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AnnaMarie

Smashwords book reviews by AnnaMarie

  • Weathering the Storm #one on July 29, 2012

    I recetly read Weathering The Storm by Eduardo Danton and I enjoyed it very much. It is a provocative story. I have been reading more subtle romance novels. I found this book a welcome challenge. It is very bold and erotic and the quality of the writing enriches the sexual nature of the book. The characters are well drawn out and very interesting. I recommend the book highly.
  • The Ultimate Discipline on Aug. 02, 2012

    Review by E. Sumner Stapleton on Oct. 29, 2011 The Ultimate Discipline Readers in search of a new and dramatic experience will find it in Dan Fenton's memoir The Ultimate Discipline. Depicting a family virtually under seige from their own father, the author traces the impact of his father's anger and behavior on individual members of the family, including his mother, but primarily on the author. It is a heart-searing story that exposes a philosophy of life held by the father that glorifies hurting others by punishing the most beloved persons closest to you. However, the memoir offers strong redemptive features because what emerges from this dark journey of the father and his family are sons and daughters and grandchildren who are strong and caring individuals. They are survivors with talent, optimism and holding family values that are directly opposite to those of their father.There is a fascinating and marked contrast reading about about the father and the author. A suprising number of scenes capture family moments of beauty, tradition and normality. As readers we were left with the desire to know more about the author and characters central to his story. It is a provocative book which really should be explored and recommended. We enjoyed it.
  • The Ultimate Discipline on Aug. 02, 2012
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    Review by E. Sumner Stapleton on Oct. 29, 2011 The Ultimate Discipline Readers in search of a new and dramatic experience will find it in Dan Fenton's memoir The Ultimate Discipline. Depicting a family virtually under seige from their own father, the author traces the impact of his father's anger and behavior on individual members of the family, including his mother, but primarily on the author. It is a heart-searing story that exposes a philosophy of life held by the father that glorifies hurting others by punishing the most beloved persons closest to you. However, the memoir offers strong redemptive features because what emerges from this dark journey of the father and his family are sons and daughters and grandchildren who are strong and caring individuals. They are survivors with talent, optimism and holding family values that are directly opposite to those of their father.There is a fascinating and marked contrast reading about about the father and the author. A suprising number of scenes capture family moments of beauty, tradition and normality. As readers we were left with the desire to know more about the author and characters central to his story. It is a provocative book which really should be explored and recommended. We enjoyed it.