#fictionalized autobiography

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As someone who primarily writes fictionalized autobiography, let me just say that it is a trap. It always starts with “I’m going to write a story about this person who hurt me so I can process those emotions” and invariably ends with “I should find this person on every social media platform that exists and follow them” and that is never ever what should be done. Ever.

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THE HOLE IN YOUR LIFE, a new book on grief by Dr. Bob Rich, Ph.D.

Bob is one of those Round Robin Bloggers that I have known virtually for many years! He has a great sense of humor and an outlook on life that I just had to share with you all! THE HOLE IN YOUR LIFE: Grief and Bereavement The Hole in Your Life: Grief and Bereavement by Dr. Bob Rich is a heartfelt, practical guide to understanding grief and healing from it. Rooted in personal experience—most…

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"What Does It Feel Like?" by Sophie Kinsella

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REVIEW

A Serpent’s Conscience by Claude Saayman

This look into the life and mind of a complicated man is intriguing while also disturbing. The childhood of the main character was fraught with pain, abandonment, abuse by classmates and adults, a dysfunctional family and situations he was lucky to have survived. I can see why he turned to drugs and alcohol and may not have had the best sense of right and wrong but also kept wondering how he managed to keep getting away with the criminal acts and come up with ways to escape that he mentioned in the book.

The writing of this book is simple, easy and expressed in a way that makes the reader feel they are there...and being there is far from pleasant much of the time. As an insight into Marc it does a good job though it did leave me wondering what happens to Marc after the escape he is pursuing at the end of the book.

As I sit here contemplating the book I realize: * I am glad this book was written because it gives a first person view into a life most would not choose for themselves

* I am glad that Marc’s life was not my own

* People are capable of surviving much

* Again wonder why children born from the same parents living in the same environment turn out so different one from the other

* I do not understand people like Marc’s parents or grandparents or many of the people in this book and yet I did appreciate the look into lives so different from my own.

* Again, that some people are cruel bullies whether students, teachers, prisoners, prison wardens, nuns and can be just about anybody at alll

* That there is much more to this man than has been told so far.

Thank you to the author who bequeathed me with a copy of his book through BOTBS Publicity. This is my honest review.

5 Stars

BLURB

What makes a man risk his life, over and over again, for a few moments of pleasure?

Young Marc lives in an emotionally charged and volatile home environment that sets him on a path to psychological chaos and drug addiction. As a balm for his low self-esteem he develops a need for danger and puts himself in dangerous, sometimes deadly situations. He is just seventeen when he steals his first aircraft. A year later he joins the Air Force where he takes a helicopter for a joyride. He is caught and given a second chance in a fighter training squadron. One Sunday afternoon he decides to take a fighter jet for a joyride.

Marc deserts the Air Force but is caught trying to leave the country. He learns that he will be charged for treason and executed so he makes a daring escape. He is caught and put in a secure facility where he makes another audacious escape. He is caught and thrown into solitary confinement for three years. To pass the time in his cell, he flies imaginary planes. On the verge of insanity, Marc makes one last flight where he discovers the reason for his turbulent life.

On the way to his court martial he escapes and vows to start a new life.

AUTHOR BIO

Some say Claude Saayman is a genius, others say he is just a no-good criminal but very few know that he is one of the greatest impostors of all time. He spent three years in solitary confinement before escaping and starting a new life. Without so much as a high school diploma, he worked as a Surgeon, Engineer Airline Executive and managed a multi-billion-dollar project.

Claude learned the basics of writing in James Patterson’s Masterclass, yet his style has been described as reminiscent of Romain Gary.

To learn more about Claude and his extraordinary life, visit him online at thegreatestimpostor.com.

Author email: [email protected]

Author website: https://thegreatestimpostor.com

Goodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/47327150-a-serpent-s-conscience?from_search=true&qid=qc4n8kdcw4&rank=1