Review for Scraps

This just in from a New Mexican reader reviewing Scraps:
David Luck sees the best in people without overlooking the worst, and what shines through most of all in this collection is a tenderness for characters from all walks of life-- a homeless woman, a pregnant teenager, the easy mark of a middle-aged American couple visiting England, and the beautiful young pickpocket who inexplicably decides not to rob them. Highly recommended.

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This is a short story book written in a nice, commanding voice. It has good grammar, a grasp on language, and a pleasant narrative tone. The writer offers a variety of stories, some long, some short, some in the first person, some in the third person, etc. I particularly enjoyed "Petey," about a young vet treating a dead parrot. You can feel the vet's inexperience as he tried to deal with the parrot, which has caught his finger in its beak in a death grip. It is bumbling and funny. Likewise, "Katherine and Marlene" is a touching story of two homeless women who share a brief friendship before one freezes to death.

Mainstream Judge: 13

Writer’s Digest, 17^th Annual International Self-Published Book Awards Commentary