{"id":21714,"date":"2023-01-28T16:35:57","date_gmt":"2023-01-28T23:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/?p=21714"},"modified":"2023-07-11T05:22:22","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T11:22:22","slug":"review-a-giant-comes-by-a-j-saxsma-a-2023-indie-author-review-selection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/2023\/01\/28\/review-a-giant-comes-by-a-j-saxsma-a-2023-indie-author-review-selection\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: A Giant Comes by A.J. Saxsma \u2013 A 2023 Indie Author Review Selection"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;text-align: center;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/dot.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top: 5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"Tumblr\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Email\",\"Print\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"big\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"bxwretlind\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Review%3A%20A%20Giant%20Comes%20by%20A.J.%20Saxsma%20%E2%80%93%20A%202023%20Indie%20Author%20Review%20Selection\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"#description\">Description<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"#review\">The Review<\/a> <strong>\u2022<\/strong><\/strong> <strong><a href=\"#more\">More About the Author<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"description\"><strong><strong>Description (from <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3rryyl2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon.com<\/a>)<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A shifty traveler delivers a grim warning to a peaceful village; a giant will come in three weeks\u2019 time and it will bring ruin to their quiet living.<\/strong><br><br>But, he can instruct the villagers on how to best the foul creature and save their way of life&#8230;<em>for a hefty sum<\/em>.<br><br>Though not all believe in his claim, the people volunteer and lend their arms and await the horror that draws nearer and nearer, so the traveler says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Together, with the help of an untrusting orphan the traveler finds walking the lonely road, whom he takes under his wing as an apprentice of sorts, they will train a sad lot of villagers, outwit religious zealots who insist no giant comes, and navigate swelling doubts as, slowly, the village descends to madness. It is not long until the orphaned boy, too, holds doubt in the traveler\u2019s claims.<br><br><strong><em>This humorous dark comedy cuts to the heart of what it means to be human with magical realism, a sense of satire, and biting social commentary.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/5-stars.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/5-stars.png\" alt=\"5 stars\" class=\"wp-image-7354\" width=\"256\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/5-stars.png 512w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/5-stars-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"review\"><strong>The Review<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I love fables&#8211;Brothers Grimm, <em>Animal Farm<\/em>, <em>The Life of Pi<\/em>. For that reason, I was immediately lured in to read <em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3rryyl2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A Giant Comes<\/a><\/em> by A.J. Saxsma. This is a short but rich novel, told in a fashion that I have come to admire. And while I was pulled in to Saxsma&#8217;s fairy tale world from the first page, at the same time I felt a distinct and undeniable connection to the present. That, in itself, is a feat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The plot centers on a traveler who invites an orphan to join him on a journey to a nearby village to warn them of an impending giant. In the village, we meet archetypes&#8211;the everyman, the hero, the outlaw, and the ruler along with the priest, the dullards, and those who blindly follow. I could picture these characters walking around our modern &#8220;village&#8221; saying the same thing, acting the same way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a story full of deceit and trickery as we follow the young boy. I kept looking for an obvious twist but&#8211;delightfully&#8211;found none. In Saxsma&#8217;s portrayal of this fairy tale world, it is not hard to find parallels to Western culture. There is a rich cynicism of the church, of politicians, and of their blind constituents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3rryyl2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A Giant Comes<\/a><\/em> is a cautionary tale, and not one that ends easily. I received no fuzzy good feeling. Rather, I am left to contemplate the connections between the traveler and the boy, between the priest and elder, between the workers and the merchants. This is a highly recommended book, and one I will return to again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Available at Amazon:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3rryyl2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0BM6LS2SB\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"more\"><strong>More About the Author<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aj Saxsma, born in Illinois in 1987, is a queer writer. He lives in Los Angeles with his husky. His literary work has earned awards from Almond Press UK, and has been published in The Danse Macabre, and has appeared in Under The Bed Magazine and Apex Magazine. 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