Tilly Rivers
Entertainment & Lifestyle Editor: Immediate Release Media
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Monday, July 28, 2008
Review: Book; False Justice
Author: Mack Beasley
ISBN: 9781604744354
Publish America, Baltimore
$9.00
Pages: 146
Review Rating: 0 Stars
Every author, even if they do not realize it, creates a footprint- an archive in which they will be remembered, loved and yes, even hated.
I began reading “False Justice” by Mack Beasley, and like a trooper, I really wanted to look past the bad editing, run-on sentences, and try and keep up with the stories jumpy plot. There has to be a good story in here- even if the writing was horrible, maybe just maybe the story line was good.
Let me lay the theme of the story- the main character, Mike Blackman was a bad guy- trying to make a new start, he found God in prison and wanted to make amends for some of his past sins by helping his cell mate for ten plus years. (I can not give an exact number because the time changed at least twice within the first twenty pages.)
His cell mate was accused of killing someone that he says he didn’t do. And Mike was going to set out to prove, at the cost of maybe going back to prison himself- that he was innocent. The story jumps continuously, there is absolutely no flow of facts or time lines. Still, I really wanted to have something positive to say, maybe with some rewrites this could be great.
Mack Beasley the author and Mike Blackman the main character have some pretty coincidental parallels- Mike was a former alcoholic-so is Mack- Mike is in his sixties- so is Mack- Mike is a Christian- so is Mack- Mike lives in the South- Mack is from Alabama, and now lives in Georgia.
And than it happened, on page 23- these words were written,; “I get a cab and give the driver Sue Wilson’s address, I think he can understand English, but I’m not sure. We sure got a mix of people even in the south these days.” My throat filled with bile and horror- did I read that right? The book was about a “Christian” in whom has found God, wanted to make amends for his past sins, was willing to risk his own life, possibly go back to prison, all for the sake of redemption- I guess “racism” isn’t a sin according to his God? However I have very different believes- and with a quick snap of the book could no longer read another word.
Do I recommend this? No- in the Christian theme in which it was written, the sentence above left me disillusioned, and angry.- Did I finish the book? No. Will I? No again. Sorry Mack, I have no tolerance for racism.
Tilly
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Tilly Rivers is a best selling celebrity author, radio host for “Features” and Entertainment & Lifestyle Editor for IRM Magazine.
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