Review of Strong Heart
Posted: 24 Feb 2022, 06:54
[Following is a volunteer review of "Strong Heart" by Charlie Sheldon.]
Strong heart was a small detour from the type of books I normally read but nonetheless I was open to something new, however upon first opening the book and reading I was a small bit confused due to the writing style and characters. First the book is written in the first person which isn't necessarily a bad thing however it makes the book quite difficult to read when paired with the multiple characters we meet at the beginning of the book, I think the author Charlie Sheldon should have taken some more time to better establish the important characters and their relationships with one another as well as their ages.
Personally I think the story that follows our main character Tom moves surprisingly quickly we have barely been introduced to Tom, Myra and William before Tom's ex-wife and his surprise granddaughter have joined the story and very suddenly all of them are going camping. A slower approach should've been taken to the storytelling. On the positive side the character interactions between one another do seem genuine and are very well written in fact the dialogue all throughout the book is consistent advanced and expressive.
I will say that at points throughout the book despite its fast pace at the start it can be quite slow especially when someone like Tom is monologuing however this is well paired with beautiful descriptions of the environment around them as they're camping in the wilderness. Unfortunately Sarah who is Tom's granddaughter goes missing and the groups primary objective becomes finding Sarah, but when she is found she has her own adventurous story to tell.
In spite of what I think wasn't necessarily the greatest start the rest of the book proved to be very interesting suspenseful and engaging mixed with a good ending. I also believe that the book is meant to teach us or at the very least shed some insight into the native American hardships. I would recommend reading it.
3 out of 4 - good, recommend it
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Strong Heart
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Strong heart was a small detour from the type of books I normally read but nonetheless I was open to something new, however upon first opening the book and reading I was a small bit confused due to the writing style and characters. First the book is written in the first person which isn't necessarily a bad thing however it makes the book quite difficult to read when paired with the multiple characters we meet at the beginning of the book, I think the author Charlie Sheldon should have taken some more time to better establish the important characters and their relationships with one another as well as their ages.
Personally I think the story that follows our main character Tom moves surprisingly quickly we have barely been introduced to Tom, Myra and William before Tom's ex-wife and his surprise granddaughter have joined the story and very suddenly all of them are going camping. A slower approach should've been taken to the storytelling. On the positive side the character interactions between one another do seem genuine and are very well written in fact the dialogue all throughout the book is consistent advanced and expressive.
I will say that at points throughout the book despite its fast pace at the start it can be quite slow especially when someone like Tom is monologuing however this is well paired with beautiful descriptions of the environment around them as they're camping in the wilderness. Unfortunately Sarah who is Tom's granddaughter goes missing and the groups primary objective becomes finding Sarah, but when she is found she has her own adventurous story to tell.
In spite of what I think wasn't necessarily the greatest start the rest of the book proved to be very interesting suspenseful and engaging mixed with a good ending. I also believe that the book is meant to teach us or at the very least shed some insight into the native American hardships. I would recommend reading it.
3 out of 4 - good, recommend it
******
Strong Heart
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon