Morgan Parker (2)

I honestly don't even know what to think of this book... The Katie character doesn't sound to me one bit like the girl in the first book, and the story doesn't really make a whole lot of sense, really. I don't get why she'd do the stuff she's done in this book, and apart from Rachel's I'm not sure I get the other characters' motivations and actions and reasoning....

I can't say that I hated it, because I read every page right up until the end, and the writing is actually pretty okay in this, but I'm not quite certain I liked it that much. It was okay, I suppose, but I'm not sure I really have ab opinion. (Sooooo confused! Lol!)… (mais)

Morgan Parker has a sensational wit and uses it to his advantage in writing the story within a story that is non fric-tion.



It has taken me several days of not thinking about non fric-tion to be able to sit and actually write a review. I had to decide how I truly felt about this novel. Several days later I am now looking at the book through a different set of eyes, and looking on it much more favorably.

This poor man, Morgan, loses everything in his life in one fell swoop. His wife, whom I think he thinks he loves, his daughter, his dignity . . . then he has a hit on the indie author circuit with a quickly thought up book of texting. With this notoriety, and potential for fame and fortune, comes his wife, suddenly desiring marital counseling.

Both Jennifer (Princess B*tch) and Morgan begin counseling from a place of hurt, anger and bitterness, not from love. Through their counseling sessions, and homework each week, they begin to unravel the cloth of what exactly went wrong in their marriage and what role each of them played in its demise.

There is a tone of autobiographical writing in non fric-tion, though I’ve been assured that this author is nothing like his character. The entire cast of characters is entirely, well mostly, believable. They behave in a manner I see consistent with today’s society, from the self-absorbed running from man to man by Princess, to the seeking of self-affirmation by Morgan.

The language is a little tough at times, but again, it represents the situation the author in the book finds himself. Mr. Parker does warn his readers of the adult content, and actually counted the number of f-bombs his characters dropped.

This book garners four stars and a hope for further writing by Mr. Parker.

~Patricia, Room With Books~ © Jan 28, 2014… (mais)

I took my time to read, then re-read this beautiful story before I could begin to write a review.

I first became acquainted with Mr. Parker's writing through non fric~tion. It took me a bit of time to get used to the tone and concept of his writing and I found that, given thought and a more open mind, I absolutely loved it!

I'm not sure exactly what I was expecting in Hope, but I found it, and I'm still carrying it around with me. Love and longing fill the pages and I could put myself in the story with Oliver and Oliva more than once.

This is such a touching story of love and filled with so much heart, how can I do anything but recommend it to anyone who loves a love story!

~Patricia, Room With Books~ © Feb 14, 2014… (mais)