Review by Kakar -- Bedu: Bedouin Boy, Poet King

[Kakar]

[Following is a volunteer review of "Bedu: Bedouin Boy, Poet King" by David W. Sutherland and Paul McKellips.]

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3 out of 4 stars

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When I first started reading Bedu: Bedouin Boy, Poet King I thought it sounded very much like "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho. There could even be parallels drawn between the protagonists.

This story follows Bedu, a shepherd boy and his journey to find seven stars. During this journey he steals from a king and falls in love with a princess. From shepherding sheep and goats he starts doing the business of sheep and goats. He starts being identified as a poet king rather than a shepherd boy and he constantly grapples with the contradictions of what he does and who he has become. Along the way he unexpectedly finds himself a son and a school. Trough this journey of finding seven stars he finds himself.

At the start of the story I did not think of it as anything unique and with it being a fast paced story I was a little putt off as I felt that the plot won't mature properly and things would be left incomplete.

Needless to say by the end of the story I had to eat my words. The fast pace of the story really served it's purpose in delivering a powerful message from the authors Paul Mckellips and Colonol David W. Sutherland.

When I first started reading I thought it was a usual story following a boy and his experiences, maybe even leaning a bit towards the supernatural. But in later chapters I realized the authors gave out handy pieces of advice for corporates, businesses, organization and even life or more specifically the attitude towards life. They highlight the 'be' and 'do' attitudes and reveal simple but profound truths.

The authors really know how to make each character serve it's purpose and it's this quality that kept me thinking about the characters and the book itself long after I read it.

Though the story was well written with flow and comprehensiveness I give this book a 3 out of 4 because I could not help but feel that some characters like Yasmin could have done way better with a little more detail, a little more insight in their thought processes, a little more depth.

I feel like this should be a book that should be read by teenagers since they are going through a very important faze in their lives this book could bring clarity to them.

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