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The Precious Life

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The Precious Life is definitely a book ahead of it's time. Mr Parker has create a work that segues thru time forward and backwards by years, months, days, and minutes. He creates a web of deceit, mistrust, hurt, betrayal, and paranoia. His reference to the events of 9/11, and specifically the people employed at the Pentagon, suggests a permanent negative subliminal effect on the people who experienced this disaster up close. His writing technique draws you into the emotions of the moment, into the emotional struggle that began long before the final day that ends badly for Kathryn, Dawn, and Josh. His word paint a vivid visual picture of the events that lead Joshua and Kathryn down this destructive path.
I found the mention of Kathryn's eating disorder timely. In this complex world people are struggling with more than one thing and seek various avenues to resolve their issues. Being a Black women, I felt like this particular disorder was experienced by people of wealth and privilege, not by the the working class.
All said, I found The Precious Life an excellent read that addressed more than one facet of the complex lives that people live and all that becomes a part of the decision process that governs our outcome.

I so wanted to like this book and know that there will be many that do, but I am not one of them.
All the ingredients are there for this book to be great, but it ends up only being ok, and a book that I'm glad I borrowed as opposed to bought. The story line it's self it nothing new and Mr Che Parker does nothing new to keep you guessing apart from turning a boring read into a frustrating one by weaving the past and present in a way that instead of leaving you wanting more just has you going to the end of the book to see how it ends just so you can be done.
The inclusion of the "The Tragic Flaw' for me only proves to be boring, can Mr Parker write? Yes. Can he draw a reader in and leave them wanting more? No, not in my opinion.

The Precious Life is an interesting read. It begins drawing the reader in with suspense and ends leaving the reader in awe. Parker's writing style is refreshing and authentic, most different from your average urban tale. My book club, Bmore Readers with W.I.S.D.O.M had the pleasure of discussing The Precious Life with author Che Parker. He led our group into an awesome discussion, clarifying our confusion on certain scenes, giving us "behind the scenes" extras, and drawing us into his characters more than we already were. Special thanks to Che for joining us for our book discussion. He has officially been inducted into the Bmore Readers Author Hall of Fame.

Latasha Hall
Vice President of Bmore Readers with W.I.S.D.O.M Book Club
Baltimore, Maryland
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