Geslacht: male
Woonplaatsen: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Beroepen: Writer, Teacher
Korte biografie: Jonathan Rogers grew up in Georgia, where he spent many happy hours in the swamps and riverbottoms on which the wild places of The Wilderking are based. He received his undergraduate degree from Furman University in South Carolina and holds a Ph.D. in seventeenth-century English literature from Vanderbilt University. The Wilderking Trilogy has already found a receptive audience among Jonathan’s own six children. The Rogers clan lives in Nashville, Tennessee, where Jonathan makes a living as a freelance writer.

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The Charlatan's Boy: A Novel door Jonathan Rogers

The Charlatan's Boy is a great fantasy book suitable for all ages. It's the ultimate "finding yourself" story. The only life 16-year-old Grady remembers is travelling with con-man Floyd. One part of Grady longs for a home and a family, and he looks for someone who looks like him in every town they visit. As one of Grady's claims-to-fame is being the Ugliest Boy in the World, this search makes for an entertaining narrative. In one town, he does see a women who he thinks may be his mother and he gets very excited, only to realize that he was mistaken.

"I got ready to wrap my loving arms around her and claim her as my long-lost mama, but it was no luck. As she come closer, I seen she was the wrong kind of ugly."

However, Grady also feels an attachment to Floyd. Floyd has always taken care of him, and Grady really doesn't know any other life. When Short Fronie, a pub owner, offers to let Grady stay with her, he considers it. Until Floyd and excitement call again. Even after leaving with Floyd, Grady continues to wonder during the rest of the book if he shouldn't just give it all up and go back to Fronie and finally have a "mama".

Watching Floyd and Grady adapt their act over the years and seeing some of the things they come up with is also a lot of fun. It's not all fun and games, though. Floyd and Grady are travelling hucksters and Grady's starting to wonder if it's really okay to lie to people all the time. What is amusing is how he rationalizes lying to some people about some things. He has categories in his head of who it's okay to fool and which cons are acceptable. And don't start leaving me crazy comments about that. Just read the book. Lying is my number one pet peeve, but I promise the book is funny.

I don't think I can say anything more without giving away too much, but I think readers of all ages will enjoy this story. It's a little bit of "sweet" with a whole lot of "silly".

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The Terrible Speed of Mercy: A Spiritual Biography… door Jonathan Rogers

As a writer and Christian thinker and artist, Flannery O'Connor exhibited remarkable insight and observation. Whether I entirely agree with her or not I think she is fascinating. There is no one other than she who could have written many of her books. After having read this book, I am actually looking forward to reading some of her books again. I have started a Good Man is Hard to Find twice without being able to get beyond the initial violence. I'm hoping this gives me a greater understanding of what she is doing in her writing. Certainly I understand her better has a person.… (meer)

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The Terrible Speed of Mercy: A Spiritual Biography… door Jonathan Rogers