Publisher: independent
Date
published: 2013
ISBN: NA
Biography
E-book
Reviewed by Helen
Obtained via
author
Brian C.
Petti is a playwright and this book is a collection of the articles he wrote
for his blog over a two-year period, 2011-2013. They encompass everything from
stories from his Catholic childhood, his family, everyday life, the people he
meets and anything else that takes his fancy. A completely eclectic mix.
Authors
frequently say that they find inspiration in anything and everything. If Mr.
Petti’s blog does anything it points to the truth of the saying. Pick a topic
and he’s probably referred to it in one of his blogs. He tells whimsical tales
from his childhood and youth, interspersed with more serious ones about life,
health, his family, his plays and more. Some of the stories are definitely
funny, others eyebrow raising and still others a comment on the world as we
know it.
Mr. Petti is
typical of many authors. He’s had some success, made some sales, got a core of
readers and supporters, but is not likely to be making his fortune on Broadway
in the immediate future. However his creative mind puts its own unique slant on
life and, despite being neither male, nor catholic, nor a baseball fan, I
enjoyed reading many of his tales.
I think it’s
great to understand writers are humans with thoughts and feelings and lives
outside their books and plays. For all those who disparage their work, there
needs to be twice as many who read blogs like Mr. Petti’s and come to
understand that life is a mixture of so many things, and joy comes from
writing. The world’s definition of success is no guarantee of happiness. That
comes from within.
With so much
variety, the reader can dip into the book and pick and choose what they feel
like reading in a given day.
This is an objective review and not
an endorsement of this book.
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