, as a 7 year old. He lives in a walled city where stories about the world outside the walls are so bad that no one from the city wants to leave. Callen, as a child, is being attacked by an older boy and as he runs, he discovers a tunnel to the outside. He is injured and is briefly taken care of by the Outlocked, the name given to the people who live outside the walls. He then is returned to the city where he is told that it was all a dream. While Callen is attending the University, he decides to see if it was all a dream or for real. The author really grabbed a hold of me and made Callen a character that I cared about. The writing was well done and I thought that the ending of the book was beautifully done. I can't wait to read some of Mr. Northon's other works... if they are as good as "Inner-City," then I will definitely enjoy the ride.
The New Death and Others on Jan. 21, 2012

The description of this book was definitely interesting. I enjoyed the way the writer switched between short stories and poems. Unfortunately, I didn't really like the short stories. They were full of puns and I think would be funny if they were told on stage by a comedian, but not so funny as the written word. The author definitely has creative ideas and it would be interesting to see what kind of stories he could tell that were a little more serious. On the other hand, I did like most of the poems. The author has a penchant for cats, and I liked it when he wrote about them. I especially liked the poem "My Cat is Not Like Other Cats." It wasn't written for laughs, but was written to show why this cat is different from other cats. "How the Isle of Cats Got Its Name" was humerous and enjoyable. For those that like puns and silliness, then this book is for you. For those who don't like groaning at the end of a story because you got to the punchline, then you will probably not enjoy this book.