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Publisher:
Port Town Publishing |
Release
Date: 2004 |
ISBN:
1594660131 |
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Format
Reviewed: Paperback |
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Genre:
Fictional Memoir |
Reviewed:
2004 |
Reviewer:
Jen Oliver |
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Dah-Link
By A. J. Russo
Dah-Link
takes a fictional look at Mr. Russo's own family. Dah-link
is a collection of several short memoir stories. These stories
stand on their own and also work with each other as the characters
are discussed throughout each story.
Mr.
Russo has displayed an ability to get readers to feel the emotions
he has tried to display through his words. Readers will laugh
at some of the stories and cry at others. Readers will also
be able to relate in some fashion to the characters in the short
stories in Dah-Link. The characters, which were based
on Mr. Russo's family, each have their own distinct personalities.
Mr. Russo attempted to even put in the appropriate spelling of the
accented dialogues. At times, this reader had to say the words
out loud to understand what word was being used. This helped
keep the feel of the stories genuine and true to his family.
The
short stories in Dah-Link run the gambit of all things
that could happen in families, and share the importance of family
and familiar relationships within a family. Dah-Link shows
the importance of generations of stories so they can continue to
be told from one family member to another.
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