Review: Stuart Ayris Forever
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 13, 2012
Tollesbury Time Forever," by Stuart Ayris, bedazzles the reader with its range--it's range of wisdom as to the inner life of the human being, as well as the ease in which the author switches narratives and moves from one style of writing to another. (Besides which, any book that makes use of songs by the Beatles is okay by me.) For all the territory of the soul covered by the author, he tells his tale economically. Even when delving into the apparent realm of fantasy, Ayris never overdoes. There's an essential sturdiness to his writing style, which is the mark of one truly meant to be a writer. And he also never loses the reader's attention. His sensitivity for humanity and his skill as a writer seems to tell the reader that everything will come together, as indeed it does. And even at the book's darkest moment the author never loses affection for life and it's many foibles. It never alienates; the authors does not put himself above other people.Though certainly never short on plot, this is a book that is more character-driven than plot-driven. It is "literary," if you will. Yet I promise you that even of you prefer plot to character you will never be anything less than enthralled by this novel.Jon P. Bloch(The Kindle Book Review)