8 - The Previously Untold Story of the Previously Unknown 8th Dwarf

Title:  "8"  The Previously Untold Story of the Previously Unknown 8th Dwarf
Author:   Michael Mullin
Published:  2009  Gemiknight Studios, Smashwords Edition
Pages:  24
Source:  Nook e-book

I love and totally agree with this review from the blog "Reading Reality" http://www.readingreality.net/2011/12/8-...

"Then 'the Maid' showed up. Fairy tales usually refer to her as Snow White. Creepy saw everything! Absolutely everything. And heard everything too. The floors, well, there were some holes in those floorboards.

His brothers never told the poor girl that there was a dwarf literally under her feet. So she cooked and cleaned while he spied on her. What else was he supposed to do? She kept sweeping the dust from the floor into his living space!

But when the Evil Witch knocked on the door, he heard everything then too. Did you ever wonder why Snow White let the witch in? Creepy’s “floor’s eye view” of the classic tale, his understandably jaundiced view, is laugh-out-loud funny. And not to be missed!"

A Prayer for the Dying

Title:  A Prayer for the Dying
Author:  Stewart O'Nan
Published:  1999  Henry Holt & Co.
Pages:  195
Source:  Public Library


Post Civil War in Friendship, Wisconsin is the setting for this initially "life in a small town" story.  Jacob Hansen, the main character, is simultaneously the town's sheriff, undertaker, and church pastor (not to mention a husband and father as well).  Once a deadly sickness starts within the town, he faces moral dilemmas that are intriguing and palpable.  Highly recommend...incredibly moving and thought provoking!  Made me grateful not to have been in Jacob Hansen's shoes.