Review of Wild World
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Review of Wild World
[Following is a volunteer review of "Wild World" by Peter S. Rush.]
Wild World by Peter S. Rush tells the story of a college student called Steve Logan. In 1970, when he was planning to go to law school before his graduation from Brown University, police armed forces opened fire on students peacefully protesting against the Vietnam war on the campus of Kent State University, and killed four students as a result.
Attending Sergeant David Durk’s, a reformist from the New York Police, class who told them about detectives taking money and drugs to the cops on patrol being paid off by bookies, after-hour clubs, pimps, and how much corrupted the Police Department is, and the only way to change the system is to get involved.
Steve, believing that killing kids on campus wasn't something to turn a blind eye on, also, seeing that the anti-war demonstrations had been growing since Nixon had invaded Cambodia, and moved by the Sergeant's words, eager to make a difference, he decides to give up law school and join the police, hoping to be able to change something. But soon his humanity makes him a threat to the corrupt cops who misuse their power. On the other hand, he finds himself powerless and starting to lose the ones he loves because they think that he is a traitor. Will he give up? Or will he fight till the end and see good results? Will he lose everyone he loves? Or will he be able to explain to them what his real goal is? And will they help him then?
Before all else, I want to say how much I liked the first chapter. It was so interesting and an excellent catchy start that I couldn't find in most books. Furthermore, what I like about the book is the plot itself, the historical facts that I got to know thanks to it, and that it encourages young people to act according to what they believe is right, fight corruption, fight for justice and humanity. Even though sometimes we see ourselves small and can't fight people with power, for that reason, many choose to go with the flow because if they try to go against them something bad might happen, but surely we can do something to make the world a better place to live in. The author wrote the story and conveyed the message in such a goodway to that I could relate to the character's feelings, thoughts and struggles. Moreover, I liked the undercover cop part. It was interesting and pointed out the importance of education. Finally, here's my favorite quote from the book "You should be working to create, not destroy. To build the new order."
However, what I disliked is that the narration and dialogs were weak. As for the narration, it wasn't so thrilling and exciting while I lost track who was talking in the dialogs sometimes. Also, the editing of the book was good, yet I found some errors. Therefore, I give it a rate of 4 out of 5 stars.
I would love to recommend this book to readers who enjoy reading historical fiction and are interested in Vietnam's history. Nevertheless, wouldn't suggest it for children and young teenagers because of the profanity and sexual content it has.
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Wild World by Peter S. Rush tells the story of a college student called Steve Logan. In 1970, when he was planning to go to law school before his graduation from Brown University, police armed forces opened fire on students peacefully protesting against the Vietnam war on the campus of Kent State University, and killed four students as a result.
Attending Sergeant David Durk’s, a reformist from the New York Police, class who told them about detectives taking money and drugs to the cops on patrol being paid off by bookies, after-hour clubs, pimps, and how much corrupted the Police Department is, and the only way to change the system is to get involved.
Steve, believing that killing kids on campus wasn't something to turn a blind eye on, also, seeing that the anti-war demonstrations had been growing since Nixon had invaded Cambodia, and moved by the Sergeant's words, eager to make a difference, he decides to give up law school and join the police, hoping to be able to change something. But soon his humanity makes him a threat to the corrupt cops who misuse their power. On the other hand, he finds himself powerless and starting to lose the ones he loves because they think that he is a traitor. Will he give up? Or will he fight till the end and see good results? Will he lose everyone he loves? Or will he be able to explain to them what his real goal is? And will they help him then?
Before all else, I want to say how much I liked the first chapter. It was so interesting and an excellent catchy start that I couldn't find in most books. Furthermore, what I like about the book is the plot itself, the historical facts that I got to know thanks to it, and that it encourages young people to act according to what they believe is right, fight corruption, fight for justice and humanity. Even though sometimes we see ourselves small and can't fight people with power, for that reason, many choose to go with the flow because if they try to go against them something bad might happen, but surely we can do something to make the world a better place to live in. The author wrote the story and conveyed the message in such a goodway to that I could relate to the character's feelings, thoughts and struggles. Moreover, I liked the undercover cop part. It was interesting and pointed out the importance of education. Finally, here's my favorite quote from the book "You should be working to create, not destroy. To build the new order."
However, what I disliked is that the narration and dialogs were weak. As for the narration, it wasn't so thrilling and exciting while I lost track who was talking in the dialogs sometimes. Also, the editing of the book was good, yet I found some errors. Therefore, I give it a rate of 4 out of 5 stars.
I would love to recommend this book to readers who enjoy reading historical fiction and are interested in Vietnam's history. Nevertheless, wouldn't suggest it for children and young teenagers because of the profanity and sexual content it has.
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It seems like a great book to read. While I'm not typically a fan of war books due to the intense fighting content, it sounds like you really enjoyed it.
