Book review... The Book Of Kennedy... No, not about the Camelot clan...

Hello all…

First let me explain something (as touched on in my REVIEWS chapter of my HOW TO WRITE A BOOK AND GET IT PUBLISHED: HINTS, TIPS, TECHNIQUES book (see: https://JosephMLenard.us/shop as well as https://tinyurl.com/WriteAndPublishSupplement and https://tinyurl.com/WriteAndPublishSupplement2)) you can sell all kinds of copies of a book before you’ll ever get your FIRST REVIEW…. WHY? Sadly those who may LOVE your writing, are not necessarily motivated to tell others about it.

 

Yes, sad, as we HOPE and somewhat RELY UPON a bit to WORD-OF-MOUTH (which, might still get, they may post about having read and LOVE your book on Social-Media) and they just are not willing to take a few minutes to LEAVE A REVIEW back where they bought the book; or anywhere else. It is why with my TS book I created a https://TerrorStrikes.info/reviews page on my website so-as to be able to pull-in all in one place the rare and random places all across the internet a review might be written so they can be found in ONE PLACE!

 

My THE BOOK OF KENNEDY (no, not about Camelot clan) officially dropped August 1st and it took til the end of August now for me to GET THE FIRST AMAZON REVIEW to post (yes, of course, I got PRE-REVIEWS, some who were provided pre-release copies, and their responses are in the book itself about the book and included here-in this piece down at the bottom (Afterword 1-4))…. THANK YOU Nic of AnotherZero for leaving the following….

 

Amazon.com Nick – AnotherZero

5.0 out of 5 stars A Powerful journey through self-discovery, resilience, and the pursuit of positivity

Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2025

Joseph M. Lenard’s new book The Book of Kennedy: Project Carpe Diem is a powerful journey through self-discovery, resilience, and the pursuit of positivity. His writing shines as it follows Kennedy’s personal growth, her struggles with identity, and her faith-driven search for life’s meaning. Lenard’s ability to weave in themes of self-worth, relationships, and coping strategies, like gratitude and humor, makes this book not just an inspiring read but a reminder of the strength we all have to keep moving forward. I’m excited to see how this book resonates with readers looking for both comfort and motivation in their own lives

 

https://JosephMLenard.us/shop

 

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The Book Of Kennedy: Project Carpe Diem (from the Back Of The Book)….

 

LIFE and LIVING.. Affirming all LIVES have meaning, purpose, value – whether one sees it oneself daily or NOT! Join KENNEDY as she navigates The Good, The Bad, The Ugly of Life – and trying to maintain positivity through it all.

 

​From the book.. chapter 4..
..Dwelling on the mundane, or even clearly happens from time to time bad or negative days, or those good times – in the “math” of life so-to-speak were “good deeds and good days” perhaps worth a larger value in the overall equation getting to that balance-sheet sum-total? The day to day, a butterfly effect, the small smiles shown to another that made their day better..

 

Note from the author: I want to state as a warning: this book contains not one line of dialogue. I feel it important to say that because a reviewer of my “TERROR STRIKES: COMING SOON TO A CITY NEAR YOU” novel once wrote that she didn’t think there was enough dialogue in it. Well in all interviews I’d ever given regarding that book I never promised it to be a dialogue laden book. In fact that while having some dialogue it is heavy narrative style – as this book is entirely in narration style –   versus Plato’s Dialogues, Philip Roth’s “Deception,” Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath,” which known for extensive use of dialogue [courtesy of asking Google for that answer].

#LIVES have meaning: whether one sees it or NOT! Join KENNEDY as navigates Good, Bad, Ugly of Life – and trying to maintain positivity!
 

#Trials, #Tribulations – Good, Bad, Ugly, of the day to day – and how we CHOOSE to interact with it all.  
 

Enter my THE BOOK OF KENNEDY book giveaway #contest via #GoodReads: 
https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/418085  

Is the Sweeney Ad REALLY about Eugenics? LOL 
more in: /science-and-technology/2025/07/when-is-dna-and-biology-actual-science-vs-eugenics-leftist-psudeo-science-manipulated-bs-like-sanger-and-hitler-adopted-from-the-demokkkrats-3084301.html
No complaints about DUNKIN Ad with Hispanic talking about his genes, or LIZZO “my genes are Black” thing she did – always, only, ONE WAY STREET…
more in….
/scandals/2025/08/the-eugenics-ads-controversies-continue-2438892.html

 

MARKETING?!?!? Yes please! LOL 

I am having a BLAST basking in the Sydney Sweeney American Eagle Ad controversy as my latest book – The Book Of Kennedy – AI generated image of my girl Kennedy RESEMBLES her a bit and getting kick out of people asking me (since I wear my TBOK Ad shirt everywhere) “is that Sydney Sweeney” on my Shirt? on my Book?!?!? 

 

related…
THAT SYDNEY SWEENEY on my book cover?!?
https://youtu.be/UIvih3rrlmE  

“accidental cross-promotional” Advertising can/does work!!! LOL

 

The Book Of Kennedy: Project Carpe Diem (from the Back Of The Book)….

 

LIFE and LIVING…. Affirming all LIVES have meaning, purpose, value – whether one sees it oneself daily or NOT! Join KENNEDY as she navigates The Good, The Bad, The Ugly of Life – and trying to maintain positivity through it all.

 

 

 

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AFTERWORD-1:

by Kiera (Graphic Artist – Writer)

What you’ve read wasn’t polished prose from a literary laureate — it’s something far rarer: an unapologetic, honest expression from someone with a story to tell and a voice that refuses to be filtered.

From the very first paragraph, the author makes it clear: he’s not trying to be Dickens, Hemingway, or Shakespeare. He’s simply being himself — a voice shaped by decades of experience, a love for logic and numbers, and a deep-rooted passion for truth, perspective, and the world as he sees it.

Born and raised in Wyandotte, Michigan, with roots that stretch back to the early 1960’s, the author writes the way he speaks—direct, humorous, and unafraid to ruffle a few feathers. As a former IT professional and lifelong writer of poetry, short stories, and fiction, his journey has been one of expression through the written word, even if the path wasn’t paved through traditional publishing houses or formal literary circles.

 

AFTERWORD-2

by Susan S. Smith (Editor)

First, by way of introduction, no not the infamous Susan Smith.

 

Secondly, yes, my parents had a sense of humor and hence my middle-name being an “S” too and “SSS” snake like hissing sound initials. 😊

 

As for the book review, and continue there, in a light hearted way by saying since Joe uses some musical references in the book to convey some mood, points, and some tone…

 

You’ll have Fun, Fun, Fun, reading this book. To paraphrase The Beach Boys  – and hopefully Daddy won’t take the book or the Bird away.  😊

AFTERWORD-3

by J. Danielson (Pastor)

My friend Joseph M. Lenard has very often stated as part of the opening of one of his ChristiTutionalist ^TM Politics show “this will be an ‘odd’ episode” as well as many times as a lead into one of his online written article pieces.

While this too is delivered rather “different” fashion, the story is very much a needed one for our times about life and living. The value of life seems to have been so diminished by our society and this book addresses it from a very wonderfully “unique” and “different” angle.

I thoroughly enjoyed it as I hope you did too.

 

[Author note: Quotation-marks added for emphasis. JML
applied bit of my own “odd” style to JD’s comments. LOL ]

AFTERWORD-4

by Cindy Peterson (House-wife)

The story is one thing. Certainly wonderful.

 

Who else on this planet provides bonus items within the pages of books like Joseph M. Lenard did here, as well as has in Terror Strikes: Coming Soon to a City Near You?

 

I spent hours after reading the book to follow up with all those extras he provides via the Introduction section online links – as well as the Project Carpe Diem music videos playlist.