Have ever read a book that was so good that it left you speechless? If you have, then you know how I feel about this particular book.
The story begins when Vernon Davidson’s dying brother
requests him to bring his sons home. At first Vernon seems to be an alcoholic,
destructive person who simply has no faith. Slowly as the plot evolves we get
to see many facets of his life that allows the readers to understand his
psyche. Vernon’s nephew Jody is the second most prominent character in the
novel. Though both Vernon and his nephew had their own grievances, on the
surface, Jody seemed to have handled his life better. But has he? Both, uncle
and nephew are forced to stop and confront the truths and lies of their own
lives and how they manage and cope with it all.
Written from the point of view of both Vernon & Jody,
this is a story of three generations tied together by love, loss, abuse and
redemption. The blood ties depicted through the Davidson family is really
amazing. Also the author has done a brilliant job in building and portraying
the characters in this novel. They all
seem very real instead of fictional or larger than life. Striking language of
the story painted a vivid picture in my mind. It was almost like watching it
all happen in front of my (mind’s) eye! Also, the author’s sense of humour has
added to the flavor of the story.
But what I loved the most about this book is the Emotional
quotients portrayed throughout the book. Call me a feminist, but I have never
read anything so ‘emotional’ written by a man. No offense to all the other male
writers, but somewhere down the line, I find that they are usually unable to
tap into emotions as well as the female authors do. But Brian Holers has
managed to break through that and has captured the true essence of emotional
ties/bonds that make a family.
Goodreads * Amazon.in * Amazon.com
P.S: I am researching ‘Southern Accent’ so that I can ‘read’
the dialogues better when I read this book a second time.
Disclaimer: I received a free e-book from Novel Publicity for review purpose. Beside that I did not receive any kind of payment or benefit from the author or the publishers for reviewing this book.
Disclaimer: I received a free e-book from Novel Publicity for review purpose. Beside that I did not receive any kind of payment or benefit from the author or the publishers for reviewing this book.
Good review! It's always nice to find fictional characters that are very human. :P
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Thanks Deepak!!
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DeleteThanks for stopping by my blog. I'm a new GFC follower and I tweeted for you. Great blog! Donna
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DeleteThanks for stopping by and love seeing reviews of books I like too. :) I thought he also brought the place in as a character in itself and that was the first time I'd read something like that.
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And I'm stalking you now... hehe
Thanks Coral!!!
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Thanks for stopping by my blog! I loved your review, I am reading it as well, but have had things going on and have gotten behind on my reading! I'm hoping to have it read and reviewed shortly! So far, it's a great book! I'm a stalker now as well! ;)
ReplyDeleteHey Steph... Thank you for stopping by! Like I said, I love my Stalkers!!!
ReplyDeleteLemme know when you put up the review - so that I don't miss it - would love see some other POVs as well...
Good to see you on my blog. It's fascinating to see what different readers take from the same book.
ReplyDeleteEveryone has their own way of accepting a story -- and it is really interesting to see, who sees what!!
DeleteImportant to share our doubts about faith. Otherwise what comfort can it offer us, right?
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DeleteI like your review. I thought I'd stop by and check out yours since you came by and saw mine :). Thanks. I like your blog by the way, very nice motif. (if anyone wants to check out mine-here it is: http://personalliterarybookfrenzy.blogspot.com/2012/03/book-tour-reviewby-moi-interview-guest.html)
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DeleteThis is just phenomenal D, and I thank you so much for your interest and for taking the time to do the review. I worked so long and so hard on this book, you know it is never going to be perfect but when I felt I had told the story I set out to tell, I called it done. Four years later :) It is also so interesting to see the different messages people take from the book, sometimes messages I didn't even know where there. Once again thank you for your interest, and I'm so glad you enjoyed Doxology.
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DeleteVery good review. Thanks for the invite. I'll need to get this book asap!
ReplyDeleteDo get it Sarah... its really good!
DeleteGlad to see you enjoyed the book! :) It's definitely an interesting read.
ReplyDelete:) Thanks Jamie
DeleteI love that you're reading up on Southern accents-I can totally see what you mean now ;)
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DeleteI like the way you tackled this review. I made sure to join the ranks of your followers.
ReplyDeleteThanks Emily... Welcome to my Blog!
DeleteGreat review, Debdatta! I'm so pleased that you enjoyed Doxology as much as you did. I know what you mean about men not always hitting the same emotional highs in their writing; it's what makes Brian special ;-) Would you kindly cross-post this stunning review to Amazon and GoodReads to help up exposure for the wonderfully friendly author?
ReplyDeleteThanks for being a part of this tour,
Emlyn
BTW, I have a special place in my heart for Desi book bloggers. There are not enough out there!
DeleteThanks Emlyn! Your's & Brian's Comment are extra special... :)
DeleteIts already on Goodreads and just put up on amazon too!
As I had said before you have a knack for book reviews.. Good one again!!
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