Tuesday Tells it Slant [Kindle Edition]

Holly Christine (Author)

Book Description

Tuesday Morning has always believed that she was different. But different in high school doesn’t cut it. Different doesn’t make her prom queen and different doesn’t get the high school quarterback to notice her.
While researching for her senior thesis on Emily Dickinson, Tuesday comes across a poem that changes her life. Fed up with her past and living a life that she doesn’t find appealing, Tuesday erases her old diary entries and forms them into the past that she has always dreamed of. She’s popular, skinny and desired. Pen in hand, she recreates her past, changing her present and ultimately redirecting her future.
We all have secrets and skeletons in our closets, but Tuesday has managed to clean hers out with a pen and a diary.
Just how precious is our past? And how much has our past created what we are today?

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Holly Christine is the author of The Nine Lives of Clemenza and Tuesday Tells it Slant. She resides in Pittsburgh, PA, and is co-creator of the Pittsburgh South Writers Group. For more information, visit Holly's website at http://www.hollychristinewrites.com

Product Details

• File Size: 242 KB
• Print Length: 281 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1450571212
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0034KYT9G
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Not Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #551,086 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars A KindleObsessed Review April 6, 2010

By Misty Baker VINE™ VOICE

Format:Paperback

I didn't actually plan on writing this review until Friday, but as I rounded the last 2% percent of this artfully crafted novel, my need to immediately put my thoughts to paper was almost overwhelming.

I have never encountered a book that embodied my personality more than "Tuesday Tells it Slant." Lets just say, for all intents and purposes...that I am in fact Tuesday. (p.s. Tuesday is a name, not a weekday reference)

1. She is a book reviewer who has absolutely no problem telling someone that their book is a waste of space.

2. She should probably be writing books herself but lacks the inspiration to do so.

3. She refuses to throw away books because, in her mind, it should be considered a crime, and

4. She is willing to do almost anything to make the past disappear.

Growing up for Tuesday was...interesting. With a twin sister who enjoyed chucking the occasional milk cartoon at people, and a childhood friend that was secretly in love with her, life was bound to be full of surprises, but when interesting turns to unfathomable Tuesday loses focus. With her world suddenly turned upside down she decides that re-writing the past is a more acceptable answer than dealing with the future. How far would you go to slant your memories? Who would you unknowingly hurt in the process and would slanting your past skew your future?

Despite the underlying darkness of "Tuesday Tells it Slant" it was actually quite witty. "Holly Christine's" writing had eloquence to it I was not expecting, and the novel as a whole gave me a much deeper appreciation for Emily Dickinson (whom I had otherwise considered a general waste of my brain matter.) The plot was written from 1 perspective, but in several different mediums, which could have (very easily) made this a difficult read, but a flowing plot and seamless transitions allowed the reader to keep pace with the (helpfully) dated flashbacks and diary entries.

Do I think this book is for everyone? No. It is not an epic romance, it is not an escape from reality, it is not a thoughtless read, what it is... is a lesson in dealing with the reality of life when it happens.

There was a spectacular revenge plot involving spoiled milk, a fight to save a book store, the invention of the orange skittle, adventures in teenage goldfish eating, a very stinky car, and 1 street-side hypnotherapy session that changed a life forever.

For those of you who do decide purchase this diamond in the rough...enjoy the beautiful prose, experience the inner-workings of an authors mind, and relish in the little details that make us human. Get it, Live it, Love it...pass it on.

Happy reading my fellow Kindle-ites and remember: "2 minutes in sorrow will make you fall flat"

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read! March 20, 2010

By S. Ward Bell

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

The Author created a modern day fairytale. The glass slipper of tragedy brings home the prince charming. Yet, it is more thatn that; it is a story full of good and evil, lust and romance, love and hate, and truth and lies. It is a page turner, yet not Dan Brown annoying. Basiclly, her subtle hints force you to want to know more. Don't miss out on this enjoyable ride.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars This book was confusing. March 13, 2010

By D. Lockwood

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

I was probably more than halfway through this book before I could make sense of it. Jumping back and forth in time, I was very confused.

More About the Author

Holly Christine is the author of The Nine Lives of Clemenza and Tuesday Tells it Slant. She resides in Pittsburgh and is co-creator of the Pittsburgh South Writers Group with Sandy Ward Bell. For more information check out Holly's website at www.hollychristinewrites.com