Book Review

Basic Details:

Book Title: Off Center In The Attic

Subtitle:

Author: Mary Deal

Genre:

Part of a series? No

Order in series:

Best read after earlier books in series?

Available: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36879839-off-center-in-the-attic

Overall score:

I scored this book 4/5

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Short Summary of the book:

This book is a collection of several short stories. Some good, some not so.

What I liked about the book:

The collection of short stories contained some which were good quality.

What I didn’t like about the book:

Some of the stories I did not like so much.

My favourite bits in the book:

The unexpected twists and turns.

My least favourite bits in the book:

I enjoyed the entire book.

Any further books in the series? Any more planned by this author?

This author has written several other books.

What books could this be compared to and why?

Difficult to compare it to other books.

Recommendation:

In summary, I would recommend this book for the following readers:

Children No

Young Adult Probably

Adult Yes

If you like short stories this book may be the book for you.

I look forward to reading more books by this author.

Book Description by Author:

Humor and nonsense, flights of fantasy into other realms, fright, disgust and disappointment, silliness and wonderment, and the sadness of reality and heartache.

It’s all here, and more, in stories that may leave you a little Off Center in the Attic.

Acting in a Coffin - A director plays a prank that backfires on a movie set.

The Wallflower - A woman compares herself to one who is the life of the party.

Pupule - A neighborhood gets a lesson in humility from a crazy old Hawaiian man.

To Soar - What a bird drops.

Out of Body - A man is shot and his brain goes through a metamorphosis.

Looking for Life - Never the right one.

Most Wanted - The killer of young boys remains at large.

Grandpappy’s Cows - Antics of backward backwoods relatives.

Boy at the Crossroad - The making of a monster.

Cafeteria Science - How to lose your lunch.

Indoctrination - A daring woman wants to experience something different and gets her wish.

Explosive Day - No escape.

The Smell of Death - A clue to the dying.

Legacy - A woman in mourning changes her life to follow in her mother’s footsteps.

An Urgent Message - A plea to a writer.

Rituals - Neurosis as a way of life.

Watched - Being watched can kill.

The Swimmer - A man losing his sanity.

Thanatos - The urge to die.

Alien Footprints - An invisible perpetrator.

Vibratory Rates - Visitations from heaven and hell.

The Voodoo Kit - A Jamaican hex follows a woman home.

Pekoe - A newborn kitten abandoned in a portable toilet.

Great Lady of Wisdom - A holy goat.

The Last Thing I Do - The end of making memories.

Future Winner - A little-known artist gets a break.

Innocence - A high school girl on the verge of betrayal by her innocence.

Sister Fly - Karma

Homeless, Not Heartless - A man and his dog.

Roots - What you may find when tracing your family tree.

About the Author:

Mary Deal is an Amazon bestselling, award-winning, multi-genre author of suspense/thrillers, romance, a short story collection, writers’ references, and self-help. She is a Pushcart Prize nominee, Artist and Photographer, and former newspaper columnist and magazine editor. She is currently writing the third story in her Sara Mason Mysteries.

She has traveled and has a lifetime of diverse experiences, all of which remain in memory as fodder for her fiction. A native of California’s Sacramento River Delta, where some of her stories are set, she has lived in England, the Caribbean, The Hawaiian Islands, and now resides in Scottsdale, Arizona. Her paintings and photography are also used to create gorgeous personal and household products.

Her Website:

http://www.marydeal.com

Amazon Author Page: http://tinyurl.com/3z8pm31

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/MaryDeal