Review by Ruth Fuller -- Finding Joe Adams by Joe Field
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Review by Ruth Fuller -- Finding Joe Adams by Joe Field
[Following is a volunteer review of "Finding Joe Adams" by Joe Field.]
I read the book Finding Joe Adams: Overcoming Great Odds A Son Searches For His Father by author Joe Fields. Perhaps I am naïve, but I thought the book would tell a detailed story of a man searching for his father while including various roadblocks he encountered in the process. I thought this because of the title which I now find to be quite deceptive to the average person searching for an interesting book to read. I feel a bit cheated out of what I thought I was getting myself into by choosing to read this book, and for that reason, I give this book 2 out of 4 stars. I did not enjoy it for the most part, except for the few pages in the beginning and near the end that did tell a brief story of a man searching for his father and how he went about it to fruition. I did not find the story remarkable and have heard similar stories in my time. It was heartwarming in the end, however.
Apart from what I said above, this book tells the story of a boy who grew up fatherless with a single mom. It describes in detail the difficult times the family faced in finding food and shelter as well as the various jobs his mother did in order to support him and his siblings. It is filled with both heartbreak and determination. Many will be encouraged by what he went through and challenged to try harder in similar circumstances that they may find their own selves in.
What I liked least about this book were the copious details tediously laid out concerning each apartment he rented, each job he had and who he worked for by name and description. ( I later found out he did this for posterity’s sake as I read on). I would love to see an abridged version of this book for those who prefer a story of searching for one’s father rather than a detailed list of events that only serve in my opinion, to detract from it. I would love it if the writing in such a case did more showing rather than simply telling.
I did appreciate the author/ main character’s determination and honesty throughout the book. It encouraged me not to give up in my own life and had also me looking back at my own past in comparison to his. I do feel enriched overall having read the book.
This book would appeal to anyone interested in the politics of the times that its events took place in as well as the process of studying and taking the bar exam and what it takes to pass it. If you like to hear about how real estate is purchased, you may find it helpful as well. This book is not for those who came as I did for only a heartwarming story full of emotion concerning a boy without a blood father who chose to search for him later in life. For that, I would recommend reading from the beginning until you become bored, and then skipping to page 154 and do the same from there.
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Finding Joe Adams
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I read the book Finding Joe Adams: Overcoming Great Odds A Son Searches For His Father by author Joe Fields. Perhaps I am naïve, but I thought the book would tell a detailed story of a man searching for his father while including various roadblocks he encountered in the process. I thought this because of the title which I now find to be quite deceptive to the average person searching for an interesting book to read. I feel a bit cheated out of what I thought I was getting myself into by choosing to read this book, and for that reason, I give this book 2 out of 4 stars. I did not enjoy it for the most part, except for the few pages in the beginning and near the end that did tell a brief story of a man searching for his father and how he went about it to fruition. I did not find the story remarkable and have heard similar stories in my time. It was heartwarming in the end, however.
Apart from what I said above, this book tells the story of a boy who grew up fatherless with a single mom. It describes in detail the difficult times the family faced in finding food and shelter as well as the various jobs his mother did in order to support him and his siblings. It is filled with both heartbreak and determination. Many will be encouraged by what he went through and challenged to try harder in similar circumstances that they may find their own selves in.
What I liked least about this book were the copious details tediously laid out concerning each apartment he rented, each job he had and who he worked for by name and description. ( I later found out he did this for posterity’s sake as I read on). I would love to see an abridged version of this book for those who prefer a story of searching for one’s father rather than a detailed list of events that only serve in my opinion, to detract from it. I would love it if the writing in such a case did more showing rather than simply telling.
I did appreciate the author/ main character’s determination and honesty throughout the book. It encouraged me not to give up in my own life and had also me looking back at my own past in comparison to his. I do feel enriched overall having read the book.
This book would appeal to anyone interested in the politics of the times that its events took place in as well as the process of studying and taking the bar exam and what it takes to pass it. If you like to hear about how real estate is purchased, you may find it helpful as well. This book is not for those who came as I did for only a heartwarming story full of emotion concerning a boy without a blood father who chose to search for him later in life. For that, I would recommend reading from the beginning until you become bored, and then skipping to page 154 and do the same from there.
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Finding Joe Adams
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