Jon DeCles

This book was harsh and yet the unnamed soldier gained a lot of insight into himself especially when he had to torture other prisoners. I was 17 when Viet Nam and the draft ended but would have gotten an agricultural deferment. I can't imagine how this man in the story went from seminary to the brutal hell he managed to live through. Based on a true story which made it even more engrossing and real, the story was gut wrenching . I was horrified, amazed and happy as I followed the unnamed show more soldier through his ordeal and watched him crawl out of the rabbit hole alive. Not a book for the squeamish and I recommend that the reader read the author's notes as the author was the soldier's partner. show less

This was massively disappointing. I found it significantly distasteful to read, very far from being stimulating or entertaining, which I suppose is what I had been hoping for, and for that reason did not proceed very far into the book. Perhaps there are revelations in the latter chapters; I'll never know and my interest was not sufficient to pursue the issue.

The Particolored Unicorn (Paperback) by Jon DeCles
All the young Marquis Piswyck needs is beautiful Miranda, who has been carried off to Far Bermuda by her wicked Uncle Smagdarone (the Great?).
To rescue her he will have to get passed an impenetrable wall of man-eating gelatin. Of course he gets help and hindrances along the way from an outrageous cast of charters. There are trolls, hang glider battles, great green sharks, gymnastics in swordplay, Black Elves, a giant chartreuse septapus show more named Ralph, and a war in which the most important weapon is perhaps the umbrella.
And best of all he has written the sequel "Storm Wars!" I can't wait to get my hands on it:) ***** (5 stars)

copy and paste this link to listen to pod cast read by author... it gets 5 stars too... Enjoy:)

http://unicorn.libsyn.com/webpage/cat... show less