Helpful Score: 1
This book really touched me in a way that I haven't felt in some time. All of the characters are so well developed, and the imagery is very powerful. Mara's unique take on life is so uplifting and you really feel Daniel's sadness and separation from the world. I really fell in love with Earl and Edith. I can't wait to find more of McLaren's work.
Helpful Score: 1
Church of the Dog
by Kaya McLaren
This 225 page novel was an endearing and magical read about love, life and most of all about people and how the power of spirit can work miracles. I found the rotating first person style of the author to be a little unsettling at first, but when I got used to it I was amazed cause it brought a 3 dimensional quality to the book I hadn't expected.
The special thing about this story was that it addressed spiritual principles in a very pleasing an indirect way, kind of like taking your medicine with the proverbial spoonful of sugar. Another helpful feature of this sweetie was the suggested book study questions at the end. The gifted heroine of this eye-opening tale made me ever mindful of the pleasure, pain and sense of duty that comes with being a light worker. I would recommend this poignant buddy to anyone who needs or want some feel good energy in their life. Thanks Kaya, I got it.
Love & Light,
Riki Frahmann
by Kaya McLaren
This 225 page novel was an endearing and magical read about love, life and most of all about people and how the power of spirit can work miracles. I found the rotating first person style of the author to be a little unsettling at first, but when I got used to it I was amazed cause it brought a 3 dimensional quality to the book I hadn't expected.
The special thing about this story was that it addressed spiritual principles in a very pleasing an indirect way, kind of like taking your medicine with the proverbial spoonful of sugar. Another helpful feature of this sweetie was the suggested book study questions at the end. The gifted heroine of this eye-opening tale made me ever mindful of the pleasure, pain and sense of duty that comes with being a light worker. I would recommend this poignant buddy to anyone who needs or want some feel good energy in their life. Thanks Kaya, I got it.
Love & Light,
Riki Frahmann
There's a lot to like in this little novel about a hippy-dippy art teacher who takes a job in a small eastern Oregon town and lands in the former bunkhouse of an elderly ranching couple. Her seriously woo-woo lifestyle and attitudes change several things for the better, and I was all ready to give this one a higher rating when an oddball ending made it jump the tracks.
I have no problem with the baby plot-point, since there was foreshadowing there, but on the nearly last page, there's a statement (or assumption) made about one of the main characters that seemed to come out of nowhere.
It's still a fun read, but did perhaps need a bit of editorial massaging. Extra points for the local-to-me geographical setting.
I have no problem with the baby plot-point, since there was foreshadowing there, but on the nearly last page, there's a statement (or assumption) made about one of the main characters that seemed to come out of nowhere.
It's still a fun read, but did perhaps need a bit of editorial massaging. Extra points for the local-to-me geographical setting.
