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5.0 out of 5 stars
From Fly Creek With Love, October 27, 2005
Writers and illustrators worth their salt MUST add colors, or tangibly bring life, to images discussed and presented in their writings. Otherwise, their words and illustrations should naturally die on the vine.
In their current book, From Fly Creek, with Jim Atwell's words, and Anne Geddes-Atwell's illustrations, nothing dies at all. With his written observations and her magnificent illustrations, they do the positive things, and so much more. They poignantly paint such vivid and meaningful pictures. As readers, we must now use a different set of glasses, and view things through humans' AND animals' eyes. What an opportunity! To see and experience life through another perspective. Hey, not bad!
Anne Geddes-Atwell's illustrations are superb! They strike the graphic and visual chords that we all need to hear and feel. They enhance the pictures and text exactly when they need to appear. Jim's and Anne's creative talents add to more than the arithmetic total of their individual contributions. As readers, we are able to experience and enjoy their combined talents and offerings. Better still, we'll remember them individually on the levels we need to.
Several years ago, circumstances brought Jim to Fly Creek. He needed what that New York local community had to offer. Fly Creek needed the writing and visual talents that he and Anne ultimately brought to local readers. The rest, as some might say, is recorded history.
Excuse me, but have you ever fed hungry animals on a cold morning? If not, don't bother me with you're your small problems. The Atwell's have dealt with these, as well as bigger ones. Please read Chapter 2 of From Fly Creek. Then tell me about your insignificant concerns. Pardon me, while I don't care.
I have more encouraging words about future chapters. However, for now, I'll blow them off. Just buy the book. Believe me, you'll be better off for having done so.
Buy this book, NOW! Otherwise, you're missing a part of life you'll need.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Like a friend talking to you, October 14, 2005
Reading From Fly Creek is like listening to a good-humored friend, a friend looking at the passing parade from a country setting. Atwell's tales of unique persons and lively creatures are so filled with fine detail that "we are there," wherever he wants to take us. The song of his prose enchants us, especially when writing about Cooperstown's baseball aura and the Salvation Army kettle incident. And, oh yes, don't miss the delightful sketch of the mouse in the bed or the last page's inspiring motto. This is a book to read and re-read. Frances Fowler, California
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
From Flycreek, October 13, 2005
I have been reading Jim Atwell's columns in the Coopertown Crier for a couple of years now and liked them so much I went back into the archives for more of Fly Creek's history and people. These essays are in the very best tradition of observational writings of authors like James Heriot and Bill Bryson. You will find yourself transported to and become part of this community whose people will become your neighbors and friends.
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