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Today’s lesson: Never underestimate the books in the bargain bin!
I stumbled on The Error of Our Ways in the three-for-two-dollar bin at the local mega-bookstore, and I figured it (and the other books I quickly grabbed before the store manager changed his mind and raised the price) was worth 67 cents. After all, one of the main characters is a linguist—and I graduated from college with a linguistics minor. So I was intrigued.
And I was impressed. I smiled to myself as I flipped through the pages, realizing that the bookstore had practically given this book to me.
The Error of Our Ways is about two very different characters whose paths cross at a very important time in both lives. Ben Hudnut is a successful business owner (he sells nuts, actually), father of four daughters, and husband of an aspiring writer. Jeremy Cook is an unemployed linguist who’s followed his wife, Paula (also a linguist) to St. Louis, where she’s taken a teaching job.
Ben has no clue that mistakes he made in his distant past are about to come back to haunt him—and his happy family. And Jeremy has no idea what his wife is secretly planning.
The Error of Our Ways is a quick and easy read. It’s a book that you’ll want to pick up whenever you have a few spare minutes—because it’s interesting. It’s pretty amusing, too (sometimes, you may even laugh out loud). And if you’re concerned about the linguistics connection, don’t be—Carkeet makes it totally painless. It’s interesting enough for those who appreciate the field, but it’s not overwhelming—you can easily ignore it if you prefer.
The story isn’t flawless, of course. The relationship between the two main characters is a bit uncertain—even stretched a little. And there are a few subplots that could have been a little more fully-developed. But don’t worry about the technical stuff. Just enjoy it—The Error of Our Ways is a good book (just don’t tell the bookstore manager I told you so).
Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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