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The Apricot Turner Uploaded: 04/09/2009
by Jim LaMattery
Book - Drama, Historical, Political
A 70's draft dodger seeking an idyllic war-free life finds no safe haven in Old Time Religion. Should this rebel's

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The Life Out Here Uploaded: 02/26/2009
by mwb1005
Book - Drama, Historical, Romance
It is not often that I'm fortunate enough to be handed a book for the first time by its author. I encountered Montetre briefly through a mutual acquaintance...I do not know him, therefore this review isn't coloured by my knowledge of the book's creator. In THE LIFE OUT HERE we have two separate books. The first book puzzles and challenges you. Little happens, beyond our introduction to the hero...or, rather, antihero; though I'm not sure either applies fully. It is filled with a distinctive, complex language that will make you wonder whether you're reading Thomas Pynchon or James Redfield. I consider myself well-read, which is why you should take me at my word when I say: You'll genuinely wonder whether you're reading the brilliant words of a genius, or the bumbling ravings of a lunatic. As our (anti)Hero? wanders about, Caulfield-like, in his world of the first book, I attempted to relate to him. I failed. But knowing the book had come from such a young author, I was so puzzled as to the complexity of its language, that I held on. The second book shifts suddenly from narrative to the dramatic and continues breathlessly to the end, which, thankfully, does not resort to convention. I was left blinking, wondering where the last hundred pages had gone. By the end, our (anti)Hero? has embodied despicable scorn for the vast majority of humans, puzzlingly self-deprecating and possibly even vulnerable emotion, super-human skill and knowledge, and base, elemental weakness and fear. Complex, to say the least. Intriguing, most certainly. Montetre ends up telling a riveting story of murder and revenge that leaves absolutely no one fulfilled, neither character nor reader, yet he does so in a delectable-sort-of-way. It is surprising, puzzling, revolting, and captivating, each in turn, but rarely simultaneously. If the book had come from a seasoned novelist, I'd have tossed it with a laugh. Knowing it had come from a 21-year-old's mind left me intrigued for days. You will not regret reading to the last word of THE LIFE OUT HERE. Perhaps more than any other book I've read, you're left wondering more about the author who created it than about the book itself. We have much more to anticipate from Montetre, and I, for one, can't wait. *Ben Starr

Type: Book
Genres: Drama, Historical, Romance
Length: 269 pages

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Dark Castle Nor and The Untold Truth Uploaded: 10/11/2008
by luckywright
Book - Historical, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Coast of Wales 1110 AD They were elves known as Eurbries; a very distinct clan, possessing unusual furry tails. Chased from their huts in the forest by an evil king and his knights, they fled into a cave too small for their enemies to follow. Never again would they reappear. Their species became extinct in the blink of an eye to live on only as legend. Coast of Wales Autumn 1201 AD A young elf woke from a strange dream in his bedroom in a land deep inside the earth. His vision kept recurring where he witnessed two women being held against their will in a dungeon below Castle Nor. Barely in their teens and against the clan’s will, Tril and Lily set out to free these two prisoners. Tril was sure the spirits had shown him visions for this very purpose and not to act would be against God’s will. Never before above ground, this strange world held breathtaking challenges they never imagined making the caverns below seem stifling and dull. Befriended by a young wolf with an agenda of his own involving justice and revenge, they became a force to be reckoned with against an unjust land. The story winds through the sewers below Castle Nor, rising from a small island off the coast, to the forest of the Eurbries and the meadows below Castle Win. Fear kept the Eurbries concealed safely underground for 91 years but now they could be exposed by the carelessness of two young adults. What were the clan’s options? None, it seemed. Wealthy now because their caverns were rich with emeralds; their wealth would only intensify the greed of Lord Venome and hasten their demise for sure this time. The clan knew Tril and Lily were not equipped to deal with a world they had only heard of and would surly fail. Sir Arron was betrothed to Lady Alaine. Forced to marry a woman he had never met by a father’s unfair demands, his stomach curdled at the news. But hearing she was lost at sea on her way to the wedding changed his heart. Lost without a trace was an unacceptable answer to someone’s life. A rescue party must be gathered immediately. Multiple protagonists from wolves, humans to elves all come together. They are bonded by compassion for one another to battle greed, lust and coercion. Good verses evil is colored lightly with humor. The only grey area is different opinions of truth. Coast of Wales October, 2008 Novelist Robin Duggan and daughter Alaine traveled from Torrance California to Wales to research her book. Could ruins from ancient times still exist to give truth to her story of elves, love and romance handed down to her through many centuries? Two pages were all that survived from a diary found in the ruins of Castle Win by one of her ancestors, sparking a glimmer of authenticity to her novel she so wanted to believe in. Penned by Lady Alaine in 1201AD, the manuscript was found in her mum’s sea chest after her death. To denounce the credibility of elves would mean the whole story was a lie. But really, if God designed dinosaurs . . . Elves were hardly a far fetched possibility.

Type: Book
Genres: Historical, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Length: 300 pages

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American Poet LHE Uploaded: 11/12/2007
by Ruben_Alexander_Barron
Book - Crime, Historical, Political
"For those of us that believe there is a higher pupose for existence and our reason for being here, Ruben...offers

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AMA'S STORY Uploaded: 11/11/2007
by manuherb
Book - Foreign, Historical, Political
Bahia, Brazil, 1810. Ama, a prematurely aged enslaved African woman, blind in both eyes, dictates the story of her life

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