Review of The Dragon Slayer
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[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "The Dragon Slayer" by Robert X. Leeds.]
The Dragon Slayer is an autobiography of the life of the author, Robert X. Leeds. It details his life from when he was a child to when he advanced in age. It details the ups and downs of his life and the decisions he took, both the good and bad. Most importantly, it contains life lessons for its readers.
Robert, as a child, was constantly maltreated by his family. He was happy whenever he was with his friends. He was part of a gang until he was diagnosed to have rheumatic fever. He read a lot of books while he was placed on bed rest. These books made him dream of becoming a knight. Luckily for him, he got better. From what he learned about knighthood, he taught his friends what knighthood was. He made them say the oath of knighthood. When he got to the age of fifteen, he made his first life-changing decision without telling his parents about it.
One thing I love and admire about Robert is his resilient and persistent nature. Robert didn’t allow anything to get to him in this book. I mean, in all the setbacks he encountered in this book, I never for once read that he got depressed; instead, the setbacks made him stronger. For instance, he jumped down from a plane during one of his parachute training, and two of his parachutes failed him; he didn’t even shout or flinch. He rather devised a way to land safely without the parachutes. I thought this particular incident would make him stop parachute training, but it didn’t. It made him stronger in that aspect of his life. I was able to learn a lot of historical events, especially about wars. I learned about knighthood and how it came to be. I learned about South Africa and even learned about some South African dishes. Another thing I love about this book is the way the author explains the foreign or ambiguous terms he uses in this book. He explained the terms immediately after using them in a sentence. He didn’t wait until the end of the book. I love the way the author illustrated who a dragon slayer was and what a dragon meant. At first, when I saw the title of the book, I thought there were literally dragons and a dragon slayer in this book, but as I read the book, I discovered that the dragon in this book meant the struggles one faces in life, and the dragon slayer is someone who can face his/her struggles or challenges head-on.
The only thing I didn’t like about this book was the errors I found; there were a lot of them in this book. They interrupted the flow of the book, thereby curtailing the overall satisfaction I derived from the book.
Consequently, I rate this book 4 out of 5 stars. I deducted a star because of the number of errors I encountered while reading the book. I didn’t remove any more stars because of the positive aspects I expressed above. I recommend this book to lovers of autobiography, memoirs, and historical books.
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The Dragon Slayer
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The Dragon Slayer is an autobiography of the life of the author, Robert X. Leeds. It details his life from when he was a child to when he advanced in age. It details the ups and downs of his life and the decisions he took, both the good and bad. Most importantly, it contains life lessons for its readers.
Robert, as a child, was constantly maltreated by his family. He was happy whenever he was with his friends. He was part of a gang until he was diagnosed to have rheumatic fever. He read a lot of books while he was placed on bed rest. These books made him dream of becoming a knight. Luckily for him, he got better. From what he learned about knighthood, he taught his friends what knighthood was. He made them say the oath of knighthood. When he got to the age of fifteen, he made his first life-changing decision without telling his parents about it.
One thing I love and admire about Robert is his resilient and persistent nature. Robert didn’t allow anything to get to him in this book. I mean, in all the setbacks he encountered in this book, I never for once read that he got depressed; instead, the setbacks made him stronger. For instance, he jumped down from a plane during one of his parachute training, and two of his parachutes failed him; he didn’t even shout or flinch. He rather devised a way to land safely without the parachutes. I thought this particular incident would make him stop parachute training, but it didn’t. It made him stronger in that aspect of his life. I was able to learn a lot of historical events, especially about wars. I learned about knighthood and how it came to be. I learned about South Africa and even learned about some South African dishes. Another thing I love about this book is the way the author explains the foreign or ambiguous terms he uses in this book. He explained the terms immediately after using them in a sentence. He didn’t wait until the end of the book. I love the way the author illustrated who a dragon slayer was and what a dragon meant. At first, when I saw the title of the book, I thought there were literally dragons and a dragon slayer in this book, but as I read the book, I discovered that the dragon in this book meant the struggles one faces in life, and the dragon slayer is someone who can face his/her struggles or challenges head-on.
The only thing I didn’t like about this book was the errors I found; there were a lot of them in this book. They interrupted the flow of the book, thereby curtailing the overall satisfaction I derived from the book.
Consequently, I rate this book 4 out of 5 stars. I deducted a star because of the number of errors I encountered while reading the book. I didn’t remove any more stars because of the positive aspects I expressed above. I recommend this book to lovers of autobiography, memoirs, and historical books.
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The Dragon Slayer
View: on Bookshelves
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