If some of you find this format familiar, well, it's because working with 2 blogs it's much easier for me to just cut and past the links and graphics. But enough about me. This is about a really great book. I know, you hear me say that about most books CFRB tours. I guess God is just blessing CFRB with talented writers.CHION is about snow. Actually the word is derived from the Greek word for snow. Perhaps unknown to Darryl Sloan there have been disaster stories about snow, whether it's white outs, avalanches, blocked passages, or being stranded in the middle of nowhere in a car that has buried it's wheels in snow so it can't get out. There are literally tons of stories about snow, but none about "sticky snow". That's right. Imagine, if you will, rushing out to enjoy the freshly fallen snow in the beginning of Winter only to find that as soon as your foot touches the stuff it's fastened to the ground just as securely as if someone nailed your foot to the ground. Where's your body's momentum taking you? Where you wanted to go to begin with. Perhaps your second foot follows in step, and it too becomes secured to the ground. Then, finding yourself falling you put your hands out to brace yourself, only they get stuck too and you brake your arms or wrists as the weight of your body falls, and gets stuck as well, against arms that you can't move out of the way. Frightening, isn't it? This is the world that Darrly Sloan plunges his readers. He's not through with you yet though. He makes you do this as a 13 or 14 year old boy or girl.
The story starts off with a bang, and things just keep on coming at you. It's like being in the middle of a fireworks display. You really don't know what's coming next, but you can hardly wait to find out. I highly recommend that you read this book. If you can't afford it, Darrly has an e-book that you can download. It's not quite the same in my opinion, but at least you'll be able to enjoy this wonderful story.
One of the things you may realize is it's not about this "sticky snow" as much as it is about people, specifically Jamie Metcalfe and Tara Morton. Through their eyes we see how people act and react under pressure. We learn things about ourselves, and do so without really realizing that's what is going on. If any of you have ever read BLACK BEAUTY, you'll know that the book wasn't about a horse at all. Like CHION, it was about people. If you still aren't convinced, visit the main CFRB site (just click on the banner above) or click on any of the CFRB member's buttons below. I'm pretty sure that you'll come to agree that at the very least this is one book that deserves your attention.
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Actually, Darryl gave a great explanation of why he doesn't need Amazon and the rest. You'll hear it in the interview I'm posting later on...
I interviewed him also and agree, at least to a point, with his logic. The one weakness I see is if something is sold on Amazon it's easy to find. In a society with literally billions of websites, it's easy to get lost. In any event, as his name and his book become better known, his sales will rise rapidly, and prove his theory about Amazon. Until then he's going to have to be patient.
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