Review of Racing the Wild
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Review of Racing the Wild
[Following is a volunteer review of "Racing the Wild" by Rosanna Andrea Feeken.]
Rosanna Andrea Feeken’s Racing the Wild is a Mustang kind of literary work; it is wild and beautiful and has a head and nervous energy, powerful as it races through the pages. It is not just the read of a story but a sensation, a raw ride into the soul of a boy confined to the realm of darkness and fantasies that holds hope and freedom in the realm of one of the purest passions, racing. Hoping to avoid or escape the realities of his home environment, artistic skills, and particularly drawing and instincts that go with it, there is an association with horses. For Chris, whose world is depicted as being normal in the series, a crisis that has something to do with the ill-treatment of a horse leads to a complete disturbance in the balance of his usual life. He must learn how to believe in his newly made friends, and, more importantly, he gets to learn how to fight against injustice and make his way out of his horrible home.
Chris, the protagonist, is an interesting character whose qualities can be presented as the painting depicted with the elements of emotions that can be defined as both sensitive and strong. His reality has been composed of shades of grey and black, and this other one from the horse’s spectrum of colors is depicted honestly. Most importantly, Feeken successfully deals with the fine line between horror and hope, and the whole work becomes both a vivid depiction of the tragedy and a triumphant story of the human soul. The prose shines in Feeken’s hands, snapping with abrasive picture paint and soul eruptions. She does not hide from the lurid side of Chris’s life and seeks to provide a picture of a stormy home life. But amid the despair, she provides hope, developed by the boy’s inherent gift and his growing relationships.
The racetrack becomes a metaphor for Chris's life: an extremely risky bet where each twist and turn presents one with a challenge of fear, skill, and existence. Through the heady excitement of this tale of horse racing, Feeken expertly weaves a complex stew of action-packed adventure and inner conflict for her protagonist. Chris is not a hero in the conventional Hollywood hero in the Bruce Wayne-Batman sense; he is a boy struggling to breathe against a seething society. His is a story of transition, growing from a young boy overwhelmed by fear to an angry youth, and finally to a boy who gains the confidence to stand up for himself.
In return, this book deserves 5 out of 5 stars, in my opinion. I have no single comment on the editing part, which was very excellently done without committing even a single mistake, and there was absolutely nothing that could be criticized. Racing the Wild is a novel that creates tremendous and memorable reading. This is not just another piece of literature; it is a social cause, an appeal for receiving the plight of fellow beings, and a round of applause for the spirit we carry in us.
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Racing the Wild
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Rosanna Andrea Feeken’s Racing the Wild is a Mustang kind of literary work; it is wild and beautiful and has a head and nervous energy, powerful as it races through the pages. It is not just the read of a story but a sensation, a raw ride into the soul of a boy confined to the realm of darkness and fantasies that holds hope and freedom in the realm of one of the purest passions, racing. Hoping to avoid or escape the realities of his home environment, artistic skills, and particularly drawing and instincts that go with it, there is an association with horses. For Chris, whose world is depicted as being normal in the series, a crisis that has something to do with the ill-treatment of a horse leads to a complete disturbance in the balance of his usual life. He must learn how to believe in his newly made friends, and, more importantly, he gets to learn how to fight against injustice and make his way out of his horrible home.
Chris, the protagonist, is an interesting character whose qualities can be presented as the painting depicted with the elements of emotions that can be defined as both sensitive and strong. His reality has been composed of shades of grey and black, and this other one from the horse’s spectrum of colors is depicted honestly. Most importantly, Feeken successfully deals with the fine line between horror and hope, and the whole work becomes both a vivid depiction of the tragedy and a triumphant story of the human soul. The prose shines in Feeken’s hands, snapping with abrasive picture paint and soul eruptions. She does not hide from the lurid side of Chris’s life and seeks to provide a picture of a stormy home life. But amid the despair, she provides hope, developed by the boy’s inherent gift and his growing relationships.
The racetrack becomes a metaphor for Chris's life: an extremely risky bet where each twist and turn presents one with a challenge of fear, skill, and existence. Through the heady excitement of this tale of horse racing, Feeken expertly weaves a complex stew of action-packed adventure and inner conflict for her protagonist. Chris is not a hero in the conventional Hollywood hero in the Bruce Wayne-Batman sense; he is a boy struggling to breathe against a seething society. His is a story of transition, growing from a young boy overwhelmed by fear to an angry youth, and finally to a boy who gains the confidence to stand up for himself.
In return, this book deserves 5 out of 5 stars, in my opinion. I have no single comment on the editing part, which was very excellently done without committing even a single mistake, and there was absolutely nothing that could be criticized. Racing the Wild is a novel that creates tremendous and memorable reading. This is not just another piece of literature; it is a social cause, an appeal for receiving the plight of fellow beings, and a round of applause for the spirit we carry in us.
******
Racing the Wild
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon | on iTunes | on Smashwords
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