Review: Metaphor Master!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 26, 2012
"Love is like being in a bath of beans with a pig dressed as a clown and a naked farm girl.  Pretty much amazing, once you get over the shock."This is one of the many quotes that lie within the pages of Craig Stone's book, "Life Knocks."  This is a book that made me laugh so hard at times, I would literally throw my head back and drop my kindle because I was so amused by his sense of humor and his words.Craig Stone is a master of the metaphor and simile.  His sense of humor is one that takes a bit to get used to (at least a few pages), but once you do, you're along for a very fun ride through the eyes of an enormously funny writer.In addition to the wonderful humor of this story, however, is a hidden gem:  a genuine love story between Craig and Lily--a woman who captures his heart, who overwhelms and amazes him and who he shares his life with for a time.  Heartfelt, wonderful scenes involve Craig's outpour of emotions for Lily---elation, devotion, fear and heartache."A watched pot never boils but if I took my eyes from these negative thoughts for a second they would lurch rapidly towards becoming words that spill over the edges of my lips and boil the beautiful moment alive as we lived it."---WOW! I read this passage over and over and over again...it may very well be my favorite in the book.The author bounces around between dates in the book--so you never know quite which stage of his life you will be reading about, and I truly loved that about this book.This book is considered the prequel to "The Squirrel------Madness", however, being a prequel, it is not necessary to have read the other book first.This book is definitely one that was "stepping out of the box" for me...and it may be for you, as well, but it is certainly worth the read.