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Complicated
 A Complicated Kindness: A Novel $13.95 Sometimes the jacket blurbs get it right. This is a gem of a book. (I can't bring myself to call it a 'novel'. Maybe 'slices of fictional memoir' is how I'd label it.) Its narrator's voice is stunning, absolutely authentic, unfailingly truthful, bearing all the insight -and ignorance- that all great taletellers possess. Being staggered by an author's skills, their chutzpah, a singularity of expression...these are what I hope for every time I sit down to read a new offering. And I was repeatedly staggered by Ms Toew's 'A Complicated Kindness'. But I was never patronized, I never felt that the first-person narrative got precious, or self-involved; the teenaged perspective of Nomi Nickel rang true, and was expressed as cleanly as if you were listening to the gal share her story on a bus downtown, or a cross-country train, or in a booth at a diner. Phenomenal. (Personal rating: 9.5/10)  Amish Peace: Simple Wisdom for a Complicated World $12.99 AWESOME! The timing of the release of the book was exactly perfect! Just want I needed to help me find peace in my life. Suzanne Woods Fisher is a brilliant writer. This book give practical advice through short stories as lived out by the most peaceful people on the planet - The Amish. Highly recommend this to all who are seeking a change of pace in their life.  Complicated $0.99 Avril Lavigne made a great debut with this song, in which the female speaker chides her boyfriend for being pretentious and uptight, adding unnecessary complications to their lives. Very easy to memorize and great for a group sing. |
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