| Title | : | Idol Meanderings (The Real LJ Idol, #2) |
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| ISBN | : | 1908599014 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781908599018 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 354 |
| Publication | : | First published December 1, 2011 |
Idol Meanderings (The Real LJ Idol, #2) Reviews
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First, the disclaimer. As an author with a piece included in the book, a former competitor of
LJ Idol, I naturally have my own biases. A lot of my favourite pieces I wish to specifically mention were pieces that were favourites, or that I recommended, back when I was in the competition. Three of my listed influences on my profile are friends I met through the competition, as are a number others (though not all) I recommend in this review. On the other hand, since I am familiar with the writing of so many in the book, I have other favourite pieces of theirs which were not included, which, at times, meant I decided not to draw attention to the pieces which are.
My favourite pieces, in the order they appear in the book, are:
Jetsam by
Jessica C. Heichel
Lead Me Not by
S. Bell
Mirage by
Daniel W. Heichel Jr.
The Transmitter by
Jasmine Templet
My Kingdom for a Big Mac by
Kevin M. Saito (autographed)
Supermakeover! by
Ginamarie Palmieri
Playing House by
Tonia M. Christle
Stuck Between Stations by
Kristen Duvall
Lotus Blossom by
Joey Michaels
Cracks by
Jeff Guardalabene
Deconstruction by
Tara Calaby
All American Gallic by
Jeremiah Murphy (autographed)
The Ground Beneath Your Feet by
Jax Goss
Open Topic by
Kathi Smith Bourke
The Break of the Season by
Rebecca Lloyd
Welcome to the Working Week by
Joey Michaels (autographed)
Double or Nothing by
John Belden
Curtain Time by
Ginamarie Palmieri
Brouhaha by
Jax Goss
Going Groping by
Sarah Gales
Jetsam by
Rebecca Lloyd
Nimbus by
Daniel W. Heichel Jr.
Born this Way by
S. Bell
These Trails I've Walked by
Tara Christle
My Father's Ghost by
Kristen Duvall (autographed)
Failure to Communicate by
Amanda Hayes
Origins by
Maria Coble
Inside Baseball by
R. Jennifer Aillen
Stuck Between Stations: My Life as a "Tweenior" by
Rebecca MacLean
Masked by
Anne Zell
I suppose 30 favourites amongst 23 writers might seem like a lot, but consider that there are 47 writers in the book, contributing a total of 109 pieces. Much like the game, there are pieces that I did not enjoy nearly as much as others, but the good thing about that is that it gives a lot of variety to the reader, such that everyone reading the book is bound to find something they connect with, even if it is not everything.
My hope is that those who pick up a copy of the book because they happen to be friends with one of the writers, also read the rest of the pieces in the book. If they don't, they are missing out, because they might later find they have missed discovering a new writer they love. A new writer that they could encourage to write more. There are many in this book that I would love to read a full-length novel from. In one case, I have... hopefully one day it will be published, so that I can recommend more people read it.
My favourite pieces will not necessarily be your favourite pieces. Please give everything in the book a chance. And I'm not just saying this because I want people to read my humorous fiction piece, Inside Baseball ;) -
I really wish you could have exclamation marks on GR shelves ;)
