Review of A Walk Through the Grapes
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Review of A Walk Through the Grapes
[Following is a volunteer review of "A Walk Through the Grapes" by David Jackson.]
A Walk Through The Grapes by David Jackson, is a sour, interesting small-town thriller about Jace Grazer, struggling through a sea of wrong decisions and unfulfilled dreams that seemed to have plagued him even after his ‘prodigal son’ return to his family's home at Willowcreek. In a series of plot twists and cliffhangers, the family is soon plunged into another show of secrecy and the prodigal son had to find out the reason he is being kept out of it. Adding to his woes, Jace unwittingly created a love triangle with McKenzie, the sister of his former lover, Ally, with who he is still in love.
One evident thing is how the writer aimed at describing every scene vividly, so well it flows like a motion picture in my head. The characters, although at the other end of the perfect spectrum, being realistically humans, are flawed with mistakes. This made this book more true to life. This is not some interesting out-of-the-world thriller with unbelievable characters, but regular people making choices that continue to work against them in the long run. I learned a lot from this book, and the most profound knowledge is that even in the noble feeling of love, we are capable of making terrible mistakes.
The epitaph, “Every snail is a cheetah in the eyes of its mother” is a statement forever etched in my mind. Every chapter begins anew with a paragraph of philosophy. This is beautiful and unique. Except that it nipped the flow between chapters. A chapter ends in a breathtaking cliffhanger and you will expect the next chapter to pick it up immediately. But the author says, “wait, take a dose of hard philosophy, you will need it”. That is cruel.
I rate this 3 out of 4 stars. A Walk Through The Grapes is indeed a walk through the grapes, except that the grapes are sour. The author's work is commendable and lovely but I think this is one of those stories that can never end nicely regardless of how well the author tries. I grieved with the characters' choices because they are things that can happen to me too.
I would recommend this for anybody going through a season or two of mistakes and failings. The book would not pamper you for failing, but you will realize that you are not alone and that mistakes are part and parcel of existence. A Walk Through The Grapes will grab you through it quickly, you will hardly want to leave it. But it will leave you with a sour taste at the end, as unripe grapes do!
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A Walk Through the Grapes
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A Walk Through The Grapes by David Jackson, is a sour, interesting small-town thriller about Jace Grazer, struggling through a sea of wrong decisions and unfulfilled dreams that seemed to have plagued him even after his ‘prodigal son’ return to his family's home at Willowcreek. In a series of plot twists and cliffhangers, the family is soon plunged into another show of secrecy and the prodigal son had to find out the reason he is being kept out of it. Adding to his woes, Jace unwittingly created a love triangle with McKenzie, the sister of his former lover, Ally, with who he is still in love.
One evident thing is how the writer aimed at describing every scene vividly, so well it flows like a motion picture in my head. The characters, although at the other end of the perfect spectrum, being realistically humans, are flawed with mistakes. This made this book more true to life. This is not some interesting out-of-the-world thriller with unbelievable characters, but regular people making choices that continue to work against them in the long run. I learned a lot from this book, and the most profound knowledge is that even in the noble feeling of love, we are capable of making terrible mistakes.
The epitaph, “Every snail is a cheetah in the eyes of its mother” is a statement forever etched in my mind. Every chapter begins anew with a paragraph of philosophy. This is beautiful and unique. Except that it nipped the flow between chapters. A chapter ends in a breathtaking cliffhanger and you will expect the next chapter to pick it up immediately. But the author says, “wait, take a dose of hard philosophy, you will need it”. That is cruel.
I rate this 3 out of 4 stars. A Walk Through The Grapes is indeed a walk through the grapes, except that the grapes are sour. The author's work is commendable and lovely but I think this is one of those stories that can never end nicely regardless of how well the author tries. I grieved with the characters' choices because they are things that can happen to me too.
I would recommend this for anybody going through a season or two of mistakes and failings. The book would not pamper you for failing, but you will realize that you are not alone and that mistakes are part and parcel of existence. A Walk Through The Grapes will grab you through it quickly, you will hardly want to leave it. But it will leave you with a sour taste at the end, as unripe grapes do!
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A Walk Through the Grapes
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
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