PIOUS by KENN BIVENS

The characters in PIOUS by KENN BIVENS are complex and psychologically thrilling to meet in literature. I made life discoveries in this novel. Some words or wise proverbs written about the internet became real and meaningful. Carpious is the main character. Carpious is the most complex character. When I began the novel, I thought of him as so special. He is a man any person would feel happy to have as their neighbor. He is open, intelligent and always willing to help his neighbor. Little did I know that Carpious had personal and strong inner demons. I began this novel figuratively half asleep. As I read page after page I became more awake. By the last page my whole body was tingling with the fact that life can look one way on the outside and be totally different on the inside. Each of us has said I know that lady or man. Now after reading PIOUS by KENN BIVENS I realize the use of that statement is made too often and too loosely. In the process of learning about one another and befriending one another or loving one another assumptions are made. Ian is the new neighbor who moves in the community. Because of his past people shun him, hate him and definitely don't trust him.. He is the known piranha whom all families must avoid for their safety.

Nothing is as it seems in PIOUS by KENN BIVENS. I appreciated the explanations given for Carpious' character at the end of the novel. I could never have understood his mind without the help of the author. This is a novel that serves up ugly characters, hard living characters. It is a novel that also serves a wonderful portion of dessert. The dessert is that the human mind is unique in everyone of us. Also, each of us is trying to live "a" life. While this living of lives is going on there is a whole lot of paint splattered haphazardly on walls, floors, doors. When the paint gets on me, all I can do is wash it off and hope that next time I will be more careful. For that reason, I will call PIOUS by KENN BIVENS a cautionary tale which almost took me further than I chose to go. Magnificent.random.kennbivins