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Review by Lhisa -- Randy Love...at your service
[Following is a volunteer review of "Randy Love...at your service" by Shay Carter.]
3 out of 4 stars
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The story Randy Love...at your service by Shay Carter is an interesting story, though not at all what one expects when one sees the title or even after reading the preface. The story focuses on Randy Love and starts out by outlining his family as they later prove to be a vital part of the story. They give hints into Randy's past as well as contributing to who he develops into.
After the first chapter that gives you an idea of his beginning, the story proceeds to depicting a rather happy-go-lucky young man still in the process of finding what he wanted from life and what life wanted from him. Randy is a young man that is growing up and this is the story of his journey to becoming more than he was.
The story began in the little town of Milton, the place of origin for all of the Loves. The story later moves to London with Randy where it stays for the majority of the story with a trip or two outside of it. The main focuses of the story are Randy's movements and rarely stray from where he goes.
The main themes in the story are family, growth, coming of age, facing reality, love, pride and manipulation. The focus of the majority of these are related to the main character, however, the use of these themes with other characters is shown as is the effect of these on the story. There are hints of misogyny throughout the book as well as elements of sexism. Randy believed himself to be a firm believer in sexual equality until he was required to do his part.
What I liked the most about the book is that it shows the reality of how many men (and women) act and think before they become more mature. This, ironically, is also what I don't like about the book as well. Until almost the end of the book I had developed an automatic dislike for the character but decided to give him a chance because of his past and his redeemable qualities kept me going. The way that Randy would treat others on occasion left much to be desired. This however seemed to be an attempt by the author to show a contrast, it worked very well.
I rate this book 3 out of 4 stars. I gave it this rating because although the story was not what was expecting, it was well written with very few errors to be found. I recommend this book to mainly to teenage boys and young men. This group, for the most part, will be able to relate to Randy, his struggles and his development.
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3 out of 4 stars
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The story Randy Love...at your service by Shay Carter is an interesting story, though not at all what one expects when one sees the title or even after reading the preface. The story focuses on Randy Love and starts out by outlining his family as they later prove to be a vital part of the story. They give hints into Randy's past as well as contributing to who he develops into.
After the first chapter that gives you an idea of his beginning, the story proceeds to depicting a rather happy-go-lucky young man still in the process of finding what he wanted from life and what life wanted from him. Randy is a young man that is growing up and this is the story of his journey to becoming more than he was.
The story began in the little town of Milton, the place of origin for all of the Loves. The story later moves to London with Randy where it stays for the majority of the story with a trip or two outside of it. The main focuses of the story are Randy's movements and rarely stray from where he goes.
The main themes in the story are family, growth, coming of age, facing reality, love, pride and manipulation. The focus of the majority of these are related to the main character, however, the use of these themes with other characters is shown as is the effect of these on the story. There are hints of misogyny throughout the book as well as elements of sexism. Randy believed himself to be a firm believer in sexual equality until he was required to do his part.
What I liked the most about the book is that it shows the reality of how many men (and women) act and think before they become more mature. This, ironically, is also what I don't like about the book as well. Until almost the end of the book I had developed an automatic dislike for the character but decided to give him a chance because of his past and his redeemable qualities kept me going. The way that Randy would treat others on occasion left much to be desired. This however seemed to be an attempt by the author to show a contrast, it worked very well.
I rate this book 3 out of 4 stars. I gave it this rating because although the story was not what was expecting, it was well written with very few errors to be found. I recommend this book to mainly to teenage boys and young men. This group, for the most part, will be able to relate to Randy, his struggles and his development.
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Randy Love...at your service
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