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I'll probably forget about making a list in about 30 seconds after posting, but I might as well take a shot at it. I had five books in rotation until a few minutes ago, so first book finished in 2018 goes to (drum roll pleas):
1) "Along The Shore Path" by Chris Brownstein
I did not have high hopes for this book, to be completely honest. It's a self-publish by a friend of my Aunt S. about childhood experiences at a summer cottage, and I read it mainly to say I had done so. It has a few typos and the odd "that's not the phrase" moment, the writing is rather plain, but honestly it was really pretty engaging. She chose a challenging format with chronological order, starting when the main character is six and ending at fifteen, with a story for every year, and no interjection of retrospective thought from an adult point of view (even when it would have been really tempting*), but I thought she pulled it off. Some of the stories were upbeat, some were very sad. I have no idea how much is true; initially I thought it was supposed to be autobiographical, but then I realized she gave the narrator the name "Sandy," so probably we can assume these are stories that might be based on some real events but not necessarily precisely related. Over all, have read much worse in my life! :) I would love to see a good editing job done on this and a re-release by a real publisher.
(tell me if I have any typos in the above - typing with wrist brace not recommended. ;))
*If you want to know about the ending of the saddest story leave a comment. If you don't want to know, don't read my reply. ;)
1) "Along The Shore Path" by Chris Brownstein
I did not have high hopes for this book, to be completely honest. It's a self-publish by a friend of my Aunt S. about childhood experiences at a summer cottage, and I read it mainly to say I had done so. It has a few typos and the odd "that's not the phrase" moment, the writing is rather plain, but honestly it was really pretty engaging. She chose a challenging format with chronological order, starting when the main character is six and ending at fifteen, with a story for every year, and no interjection of retrospective thought from an adult point of view (even when it would have been really tempting*), but I thought she pulled it off. Some of the stories were upbeat, some were very sad. I have no idea how much is true; initially I thought it was supposed to be autobiographical, but then I realized she gave the narrator the name "Sandy," so probably we can assume these are stories that might be based on some real events but not necessarily precisely related. Over all, have read much worse in my life! :) I would love to see a good editing job done on this and a re-release by a real publisher.
(tell me if I have any typos in the above - typing with wrist brace not recommended. ;))
*If you want to know about the ending of the saddest story leave a comment. If you don't want to know, don't read my reply. ;)