Review of Wild World
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Review of Wild World
[Following is a volunteer review of "Wild World" by Peter S. Rush.]
Many of the drafted soldiers in the Vietnam war were asking the question,” why are we here”?” What are we fighting for”? They seldom got any answers. For the country, they were told. The younger generation in schools and colleges didn’t understand. They saw the veterans return. The media called them heroes, the younger generation thought they were killers. Wild World by Peter S.Rush is one such story emanating from a town called Providence. It is a story of young, aspiring,and career-oriented students planning their future. Some are motivated by money, some by prospects of traveling across the world, some thinking of service to the deprived, and some by bringing about a change in the system. Steve Logan a young Ivy League graduate who has gone through the turmoil got his inspiration from Sergeant David Durk of NYPD, an Amherst graduate and a propagator of change, and decides to get into the system to bring about a change. Steve joins the Police Force, gets into the roots of corruption, endures extreme opposition, and almost loses his love in efforts to bring about a change. Can one man do it? One has to read the hair-raising story of Wild World to discover the truth.
I loved reading the book because Wild World is more than just a story full of romance, crime, and drug addiction. It opens up a pandora’s box unleashing a vicious cycle of the aftermath of a politically inspired meaningless war, a generation of young men and women turned killers in the Vietnam War, thousands of loved ones killed in a foreign land, thousands of veterans returning only to be hated by the community. Hatred and depression created a need for drug addiction amongst the student community, and spread like cancer in the American Society at large. Power establishments emerged demonstrating force to quell addiction and student disturbances, at the same time conniving with the gangsters to make money. Corruption prevailed. The story revolves around Providence but represents all of America. One can imagine hundreds of Sergeant Durks and Steves trying to reform establishments across America. After reading the book, I begin to wonder if things have changed. Has Police brutality stopped or has it only changed directions? The gun culture prevails, Law enforcement is no longer killing students but students are killing students and teachers. Drugs are being legalized simply because it has spread like wildfire and is impossible to control. Are we now a civilized world? Those are the questions that pop up as you read the book and that is the reason why I may want to read the book again.
The thing I didn’t agree with was characterizing Steve Logan as a Super Boy. It doesn’t appear to be realistic that a rookie as young as Steve would venture out alone to face the threats he had to face. An inside partner could have helped him unravel the mystery and warn him about the looming threats.
The book is interesting to read and the reader easily relates to the current situation in the USA and other developed countries. It has been professionally edited and I couldn't find any major grammatical errors. I rate this book 4 out of 4 Stars.
I recommend the book to college graduates and adults of either sex who are interested in pondering over the story rather than just a sigh of relief on a happy ending or shedding a tear or two on a tragic outcome.
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Wild World
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Many of the drafted soldiers in the Vietnam war were asking the question,” why are we here”?” What are we fighting for”? They seldom got any answers. For the country, they were told. The younger generation in schools and colleges didn’t understand. They saw the veterans return. The media called them heroes, the younger generation thought they were killers. Wild World by Peter S.Rush is one such story emanating from a town called Providence. It is a story of young, aspiring,and career-oriented students planning their future. Some are motivated by money, some by prospects of traveling across the world, some thinking of service to the deprived, and some by bringing about a change in the system. Steve Logan a young Ivy League graduate who has gone through the turmoil got his inspiration from Sergeant David Durk of NYPD, an Amherst graduate and a propagator of change, and decides to get into the system to bring about a change. Steve joins the Police Force, gets into the roots of corruption, endures extreme opposition, and almost loses his love in efforts to bring about a change. Can one man do it? One has to read the hair-raising story of Wild World to discover the truth.
I loved reading the book because Wild World is more than just a story full of romance, crime, and drug addiction. It opens up a pandora’s box unleashing a vicious cycle of the aftermath of a politically inspired meaningless war, a generation of young men and women turned killers in the Vietnam War, thousands of loved ones killed in a foreign land, thousands of veterans returning only to be hated by the community. Hatred and depression created a need for drug addiction amongst the student community, and spread like cancer in the American Society at large. Power establishments emerged demonstrating force to quell addiction and student disturbances, at the same time conniving with the gangsters to make money. Corruption prevailed. The story revolves around Providence but represents all of America. One can imagine hundreds of Sergeant Durks and Steves trying to reform establishments across America. After reading the book, I begin to wonder if things have changed. Has Police brutality stopped or has it only changed directions? The gun culture prevails, Law enforcement is no longer killing students but students are killing students and teachers. Drugs are being legalized simply because it has spread like wildfire and is impossible to control. Are we now a civilized world? Those are the questions that pop up as you read the book and that is the reason why I may want to read the book again.
The thing I didn’t agree with was characterizing Steve Logan as a Super Boy. It doesn’t appear to be realistic that a rookie as young as Steve would venture out alone to face the threats he had to face. An inside partner could have helped him unravel the mystery and warn him about the looming threats.
The book is interesting to read and the reader easily relates to the current situation in the USA and other developed countries. It has been professionally edited and I couldn't find any major grammatical errors. I rate this book 4 out of 4 Stars.
I recommend the book to college graduates and adults of either sex who are interested in pondering over the story rather than just a sigh of relief on a happy ending or shedding a tear or two on a tragic outcome.
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Wild World
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
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