Review: Two Novellas is a Pure Delight and For Women a Lesson in the Mechanics of a Man's Mind
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 22, 2014
Jason Akley is better known by me for his children's books but I must say this was a pleasant departure for me. Each novella gives a different look at how men think and how they interact especially with each other. I always knew that men and women were wired differently but this book drives that point home. We meet four different men going through a variety of circumstances and get a glimpse at how the male mind encodes and reacts to these stimuli.Salted with Salt: The first of the two novellas, we meet Solomon Cross, a guy who by his own admission is the odd man out. One day he packs his life and himself into his vehicle and heads across country. It is on this journey that he gets to know himself inside and out, the good and the bad.The Altar of Silence: This is a rare gem. John, Jim and Ray, three friends from college who meet up after a few years only to realize that each still have a few life lessons to learn.Wonderful timing in the writing and the characters are very likeable. Add this to your summer reading list you cannot go wrong.