Thursday, December 10, 2015

Book Review - "It's a Wonderful Afterlife" by John Amory




This story could be named “It’s A Wonderful Gay Christmas Carol” because themes from these stories can be seen in Amory’s Stocking Stuffer from JMS Books.  The main character, Logan is a workaholic, never taking time off, even during the holidays to see his younger brother Dave, the only family he has left.

Dave calls him and begs him to come over for Christmas dinner and meet his new girlfriend.  Logan gives him a non-committal answer and hangs up.

A moment of inattention while driving leads to an unfortunate meeting between Logan’s car and a semi-tractor trailer on a slick, snowy road.  Logan wakes up in the house where he grew up when his parents were still alive.  He is greeted by a mysterious but handsome stranger, Michael.

Michael fills the roles of Clarence the angel from “It’s A Wonderful Life” and the Ghost of Christmas Past and the Ghost of Christmas Present from “A Christmas Carol”. 

I’ll let the reader discover how it all plays out but this was an easy, enjoyable read, although a little on the predictable side.

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