#BookReview: Life And Death And Giants by Ron Rindo

The Dust In The Room Slowly Builds Up. This is one of those books where the first half in particular is rather slow… but you can feel the room getting slightly dustier the entire time you’re reading the book. By the end, the room will be quite dusty indeed and it will be difficult to read due to the water your eyes are producing to try to protect themselves from the dust.

Truly an amazing tale well told, with great respect to the Amish community it uses as part of its base and also of rural America it uses as most of the rest of the base of the tale.

This is the story of how one life can impact so many people, of how one community can both shape and be shaped by one extraordinary person… and how even small rural communities cope with the secrets in their midst.

This is one of those tales that will give you hope. That will restore your faith in humanity… and maybe even higher. One where you’re going to laugh. You’re going to cry. You’re going to stare into the void in wonder and amazement. And maybe, just maybe, you’ll find a degree of peace.

Very much recommended.

This review of Life And Death And Giants by Ron Rindo was originally written on September 15, 2025.

#BookReview: A Lot Like Forever by Jennifer Snow

Epic Angst Filled Romance. This is one of those more divisive romances where you’re either going to see it as truly epic and one of the best ever for just everything that the couple has to overcome… or you’re going to hate it because most of the issues could have been resolved in about two seconds if one or both halves of the couple had simply let go of their pride for a few minutes and had an open and vulnerable conversation with their partner. Obviously, I learn more towards the former than the latter. I also really appreciated the flashbacks to “then”, when the couple first began dating through when they first got engaged. This is where the real romance of the story was, particularly as they were both being so stubborn and angsty in the current timeline, and it worked quite well with most chapters ending in this time period before coming back to the current timeline to start the next chapter. Even the ending grand gesture was excellent and called back to a part of both then and current, with a dose of solving a major issue between the couple thrown in. Overall an excellent book and very much recommended.

This review of A Lot Like Forever by Jennifer Snow was originally written on August 6, 2022.