Taking Back the Bullet, Jim Potter
Taking Back the Bullet, Jim Potter
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Taking Back the Bullet
Trajectories of Self-Discovery

Author: Jim Potter

Narrator: Bob Neufeld

Unabridged: 10 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Spoken Realms

Published: 12/20/2022

Categories: Fiction

Synopsis

Who am I and where do I belong?This contemporary, character-driven novel is about people who are stigmatized. However, once they discover their true identities, each is empowered to begin the journey of life’s purpose.The main characters are police officer Tom Jennings, obese as a mutant Idaho potato in a jiggling gelatin suit; James Odessa-Smith, with his schizoaffective disorder; and young Suanna Morningcloud, a person with albinism, half Nez Perce Indian and half Caucasian.Meeting during a botched bank robbery in Prairie Grove, Kansas, they experience tragedy and trauma. Forever changed and connected, they are forced to ask, “Who am I and where do I belong?"Taking Back the Bullet explores the themes of stigma, identity, and self-discovery. The multi-layered stories are an escape into reality.

About Jim Potter

Jim Potter is an award-winning writer for his play, Under the Radar: Race at School. His memoir, Cop in the Classroom: Lessons I’ve Learned, Tales I’ve Told, recalls his career in law enforcement. Deputy Jennings, an obese, but compelling protagonist is introduced in Potter’s contemporary character-driven novel, Taking Back the Bullet: Trajectories of Self-Discovery, about people who are stigmatized. Jennings reappears in Deputy Jennings Meets the Amish, a novella.Check out over 200 of Potter’s blogs and podcasts at jimpotterauthor.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Gloria

Full disclosure – I know Jim Potter from a writer’s group we both attend, but it wasn’t until he gave a program at one of our local libraries that I bought both the books he was selling that day. Taking Back the Bullet: Trajectories of Self-Discovery is well-written by this retired cop who possesses......more

Goodreads review by Karis

Have you ever done something or said something that needed to be done or said at the time, but afterwards everyone said you shouldn't have? The phrase "to walk in another man's shoes" faded in and out of my mind as I read "Taking Back the Bullet" by Jim Potter. In this book, Potter writes in a speci......more

Goodreads review by Bill

I enjoyed the read and it kept me engaged throughout. My only negative was I thought it climaxed too early.......more

Goodreads review by April

Bravo, Mr. Potter!!! Your book with local connections and real life type events made me stop and think. I know it will be on my list to re-read in the future.......more

Quotes

“Jim Potter is a cop, retired, but he brings deep understanding of this job to his novel Taking Back the Bullet: Trajectories of Self-Discovery. This layered novel has literary dimensions as characters explore crisis situations.” Denise Low, author of Jackalope

“All law enforcement storylines are a true reflection of Potter’s many years as a police officer because they are realistic and relatable. This is a book I highly recommend.” Proud Police Wife

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