Review: Tremendous Thrills: Fiction Mirrors Reality
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 8, 2014
First of all, the author provides a warning: (quote) "Subject Matter Warning: Please note that these stories contain heavy subject material and detailed portrayals of violence." (end of quote) This is a collection of six short and thrilling stories. The subject matter is diverse. We find murder and the forbidden fruit of an inappropriate relationship, serial killers, and international espionage, among others. Each story, in its own right, lives up to the author's warning. These are indeed, "heavy stories".It is hard to choose one story as a favourite over the others. One interesting story, for me, was called, "The Teacher". It stood out because it told an all too familiar tale of teacher misconduct. This one is so "real" that it could have come off the front page of any major newspaper. In the story, Mrs. Marple, the regular English teacher, suddenly has a heart attack. Young, attractive, Miss Sanders is the substitute teacher. Miss Sanders has a crush on Crystal's boyfriend, Tyler. Crystal and Tyler are students... (a tale of forbidden fruit that left me in a reflective mood)...In sum, these are short stories that deal with "heavy" themes. They take you into a world in which nothing is as it ought to be. The reader is left to wonder, to ponder, to reflect, as each reader will surely be profoundly affected in one way or another. At the end of the day, maybe, the best thing about this book is that none of the stories are true...Highly recommended for fans of reality fiction...Get a copy of `Thrills' today--you won't be disappointed. Five stars.Reviewed by Thomas Jerome BakerAuthor ofFive Short Stories: Journey of a Hero, True Love, Impossible Love, A Woman at War & Peace