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Jonas Fariñas jonas_lx — Life IS Ridiculous One woman’s observations about the things that the rest of have probably noticed as well. By Lesa Colleran March 7, 2007 Where real life meets with the silly, amusing observations about the random things most of us take for granted or quietly grumble about under our collective breaths; these are the things that Valerie Fausone notices AND writes about. It all begins innocently enough; advising the reader to “Just Be Cool”. Solid enough advice, but she makes it look so easy! Step by step she draws you into what ultimately becomes a true “laugh out loud” (alternatively known as don’t read this book while drinking a beverage) collection of tales. As a somewhat regular woman who enjoys reading, I first viewed it as “just another book” that was “probably” worth reading. I hereby declare my mistake with humility as this is without a doubt the funniest book I have read since the last publishing by anything “Erma Bombeck” or “Dave Barry”. I am humbled by the unique humor and satire that can really not be compared to any other author on the planet, perhaps in the galaxy. My favorite excerpt from the book is this one: “Kids cannot be convinced that strawberry syrup is not a fruit and are able to make a pretty good argument that a Snickers bar works as a breakfast choice on account of the peanuts. If there are no candy bars available, possible suggestions will be Cookie Donut cereal, or beef jerky with grape Jello on the side. This makes perfect sense in the mind of a small growing person. Attempts to guide them in the direction of granola will fail. Kids have their own idea about what is good. When they finally get to college, they’ll drink beer for breakfast, so why get bent out of shape over their food choices now?” I spend most of my time laughing, but underneath the laughter was something deeper; the feeling that I wasn’t alone in all of this muck. It gave me fodder to launch at all the ridiculous but sometimes irritating or painful things in my life. That’s a wonderful thing to get from simply reading a book, at least I think so. But it’s not all about kids, parenting or things that appeal to me. I honestly think that there is something in there for everyone. I don’t gush often and I most certainly will not enthusiastically advocate something if I don’t believe in it. I honestly believe that this book is one of the funniest things I have ever had the privilege of reading. In fact I think I will go read it again… Buy the book, laugh your collective butts off. You won’t be sorry you did and you don’t even have to thank me for pointing it out to you. THE BOOK Life Is Ridiculous By Valerie Fausone BookSurge, LLC, 119 pages, $15.99 Available on Amazon.com and Valerie’s personal website.

Cida Porto cidaporto9ef6 — Seeing Things is an entertaining story. The author's voice is strong and I loved how it sounded very "senior citizen." I adored the main character, Birdie, and enjoyed getting to know her through her inner dialog. This entire story was incredibly creative and unique. I learned a few things about people with AMD as well. What I enjoyed most about this novel were the relationship dynamics and how realistic the author made the tension in Fletcher's family. Also, the whole issue about trying to help Birdie be safe was interesting because it's so common and most families will struggle with this issue regarding aging parents. The only thing that threw me off a bit was how things transitioned at the end. It seemed like more of a leap than a gentle progression toward resolution. It was too sudden. But I enjoyed the romantic tension between the old folks, so that more than made up for it. That theme was very well done. Overall, this was a good story and I'm glad I took the time to read it.