What is your opinion?
Terrific Read: Brilliant, Beautiful Concept, Well-executed
"Sometimes you read a story that has a concept that's so clever and elegant, that it makes the entire thing easy and fun to read. This is that book, which I burned through in half a day. Without giving away too much, not only is the concept of the country store--a sort of wish-granting, moral way-station caught between here and there--terrific, but the details around it are intriguing and engaging. I love the sense of how everything is connected!!! The first few stories stand on their own, and each tale is engaging and carry a weighty moral message. The mystery of the store, what it is, why, etc., is so intriguing also. And toward the fifth chapter, we get a hint of how the store came into being. I only have two issues with this book. The main issue is I wish it were finished so I could read the rest! The other issue is that while the prose is mainly well-executed and nicely descriptive, it does need some scrubbing (typos, wordos, perhaps filters, etc.). I believe this author to be a consummate storyteller, and I am certain the ending will be just as captivating as the beginning. I believe with some loving care and polishing, this is a book that could be published by a major house. Will take some work though, but it's worth it. Well done! Bravo!."
Nicely Constructed and Imaginative
"This is a cleverly constructed book, well written and delightful to read. The prose is fluid and easy to read. The interweaving of the separate stories is finely drawn and the overall concept imaginative and appealing. Thoroughly enjoyable."
The Country Store C.1
"What a clever concept...the Country Store! I like how the story involved a moral issue interwoven in an intriguing plot.. This first story maintain my attention, because I wondered what would happen to the boy. Great job!"
The Country Store
"Good story, needs more details "
