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Finding a unique view within human struggle...

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Perhaps the reason I value this author the most is her unique method of finding beauty and language that explores visual perceptions of people's deficits. Most often reading about someones struggle would be depressing yet Kristen Heitzmann has a profound way of making the individual appear strong - progressive - and courageous. You find the stories compelling and motivating. Recently, I breezed through her latest "Indelible" turning page after page. The writing style so vastly different than my last read, it took me a few pages to get the flow. Yet, I was hooked as soon as I got about 3 pages in. That is my type of book. Characters you can fall in love with, pictures and images that make you feel like you are watching your favorite movie and want to continually rewind to see that part again! Yes, this author is definitely one of my new favorites. A great read but just so you know you will not put it down!

Books before the Movies?

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That's it! I refuse to read another book before I watch the movie. Hollywood and their use of script direction is, in my humble opinion, pathetic. Names are changed, characters out of line and sequence, complete story segments missing, lack of important events changes the entire course of a theme - agh can you tell it is not a positive for me to read and then try to enjoy the theatrical version of the story? After a grueling 5 weeks of pulling myself through the Lincoln Lawyer, which only started to pick up around page 254, I completed it. Immediately we netfilx'd it and I was immediately sorry. The actor selection, the story rendition...ok - you get the point. The book has so much more scope. I imagine it is both rewarding and disappointing to be an author that is published and filmed. Do I recommend the read? On some moderate level yes. The detail is overly narrative at the start of the book leaving you forced to sludge along but once you get the main jest (again around p