Spinner of Yarns edition by Ray Dacolias Literature Fiction eBooks
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The Lauren Tree is about a man who uses sophisticated lies to gain what he wants in life. But one day, the tangled web he weaves transports him to a world where lying is not permissible, and the consequences of doing so are grave.
Animal Stories consists of three tales that center on the way our modern society treats animals, and the consequences of that behavior. The first story is about a family who is driving to Yosemite Park and how the attitude of the mother and father toward wildlife alters their trip; the second story is about the relationship between those who have, and those who have not; and the third story is about an animal rights organization and how its passionate philosophy toward all creatures great and small, but not human, affects its surroundings.
Fat City deals with the current phenomenon of how people live their lives with regard to diet and exercise, and the consequences of not living as our ancestors once did—laboring hard and earning their daily food.
Steel Maiden is the tale of a college youth who befriends a retired Navy frogman. One day, the old man relates an incredible story to the youth about one of the most famous disasters in maritime history, and the astonishing discovery he made about it, which was covered up for decades.
The Epiphany of Pain centers on a man who seemingly has it all—comely looks, great health, a wonderful family, and a secure job; however, he is still not satisfied with all that he has, and as he grows restless in search of more pleasures, he experiences a physical pain that soon compels him to hunt for greater Truths.
The Vanishing Point concerns a man who is a famous painter, and his wife, who is merely his subordinate-helper; he mistreats her and does not appreciate anything she does for him, yet she stays with him. Then, one day, a terrible malady happens to the man, and he must change his ways to keep his wife and his craft, or lose everything.
Ten Chances is the profile of a youth who is emotionally disturbed from birth; he is violent and defiant, and nearly everyone is afraid of him, and when others wish to help him, his parents will not allow it. When the youth becomes a man, he indulges in a crime spree, and still, he is not properly punished. Then, one day, he plans an unthinkable crime—but who will stop him now?
Spinner of Yarns edition by Ray Dacolias Literature Fiction eBooks
Spinner of Yarns by Ray Dacolias consists of seven short stories, each with its own message. I normally do not read short stories, but this is my second book by Mr. Dacolias and I was not disappointed. Each of the stories convey a valid message if you take the time to digest the meat in them. My favorite was The Lauren Tree, which portrayed an evil, lying opportunist who thought he got the best of one of God’s children, Lauren. He wreaks havoc on those affiliated with him in the workplace, but in the end his lying tongue causes his demise, while the pure nature of Lauren lives on forever. Good prevails over evil in the most dramatic way. I also enjoyed Animal Stories, which consists of three tales of how animals see humans. In the first story an entire family makes the ultimate sacrifice to prevent hitting a deer; in the second story the animals are grateful for the generosity of their owners; and in the third one two animal lovers suffer the consequence of trusting wild animals. The Vanishing Point deals with the subject of spouse abuse and how a wife’s determination to uphold her vows results in a positive outcome for her as she is able to help other people.Overall this book held my attention and each story left me with the urge to quietly reflect on the lesson it conveyed. Each one addresses an issue not readily publicized but yet relevant to today’s society. Some of the sentences were extremely long, making it necessary to read them more than once, but I think that this is just the author’s style. It is a bit annoying, but the relevance of the messages more than makes up for the wordiness. There are also a few typos that some good editing will catch. I was not distracted by the typos, but feel that they do need to be corrected. I do recommend this as a good read.
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Spinner of Yarns edition by Ray Dacolias Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
Overall I would give this book a 4 star rating. Some of the stories are definitely better than others. I found that the beginning story was not as well written or edited as the final story. I don’t know if that was done on purpose or it was just because the author gained more practice with each story. The main reason that I cannot give this book five stars is twofold.
One is due to some major editing mistakes. Now I will say, the majority of the editing is good, and most of the stories have no typos or just very small things like a missing comma. However, in the first story, “The Lauren Tree,” on page 13, the child’s name goes from “Keerie” to “Kerrie” and then back to “Keerie” again all on the same page! This is a huge mistake and something that made me completely pause from the reading to go wait, what? The other thing that really irked me was that the author spelled “O” when it should have been “Oh” multiple times. This was done in both “The Lauren Tree” and in “Ten Chances.” Those things may not bother some people, but they definitely throw the whole rhythm off for me and really bugged me.
The other issue that I see is that there is some content that some people may find offensive. For instance, in “Fat City,” the title itself could be considered somewhat offensive and/or controversial, and some of the content within the story could definitely be seen that way as well. Now this may have been the author’s purpose, to drive home the moral of that story. But if it was not the purpose, then he may wish to tone it down a bit, so it comes across less harsh.
With that said, I thoroughly enjoyed the first Animal Story (Animal Stories was 3 very short stories within the book of short stories, which was certainly interesting), as well as “The Epiphany of Pain” and “The Vanishing Point.” These were well-crafted stories with clear messages. “Steel Maiden” was very interesting and it had a surprise ending that, I at least, did not see coming.
In closing, I may not have agreed with every message or opinion the stories conveyed, but there were clear messages and things to make you think in every story and the bulk of them were well written and enjoyable to read.
***I received a free copy of this book through InkSpand***
I love short stories, and these are structured in a way that flow wonderfully and focus not just on situations, but on the character of the individuals involved. Musselweit is such a great villain because his behavior is believable and realistic, and unfortunately, reflects the behavior of people that are very unfortunate to encounter in the workplace. Lauren comes off as almost too good to be true, but in some ways that is believable too, because there are people like that roaming around, spreading cheer and joy and generally always being bright and shining and often making themselves targets for men like Rappal.
There is a great deal of philosophy woven into these stories as well, if one is willing to read between the lines and analyze the motives of the characters and take a good, hard look at some of the behaviors that they exhibit. I think in the end, Rappal had finally trapped himself in his dealings with the animals, truth or lies they were going to be upset with his treatment of Lauren. That ultimately he became a monument to the one he had wronged most was a fitting punishment and one of the things I truly loved was at no point did the author attempt to justify his behavior. It was a nicely done story.
I really enjoyed the animal stories, seeing things from their perspective as the interacted with humans was a lovely treat, and then the poodle one, while weird, did still make sense from an animal perspective. The mimicking of human ways, (who doesn’t remember being told about starving kids somewhere while being reminded to finish a meal) and the strange human idea that writing a letter helps anyone directly unless something of any use is enclosed with the letter which in this case, it wasn’t .
Lindsay’s story is launched with the author’s straightforward style, and while in this style of story I think that the description of Lindsay detracts a little as I don’t feel we need to know what she looks like, that is really a minor nitpick. The author is able to show how good intentions still warped them and turned Lindsay deadly. The author does a wonderful job of writing the evolution of a fanatic, and the straightforward truth of the escalation written about her is actually scarier than if he had deliberately set out to write horror in my opinion. I loved how the author gave thoughts to the bears in the final encounter, and how the humans became only about food for them, no ideals, just instinct and survival.
The story on the people eating all the fattening, sugary foods, was again, scary in its accuracy and in the attitudes that go along with the individuals. I love the description of the video game machine, its fittings, unfortunately. Nine thousand calories just blew my mind, I could not even picture in my head the kind of meals it would take to put nine-thousand calories into the body in a single day. I loved the ending, I do think that in the case of overeating, that it takes one person at a time to fix it and to move towards a healthier lifestyle.
Steel Maiden caught my attention because it was about Titanic, and such a wildly fantastical story filled with cover-ups and conspiracy that it was impossible not to be interested in it as it unfolded. The ending, that made me laugh, and shake my head, and get a bit of the chills at how well that unfolded, it was very nicely done and I certainly had not seen it coming.
I think the title, Spinner of Yarns if perfect for this collection of tales.
The epiphany of pain was one that seemed more metaphorical and psychological than any of the others, which also, at times made it more difficult to relate with, though well written. I think this one, placed where it is after Steel Maiden was maybe a little too heavy.
The vanishing point immediately made me think of cars, so I was slightly disappoint when that was not what it was about. Norman, well, there was nothing likeable about him, especially in light of the way he belittled and abused and controlled his wife, but there was nothing likeable about her either, because she just took the debasement and controlling treatment meekly. I felt like this one dragged a bit, and the whole thing with him losing his ability to see colors and her having to help him didn’t really seem to teach him anything, especially not humility, and yet, Jean inheriting his wealth did not sit well with me either, because she waited until he was sick and infirm to walk away, to me there was no courage and no strength in that.
Sigh, the parents of Ike are like far too many parents these days, unfortunately, refusing to see the bad in their bully children no matter how many times it is brought to their attention. And then people wonder why bullying ha been such a huge issue this decade. The cycle and progression of Ike’s violence was unfortunately accurate and the author paints a very realistic portrayal of Ike as the villain so that the reader is just hoping in the end that someone sees to it that Ike gets what is coming to him. I was happy with the result in the end, despite how many chances Ike had and how long it too, because unfortunately, this was a very realistic portrayal of how slow our justice system moves and how many opportunities bad people are given to hurt others.
All in all this was an interesting collection of ideas and stories.
Spinner of Yarns by Ray Dacolias consists of seven short stories, each with its own message. I normally do not read short stories, but this is my second book by Mr. Dacolias and I was not disappointed. Each of the stories convey a valid message if you take the time to digest the meat in them. My favorite was The Lauren Tree, which portrayed an evil, lying opportunist who thought he got the best of one of God’s children, Lauren. He wreaks havoc on those affiliated with him in the workplace, but in the end his lying tongue causes his demise, while the pure nature of Lauren lives on forever. Good prevails over evil in the most dramatic way. I also enjoyed Animal Stories, which consists of three tales of how animals see humans. In the first story an entire family makes the ultimate sacrifice to prevent hitting a deer; in the second story the animals are grateful for the generosity of their owners; and in the third one two animal lovers suffer the consequence of trusting wild animals. The Vanishing Point deals with the subject of spouse abuse and how a wife’s determination to uphold her vows results in a positive outcome for her as she is able to help other people.
Overall this book held my attention and each story left me with the urge to quietly reflect on the lesson it conveyed. Each one addresses an issue not readily publicized but yet relevant to today’s society. Some of the sentences were extremely long, making it necessary to read them more than once, but I think that this is just the author’s style. It is a bit annoying, but the relevance of the messages more than makes up for the wordiness. There are also a few typos that some good editing will catch. I was not distracted by the typos, but feel that they do need to be corrected. I do recommend this as a good read.
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