Kate’s 2¢: “Caroline” by Adrian Spratt

“Caroline” by Adrian Spratt

Kate’s 2¢: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as,     describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read.  I’m just saying…

A few take-aways:

— This writing course is about creativity, but, it is also about technicalities.  I don’t over-look grammatical and spelling errors.

— I, alone, was subjected to the demoralizing request to have my briefs reviewed.

— I felt ambivalent about being praised for tasks everyone else took for granted.

— I took satisfaction in proving blindness was surmountable.

— Charity comes with self-improvement advice.

— If a lawyer doesn’t check his spelling, he won’t check his facts either.

— The andante was pretty and touched the heart. The tragedy was grim and gouged the soul.

— I can’t isolate when my sight went from some to none.

— a medical condition called retinitis pigmentosa gradually causes me to go blind

— I felt marginalized in a world where a picture speaks a thousand words

— I’d heard about goosing, but, didn’t know anything more about it that high school pranks, causing merriment among the gooser and distress in the goosee.

— Blindness doesn’t preclude parenthood.

— We’re all shaped by our closest relationships.

— Independence is never pure.

— What distinguishes disability is that it can prevent doing an activity on one’s own what others take for granted.

   I enjoyed listening to this NLS recorded book. I experienced many of the issues the author mentioned in his narrative and can appreciate how the computer has greatly enhanced what blind people can now do on their own.

   The prologue confused me, until I finished the story and went back to listen to it. I realized that the prologue seemed to be a foreshadowing of the author’s narrative.

   John Lescault did a good job of reading this story. Thank you.

From the web:

I wondered if Spratt is blind:  To accuse a work or its author of cultural appropriation can be to censor a possibly sincere attempt to celebrate fellow human beings. The same can apply to claims of disability appropriation. In my view, the focus should be on countering it, not

   A lawyer can hardly resist an opportunity for a disclaimer or two. No statement on this website constitutes or is intended as legal advice. Also, resemblance of any person, living or otherwise, to any of my fictional characters is strictly coincidental. Even in my nonfiction, names have been changed and biographical details altered, and often traits of several people are combined into a single character. The exceptions, apart from myself, are inescapably my parents and brother, and I can only hope I’ve done them justice. Any other exceptions are noted.

From NLS/BARD/LOC:

Caroline DB106936

Spratt, Adrian. Reading time: 9 hours, 11 minutes.

Read by John Lescault.

Suspense Fiction

Young, blind lawyer Nick Coleman meets free spirit Caroline Sedlak in an evening fiction-writing course. He is fascinated by her, even when he realizes there’s a darker past beneath her happy-go-lucky exterior. Nick must confront his own demons as he proves himself to his colleagues. Strong language, some violence, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2021.

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