When Death Walks Amongst Us
Author: Jeffrey L. Scudder
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ISBN: 1410775739
Publisher: 1stBooks Library (August, 2003)
Sales Rank: 1,834,160
Average Customer Rating: 3 out of 5
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Rating: 3 out of 5
Dealing with Death
Often too grim or frightening for open discussion, death is not a popular topic for conversation, neither is it common for books. However, undaunted by this dark theme's prevalence to intimidate, author Jeffrey L. Scudder accepts the task of openly dealing with death. In his novel WHEN DEATH WALKS AMONGST US, Scudder presents readers with a collection that includes five true stories and one fictional story of life, death, and how people grieve. His accounts illustrate various ways in how people deal with losing loved ones, how children cope with death-threatening bullies, and how troublesome it can be for adopted children to uncover their true identity. Including romance in one story and science fiction in another story, Scudder presents his message of dealing with death to readers of varying tastes.WHEN DEATH WALKS AMONGST US is a very interesting read, and the author is a good storyteller. However, the grammatical errors in the book seriously distract from the stories. Were it not for the editing, I would rate this collection of short stories a 4/4.5 as I truly enjoyed Mr. Scudder's work. I loved the romance in "A Grievous Reckoning", and I totally enjoyed "The Forlorn One" and "The Last Delivery". He obviously enjoys writing and sharing with readers different medical facts along with the different ways in which death, or the threat of it, affects us all. I could empathize with his characters and, in sharing their troubles, I learned more about myself. Even still, grammar is a major part of good writing, and, unfortunately, it is the only part lacking in this book.
Reviewed by Natasha T.
of The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers
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