Lyrical and moving

Micah's Child is a skillfully woven story of the journey of two souls, like many of our contemporaries, slogging through life trying to make the best of it until they discover each other and remember the wonder.

There are brilliant swaths of prose in this book akin to that of Charles Frazier. Micah's Child is a wonderful, moving read with a tantalizing touch of mysticism.

[Tuesday, February 06, 2007]

Much TOOOOOO Long

The premise of this story is original, and parts of it are wonderful. There are some pages of beautifully written prose - and THEN more pages of On-and-On-and-On...... The authors told me MUCH more than I needed (or wanted) to know. The Golden Rule of good writing is: "Show - don't tell". Maybe the authors were absent on the day that was taught in writing class. With some ruthless good editing and pruning - this COULD have been a 5 star book.

[Tuesday, February 06, 2007]

Archeological and Cultural Masterpiece

Micah's Child, written by Diane Lang and Michael Buchanan is an archeological as well as cultural masterpiece.
Buchanan's description of the archeological record native to Georgia was of specific interest, not only for its historical and geographical aspect but also for its insight into the sociological dynamics that have helped to form the basis of our country. These historical facts, like artifacts, have been hidden beneath decades of succeeding chronologies, to a point where it would take an expert archeologist to find them again. Buchanan is this expert archeologist.
Buchanan's description of the natural beauty of the Honduras landscape was both intriguing as well as mesmerizing. The noble humanitarian as well as naturalist was at once apparent. I was endeared to the educational pursuits of the scholars overseas. I was also captivated in silent awe upon his brilliant depiction of life beneath the ocean waves. Michael Buchanan has proven not only a skillful writer of riveting fiction but also a master historian who has perfected the fine art of elucidation upon fact. I commend him on his observant nature as well as his sensitivity to individual detail.

[Tuesday, January 30, 2007]