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Well done! Captivating story. Historical facts well merged with good story that hooks the reader from the beginning to the end.


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The Thing With Feathers Anne SweazyKulju 9781618623102 Books Reviews

If you are looking for calming, reflective novel, this is not it! It is a disturbing story of a sadistic man who was made a preacher in a small Oregon community. The people were very friendly and accepting of the new preacher and his daughter. The time period begins about 1928 and spans through to about 1945. The country went through some very trying times during those years and small farming communities were not exempt.

The story primarily centers around Preacher Bowman and his daughter, the Marshalls, Rebecca, and the Tjaden family, Other characters are introduced and some fill a major role in the plot. The characters describe become very real and the landscape, plus background scenes are well portrayed. The title is taken from a poem by Emily Dickinson which discloses the story connection to the title. It is an acceptable title but not one to draw a reader's attention. The book cover reflects the same observation. It is too dark and slightly deceptive to "catch" the reader's eye.

This is a unique tale of the roller coaster of life - the good times and the bad. It is a time where sacrifices were great and honor was revered. Just as in our present day, some people were selfish and cruel, while others are unselfish and trusting... Then, of course, others were neither. Sometimes justice is not served in this life leaving one with the hope that in the next life it will all be made right.

In this story of peace then turmoil, the readers experience conflicting emotions. Part of the time one applauds the characters then other times despises them. It is reasonably clean except for some sexual situations and some profanity...definitely a PG-13 rating.

This novel is a mixture of genres...Historical Fiction, Mystery/Suspense, an Psychological Thriller.

I felt a portion of this story was dragged out but otherwise well-written. My review of this book offers a Four Stars rating.

This was generously sent to me by the author for an honest review of which I have given.
The sign of a good book is if it has the ability to remove you from your current place and time and transport you into someone else’s world. Anne Sweazy-Kulju’s ability to transport the reader into a different era and place has the potential to transform you. Her characters are not your average beings with common place traits and thoughts. They are dark, they are broken, but most of all they are unapologetically human.

“The Thing with Feathers” is a dark and seething tale of love, and the daring spirit. The characters are very well drawn out and jump out at you from the page. Their voices so distinct, you can hear them whisper their darkest secrets into your ear. The descriptions are simplistically effective, which is very beneficial since the subject matter of the story is very dense.

The main character Blair, is a broken spirited girl. There are moments that the reader can catch glimpses of the spark of fire within her, and when it does happen, it’s glorious. For a character like Blair, who is abused at the hands of her father–a religious zealot and bigot–it’s so easy for her character to be defined purely by the hardships and cruelty she faces. But instead, those moments of hardship allow for Blair to reveal the true nature of her character–a brave and resilient soul. She is not passive to the difficulties that arise around her, and for that reason many readers may find her to be a very admirable character. Blair’s love interest, Sean, is a likable character. In every story there is the quintessential good guy, and Sean is definitely the one. Sean could have easily slipped into one-dimensional blandness but instead, he emerges as a good guy with the qualities of a hero. He is the story’s brave individual, untouched by what others think of him and doesn’t weaver from what he’s fighting for. He is the lone trailblazer in small town Cloverdale, Oregon.

As the saying goes, every character is the hero of his or her own story, and so for even the minor characters in this book, each and every character is well rounded and granted their individual place in Blair and Sean’s story. The dynamics between Sean’s parents is delightful and offers levity against the dark subject matter. With a small town like Cloverdale, the setting isn’t just a base for the story to unfold, it is an important catalyst to the tale and a character in its own right. When a reader finds themselves in the middle of a dialogue exchange between the characters, it’s hard not to imagine the dusty and hand-crafted abodes of the local townsfolk that surround them.

However, the character that I found to be problematic was the Reverend Bowman. His evil and sadistic ways may haunt you. He is the reason for Blair’s and the townsfolk of Cloverdale’s suffering. As an evil character, he plays the part perfectly. However, it is hard to believe that someone could be so purely evil without a touch of humanity within him. No one is born evil, they are made evil. The question of what made the Reverend that way may leave one puzzled and short changed. He is after all the driving force of all things bad in the main character’s stories, but without a deeply embedded motive one can only question why he even resigns himself to be the villain.

Despite this shortcoming in “The Thing with Feathers,” it is still a very well written saga. The subject matter is very dark, and not for someone who prefers fairy tales and hallow love stories. The love between Sean and Blair is the very humanistic kind. It is very raw, and flawed. But that is what makes it memorable.

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A truly heartrending story that inspires hope, The Thing With Feathers was written with a softness that is incredulously impressive, but with a strength that jumps off the pages, it’s almost tangible. Every character was designed with the intent to explore the topic of faith preciously intertwined with the kind of hope that patiently waits for God’s justice and reward. Heartbreaking with almost every penned letter, it eventually doesn’t leave the reader with a sense of loss, but with the deeper understanding of what it means to be righteous in a fallen world where injustice tends to rule the day.

The Thing With Feathers is a brilliant prose that will leave you breathless, and in tears—not for the faint of heart!—but will also incline you towards a God that rewards either in the life or the next.
Well done! Captivating story. Historical facts well merged with good story that hooks the reader from the beginning to the end.