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Owen Fiddler
by Marvin D. Wilson
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Publisher: Write Words, Inc.
Owen Fiddler wants to tell you his story. (Everyone sing along to the tune of the Beatles' "Nowhere Man") Has a selfish point of view, why he's such a fool, no clue. Isn't he a bit like me and you? Owen, man, please listen. You don't know what you're missing. Owen, man, your world is at your command! He's no role model for you or your kids, but reading his story will learn ya a thing or two, and that's a fact. This is an entertaining, thought-provoking, humorous and spiritually insightful book which will surely have you thinking about your own life. **** Four Stars. "I heartily recommend reading Owen Fiddler for a spiritual perspective on life that will cause you to think about your own actions and behavior. Whether or not you believe in God, a higher being, heaven, law of attraction, or any type of life after death, you will walk away from this novel having at least been inspired to glimpse the possibility that there is more to life than a simple daily existence. " -Lisa Haselton, award winning writer/editor/book reviewer
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Owen Fiddler takes you along on his life's journey - a journey filled with trials and tribulations that he must confront and conquer along the way. He could never seem to get it right in his life up until the very end. But man, oh, man, the journey he takes you on is just one adventure after the next. I couldn't put this book down. It followed me everywhere I went until I finished it.
I strongly recommend Owen Fiddler to anyone. Marvin did such a wonderful job in writing it. In this book, he writes in a common, everyday language. He describes sex and fighting scenes without sugar coating them. (some of the language - and the sex - and fighting scenes might actually be a bit too raw, harsh, and graphic for some readers. I know they are for me. Tee, hee.). But by doing so, Marvin captures the true essence of each of his characters' dialects, speech patterns, and lifestyle, lending a high degree of credence and authenticity to his characters.
The story is fast moving, heart thumping, and full of adventure - a page-turner. I can promise you'll not be bored or disappointed. You'll be saying "Whoa" or "Wow" when you finish reading it. It's just that good. The story gives you a satisfying ending, which to me is very important whenever I'm reading a book or watching a movie.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading the dialogue between the two young women in the car (near the beginning of the story) and what is almost a monologue by Jewel's nurse when Jewel had her doctor's appointment. I could really relate to those scenarios.
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Marvin D. Wilson, Author
Owen Fiddler
Cambridge Books, ISBN 978-1-59431-563-9
Fiction-spiritual, religious, humor, inspirational
207 pages
Review
The main character in Owen Fiddler is ... Owen Fiddler. Owen comes from a good and caring family. He has led a troubled childhood where a series of bad decisions have sent him to jail, hardened his outlook on life, and taught him to look out for number one. He never learns from his mistakes and therefore continues to repeat them well into adulthood. Owen has never accepted responsibility for his mistakes and as such blames his faults on anyone except himself.
Finally, Owen has a chance to make a good life with a wonderful woman, Jewel. They fall deeply in love, marry, and have a lovely daughter, Frenda. Jewel is everything Owen admires, at least in the short term, but shortly he grows bored and seeks extra-marital excitement. Seven years into what Jewel believed to be a lifelong marriage, she divorces Owen because she has found proof that he has indeed returned to his womanizing party animal persona.
The single bond Jewel and Owen will always share is their special daughter, Frenda. Both love her more than anything else, and have watched her grow from a majestic child into a spectacular young woman. Tragically, one New Year's Eve she is killed. Jewel is beside herself with grief. Through a series of conversations Owen has found himself in a predicament that later reveals itself to be potentially negligent in his daughter's untimely death. Ridden with guilt he drowns his sorrow in booze, women, and anything else that dulls the pain.
Owen has made some very bad decisions in his life. Some years ago, Owen had the good fortune to meet a man who handed him a path out of debt and on to prosperity. He squandered it as usual. This man is evil and does not take kindly to being taken as a fool. Bodily harm is this unsavory man's preferred way of dealing with overdue debts.
Owen lies in a hospital bed in a coma where death may end the suffering in his physical life. His mother sits at his bedside hoping against hope that he will live. Frenda is handed a mission to intercede on behalf of her dad. She and her new friend visit Owen. This life changing experience provides him opportunity to turn his pathetic life around.
Frenda's message to Owen is clear: love is to be cherished, acceptance of past mistakes is a necessary step in healing our hearts and moving forward, and forgiveness for such transgressions, both by self and others impacted, can pave the way to a better life here, and after. While this decision and all it entails is not easy for Owen to understand and accept, he does so and comes out of his coma to get a second chance in life.
Owen Fiddler could literally be any one of us. The lessons learned are simple, yet profound. It was a moving and entertaining journey for me, and one I would recommend for everyone.
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I hate it when authors waste a good redemption story on sinners who are just not very sinful. Either that or they euphemise everything the character does or says so as not to offend the delicate sensitivities of their readers. Well, you won't find any of that in this book. Owen Fiddler is bad news with a capital B, and author Marvin D. Wilson tells his story with raw, honest language and descriptions that make Owen's ultimate transformation a truly marvelous thing to behold. I also love that the spiritual messages in this book aren't hindered by the shackles of organized religion and its abundance of hypocrisy. Anyone who believes in the value of the human spirit will appreciate Owen's journey, and they'll enjoy reading his gripping, gut-wrenching and frequently hilarious story.
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When you are at your lowest, sometimes you need a 'reality check' or a 'vision from beyond' to guide your way. That is exactly what Owen Fiddler needed to turn his life around. His life was at one point meaningful with a wife and young daughter but he messed that up. It wasn't until one greddy moment, one heartbreaking incident that changed Owen forever. Even if you are a non-believer as I was, you will be touched by reading this book which I highly recommend.
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Marvin Wilson's morality tale Owen Fiddler chronicles the bad behavior of one man--Owen--from his early years as a boy through adulthood and how his life spirals out of control. He meets his wife Jewel and they have a daughter Frenda, who becomes the light of Owen's life. Frenda is Owen's foil in this tale.
Owen is a womanizer, a drunkard, a liar, and behaves horribly toward his mother, stepfather, and brother. When the reader thinks nothing can get worse for Owen, it does. Not once throughout the novel does Owen take responsibility for his actions or the consequences. There is always someone else to blame--his brother Paize, his stepfather, his friends, and others.
Not only is Owen an unlikeable character, but the author introduces us to a cast of unique characters, including Lou Seiffer (Lucifer) who is a truck driver that lends Owen money and Kris (Jesus Christ). The reader will have a hard time rooting for Owen to get a brain and evolve, but his daughter Frenda makes the reader want Owen to improve at least for his daughter's sake, if not his own. The novel is fast-paced weaving in and out of the past to tell Owen's story and that of his family, but in some sections the author's thoughts on the subject are interjected rather than allowing the characters' thoughts and feelings take center stage.
Although Frenda would care about how her date, Robert, felt while she was wearing heels, the earlier character buildup for Frenda does not support the sort of sarcastic statement about males being tough on the outside and easily bruised on the inside.
Some descriptions place the reader in the scene with Owen, and the reader can smell and taste what surrounds him, but in the same moment, it seems the author enters the scene. Uneducated Owen is not likely to know the term "proletariat" unless he's been educating himself in between his romps in the hay and nights on the bar stool. There are a number of these passages that can distract the reader, but there also are some great descriptive passages that capture the reader's attention.
Marvin Wilson tells a story of one man, an everyman, and his descent into oblivion and the perilous journey that leads to his salvation. Readers looking at today's society and how it has deteriorated can take away a lesson from this book. It is not only an evolution of Owen Fiddler, but can become an evolution of readers and others in today's me-first society. I applaud Wilson's efforts to espouse change. Christians could find fault with some of the scenes near the end of the book, though readers should cast aside their indoctrination and take from this book its overall message--forgiveness, change, and selflessness are important to reforming ourselves and society.
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