Chuck Augello

Very clever way for the author to expose readers to some of the animal suffering that occurs in the name of "science," meat processing and in product testing. He wrote an engaging story that weaves the subject into the story line without being preachy.

A budding indie film director's life is turned upside down when his absentee father enters his life accompanied by a monkey who has been rescued from a lab. He must wrestle with his conscience over whether the monkey is the lab's property or whether he is worthy of protection in his own right, as well as confronting his own conflicting feelings toward his father.… (mer)

A Better Heart by Chuck Augello is devastating, funny and heartbreaking all in one! The things people are willing to do to an animal is just appalling. The one thing that I really enjoyed was how realistic the characters and events felt! I really enjoyed all of the characters! I think most people will the author had made the characters easy to realate to in many different ways. And yes I'm talking about Henry the monkey as well! I enjoyed the book! It touches on a subject that should have more light shined on it but it also has heartwarming and laugh out loud moments! And Chuck Augello does a wonderful job balancing them!

Thank you Suzy Approved Book Tours, Chuck Augello and Black Rose Writing for my gifted copy and for having me on this tour!… (mer)

I DON'T THINK THAT I WILL EVER EAT MEAT AFTER READING A BETTER HEART, AND LEARNING HOW ANIMALS ARE TREATED! I did enjoy Kevin's and his wayward excuse of a father who always wanted to make it big in Hollywood instead of playing a corpse or a ten second headshot and help his wife instead of staying away. His dad had enter the home that he once lived in with a Capuchin monkey who had been abused in a Utah laboratory and it just broke my heart that "IN THE NAME OF SCIENCE" justified the monkey's two bolts on his head. I did like that Kevin bonded with Henry, the little monkey and tried to do the right thing that got him major trouble!… (mer)