Reviews for fairy! A Cautionary Tale Joyce Faulkner . . . Author of In The Shadow of Suribachi, Losing Patience and Co-Author of The Complete Writer. A featured humor columnist, The Weekly Shriek, for www.thecelebritycafe.com.
If you are looking for something new and different, Jerry Pat Bolton's new novel fairy!: A Cautionary Tale fits the bill. Defying traditional definitions, Bolton combines fable with romance, science fiction with political and social commentary - Romeo and Juliet with The Manchurian Candidate to create a fast paced and eclectic read.
Bolton's book has it all - illicit love, sex, familial conflict, violence, political intrigue and religious allegory. It's a page turner that will keep you up way past your bedtime.
Mary Lynn Plaisance, author of In The Land of Sha Bebe and Cajun Fairies In the Land of Sha Bebe
This story is so good and imaginative, that it deserves some sort of award. I couldn't wait to find out how this controversial story would end, and
Oh, I can see where the controversy would come, but fairy!: should be read by everyone.
When you read this novel, if you feel pain, than that is compassion. If you feel hate, or a feeling that the author had no business placing his words in the reverse order of the way things really are, then that is bigotry. It's that simple.
The rules and laws that society sets for all of us to live by are guidelines to keep order. We must have order, but when we feel that there is an injustice from these rules and laws that society has set upon us, common sense should kick in and say that there is another way! It's all about common sense, and compassion for anyone who is suffering. Whoever the suffer may be!
Again.......A brilliant write. Simply brilliant, Jerry. A MUST READ for everyone!
Mari D'India, short story writer and poet, is now attempting to expand her horizons by authoring her first novel
fairy! A Cautionary Tale is a book that insists the reader seriously ponder and perhaps even discuss the message in this remarkable read. Controversial to say the least melded by dynamic creative vision at it's best, fairy! turns the reader's world upside down with the very real sensation that this could conceivably happen in the future of humankind, simply because it has already happened in the history of humanity.
fairy! examines minutely the oppression of a people based on the color of their skin, their religious beliefs, their cultural differences and how that oppression eventually explodes to bring about changes in the higher evolution of humanity. The lowly oppressed race at the heart of fairy! had at one time been the powerful oppressor race: The white race.
Set far into the future, where flying Bandoliers take the place of Buicks, Mr. Bolton expertly guides us through the aftermath of a second civil war that totally eradicates the America we know today. The fifty states disappear, even the name the United States of America and the National Anthem changes to accommodate the violent civil revolution. Yet intricately woven through out this forceful and controversial tale is a powerful love story that demonstrates how love knows no boundaries, has no limitations, is more powerful than Time and can heal even the most festering wounds.
Mr. Bolton's writing style is vivid, bold and lyrical, very reminiscent of the revered Margaret Atwood. That he can accurately and expertly delve into the mind and emotions of a female of another race is remarkable feat. His empathetic skill at wearing the skin of someone so different from himself reminds me of another fantastic writer who could do this so well: Wally Lamb in his She's Come Undone.
fairy! will most certainly make some readers angry, scare the hell out of others and by the time readers reach the end, there won't be a dry eye in the house. The fact remains, no one will be able to walk away the same person they were before they picked up this book.
fairy! will make the reader think. fairy! forces us to examine our morals, our motives, our limiting belief systems. It insists we question who we are in the scheme of things and addresses the challenges of what we can do to better evolve as human beings.
While fairy! is not classified as horror, (actually it should be classified as Speculative Fiction) I've always thought the best kind of horror stories were those kind where the horror, as portrayed in fairy!, could really happen.
Pamela Kimmell, Author of the Bailey Ferrol Mystery Series, Co-Author of Pink Jasper: Gems From The Journey"
Bolton has written an extremely creative story which could easily be based on headlines from our future. It holds the readers attention from the first lines through the last with enough action to keep even the most ardent of thrill-seekers interested. This book is so much more than a story of what "could" be.....it's also a story of what WILL be if the world continues down its' path of self-destruction; society certainly could easily take the road depicted in this very well done book. Highly recommended.
Tracey O'Very, writer, poet
Jerry Pat Bolton's fairy! A Cautionary Tale, is the most powerful, emotional, realistic story I have ever read. It is filled with passion in every sense of the word. Jerry's uncanny ability of combining history, romance and the future is beyond remarkable. This story will have you cheering, laughing, crying from true love and the reality of life and mankind, but mostly fairy! A Cautionary Tale will have you thinking, eyes opened, ears listening.
Jerry Bolton's, fairy! A Cautionary Tale will make you feel ashamed, it will give you courage, an unbelievable yearning; a most needed desire to grab hold of your fellowman's hand and join in unity to stop all the injustices, to change the world, stop the barbaric actions towards all life.
Jerry Bolton's book should be read and taught throughout the world to all and with some revision should be a book taught in schools. fairy! A Cautionary Tale will definitely be a box office hit topping all previous records and showings of any shows and whether reading his book or when finally a movie, not one person will walk away feeling as they have ever felt before in their lifetime. It will change each person to a feeling they never knew existed and will never let them forget the impact of the truth that Jerry Pat Bolton has written in this masterpiece.
fairy! A Cautionary Tale, is about two courageous lovers who overcome the odds of the forbidden love, which truly shows the true meaning of true love. Margaret is a brave, courageous and strong character and David is a pillar of strength. The grand finale of the story is the utmost emotional thing I have ever felt.
Jackie S. Brooks, Co-author of Pink Jasper: Gems From The JourneyJerry Bolton has woven a tale of fiction that kept me glued to this book from beginning to end. It may be fiction in the present, BUT, if you doubt the events depicted could really happen in the future, then you need not only to re-examine history, but to open your eyes and really 'see' what is taking place today. We are already in WW3.I was not disappointed. I see this novel as two people falling in love. I can see others thinking different than I do. But, I embrace differences. It's what makes the world an interesting place.The mind set of how human beings are at this present time in society regarding race, is completely turned around in his novel. I didn't read once where there was a falter in the story line to cross this reversal of roles. I can see a movie being made from this novel. It's absolutely brilliant~!
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