Cary Neeper's Blog: Reviewing World-changing Nonfiction - Posts Tagged "holidays"

What brightened the holidays were gorgeous snows on Christmas and New Years eve, a lovely week with daughter Shawne and her husband Tom, and Darryl Pickett's book The Secret Feast of Father Christmas. His characters came alive from the first page, a likable young teenager you could easily remember as being just-like-you at that age. The fantasy world that engulfed him, though a bit edgy, is one I will not soon forget. The twist near the end turned up the critic in me for a moment, but it was so beautifully handled I decided to give the story a full five stars. It is indeed a good example of the power of story told well, without recourse to toothy danger and violence. There is love out there--real joy that celebrates the human spirit and creative energy at its best. Thank you, Darryl.