Review of The Museum of Lies
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[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "The Museum of Lies" by J. Timothy Hunt.]
J. Timothy Hunt’s The Museum of Lies is a fictional story about a man named Cary. The book is compiled of stories throughout his life, starting with him as a twenty-five-year-old trying to figure out his place in life, interspersed with memories of his childhood. Some of the stories are funny, and some are so horribly embarrassing that I felt embarrassed reading them. You’ll feel every range of emotion, from horror to sadness, and pity to anger as you read through the sad, horribly humorous, yet unlucky life of Cary Scott.
The very first story we read about Cary really pulled me into Hunt’s writing style and sense of humor. Cary buys a baker's dozen of Boston cream doughnuts from a bakery and then describes the role of each doughnut. Numbers one and two are just to sate the craving that made you buy the doughnuts in the first place, and he compares them to a porno magazine: they’re dirty and illicit. Number three, however, is the best doughnut; it’s the one you actually enjoy and savor. The descriptions of these doughnuts definitely caught me off guard, and the writing was hilarious.
Once I passed the halfway point of the book, I couldn’t put it down. After each memory of Cary’s ended, I had to keep reading to find out what happened to him. His childhood was so tragic and horrible (and somehow sprinkled with little bits of good luck—like writing a poem at 15 that gets picked up by a famous singer) that I couldn’t stop reading until I knew the ending.
Hunt’s writing ability is phenomenal. His writing is so inviting, witty, and well-written that I could feel every emotion that Cary felt. Being able to make your readers feel the emotions of your fictional characters is a gift.
As a warning, there is a lot of cussing. F-bombs are dropped a lot, as well as derogatory terms related to the LGBTQ community (as Cary is gay, he was assaulted by these terms quite often). So, if you will be offended by this type of language, I would steer clear of this book.
I only found two grammatical errors, so the editing was very well done, and it was not enough for me to deduct a star.
I give The Museum of Liesfive out of five stars. The stories were funny (and sad), and I found nothing to dislike about this book. I highly recommend this book to those who like funny, engaging stories that are, in essence, just very well-written.
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The Museum of Lies
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J. Timothy Hunt’s The Museum of Lies is a fictional story about a man named Cary. The book is compiled of stories throughout his life, starting with him as a twenty-five-year-old trying to figure out his place in life, interspersed with memories of his childhood. Some of the stories are funny, and some are so horribly embarrassing that I felt embarrassed reading them. You’ll feel every range of emotion, from horror to sadness, and pity to anger as you read through the sad, horribly humorous, yet unlucky life of Cary Scott.
The very first story we read about Cary really pulled me into Hunt’s writing style and sense of humor. Cary buys a baker's dozen of Boston cream doughnuts from a bakery and then describes the role of each doughnut. Numbers one and two are just to sate the craving that made you buy the doughnuts in the first place, and he compares them to a porno magazine: they’re dirty and illicit. Number three, however, is the best doughnut; it’s the one you actually enjoy and savor. The descriptions of these doughnuts definitely caught me off guard, and the writing was hilarious.
Once I passed the halfway point of the book, I couldn’t put it down. After each memory of Cary’s ended, I had to keep reading to find out what happened to him. His childhood was so tragic and horrible (and somehow sprinkled with little bits of good luck—like writing a poem at 15 that gets picked up by a famous singer) that I couldn’t stop reading until I knew the ending.
Hunt’s writing ability is phenomenal. His writing is so inviting, witty, and well-written that I could feel every emotion that Cary felt. Being able to make your readers feel the emotions of your fictional characters is a gift.
As a warning, there is a lot of cussing. F-bombs are dropped a lot, as well as derogatory terms related to the LGBTQ community (as Cary is gay, he was assaulted by these terms quite often). So, if you will be offended by this type of language, I would steer clear of this book.
I only found two grammatical errors, so the editing was very well done, and it was not enough for me to deduct a star.
I give The Museum of Liesfive out of five stars. The stories were funny (and sad), and I found nothing to dislike about this book. I highly recommend this book to those who like funny, engaging stories that are, in essence, just very well-written.
******
The Museum of Lies
View: on Bookshelves |
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