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Review of Man Mission
[Following is a volunteer review of "Man Mission" by Eytan Uliel.]
When the narrator met Sam, he only needed someone to accompany him to the food fair on campus, and his two best friends from Grammar School were still recovering from a hangover. Little did he know that Sam would become a lifetime friend that would awaken his childhood dreams of annually going on vacations and having fun. He not only awoke the dream, but he ensured the dream came to reality and laid the foundation for its initial success.
What initially started as a two-man annual adventure soon expanded to accommodate Alec and Daniel. The older they became, the more responsibilities they faced. They got married, became fathers, and faced real life-threatening issues that begged for attention. As if that was not enough, there was constantly this war within them. They questioned the fact that they were fulfilling their purpose in life. How did they cope with all of these and still maintain the yearly adventurous man mission? Find out by reading this book.
This was my first time reading anything written by Eytan Uliel, and I can boldly say that he created a very good first impression. Eytan Uliel ensured that Man Mission was not a boring and easily predictable book. While talking about the present situation of things, the author would draw readers back to some years back and give us a detailed account of an event that already happened. He would then bring readers back to the present, and it would still make sense. In my opinion, it added some flavor to the book. Eytan's sense of humor ensured that I laughed almost throughout the book. He had a way of using sarcasm, irony, and hyperbole in such an entertaining way and still maintaining a balance. I also liked the inclusion of wise quotes before each chapter. They were so relevant to me that I ended up writing them out in my notepad to be read again. Also, I liked the inclusion of a map before each mission. It made me feel carried along and helped me understand the different stages of the mission better. As if that wasn't enough, some vital statistics about the mission were added at the end of each chapter with a decent dose of humor. I learned valuable lessons about the repercussion of poor planning in the first few missions before Daniel joined. The way the four handled different tasks further reminded me about the advantages of utilizing everybody's strength in a progressive gathering.
I read the epub format. I didn't like the fact that there were 5 to 7 empty pages after each page of the book. It made the soft copy unnecessarily heavy and a bit stressful to read. I also found it difficult to comprehend the correlation between the short Bible verses before each chapter and the content of the chapter itself. The editing is very good; I found just two errors in the entire book. For this reason, I rate the book 4 out of 4 stars. I only rated it this low because this was the highest I could give.
I recommend this book to lovers of a free-flowing, dynamic writing style with a decent sense of humor. I also recommend it to lovers of modern-day adventure stories. I believe that they will fall in love more with the book when they start seeing the variations in the way of life of people in different parts of the world. I also recommend this book to young adults and bachelors who are confused as to how to handle marriage, family life, career, fulfilling purpose, and other life responsibilities. I believe they will learn valuable lessons from the way the four friends delicately maneuvered their way around the obstacles they encountered in the various stages of their lives in the book.
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Man Mission
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When the narrator met Sam, he only needed someone to accompany him to the food fair on campus, and his two best friends from Grammar School were still recovering from a hangover. Little did he know that Sam would become a lifetime friend that would awaken his childhood dreams of annually going on vacations and having fun. He not only awoke the dream, but he ensured the dream came to reality and laid the foundation for its initial success.
What initially started as a two-man annual adventure soon expanded to accommodate Alec and Daniel. The older they became, the more responsibilities they faced. They got married, became fathers, and faced real life-threatening issues that begged for attention. As if that was not enough, there was constantly this war within them. They questioned the fact that they were fulfilling their purpose in life. How did they cope with all of these and still maintain the yearly adventurous man mission? Find out by reading this book.
This was my first time reading anything written by Eytan Uliel, and I can boldly say that he created a very good first impression. Eytan Uliel ensured that Man Mission was not a boring and easily predictable book. While talking about the present situation of things, the author would draw readers back to some years back and give us a detailed account of an event that already happened. He would then bring readers back to the present, and it would still make sense. In my opinion, it added some flavor to the book. Eytan's sense of humor ensured that I laughed almost throughout the book. He had a way of using sarcasm, irony, and hyperbole in such an entertaining way and still maintaining a balance. I also liked the inclusion of wise quotes before each chapter. They were so relevant to me that I ended up writing them out in my notepad to be read again. Also, I liked the inclusion of a map before each mission. It made me feel carried along and helped me understand the different stages of the mission better. As if that wasn't enough, some vital statistics about the mission were added at the end of each chapter with a decent dose of humor. I learned valuable lessons about the repercussion of poor planning in the first few missions before Daniel joined. The way the four handled different tasks further reminded me about the advantages of utilizing everybody's strength in a progressive gathering.
I read the epub format. I didn't like the fact that there were 5 to 7 empty pages after each page of the book. It made the soft copy unnecessarily heavy and a bit stressful to read. I also found it difficult to comprehend the correlation between the short Bible verses before each chapter and the content of the chapter itself. The editing is very good; I found just two errors in the entire book. For this reason, I rate the book 4 out of 4 stars. I only rated it this low because this was the highest I could give.
I recommend this book to lovers of a free-flowing, dynamic writing style with a decent sense of humor. I also recommend it to lovers of modern-day adventure stories. I believe that they will fall in love more with the book when they start seeing the variations in the way of life of people in different parts of the world. I also recommend this book to young adults and bachelors who are confused as to how to handle marriage, family life, career, fulfilling purpose, and other life responsibilities. I believe they will learn valuable lessons from the way the four friends delicately maneuvered their way around the obstacles they encountered in the various stages of their lives in the book.
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Man Mission
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