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kaleskorner's review
3.0
What a lovely book about grief and golf. I think this is a great, magical little book set in a fun historical period where children could still run away or hijack a train. But it took great curiosity with the racial issues of the period which was greatly appreciated. I felt immersed in the town and the environment. As someone who knows a thing or two about golf, I was okay with all of the references but I wonder if someone who isn't might not enjoy it as much. Also, don't read it if you are a vegetarian. It made me think of my father, not just because of the golf, but because of the story.
The ending was marvelous but I wish there had been more clues leading up to the mystery. It wasn't very clear and felt a little far-fetched. But I still was surprised and enjoyed it a lot. It was a little slow at points and fell into "the son needing to prove himself to his father to earn his love" trope but I still enjoyed it. I just kept thinking what an important book this was for younger children who lose a loved one. I would recommend it to a lot of young readers.
Conclusion: Keep
The ending was marvelous but I wish there had been more clues leading up to the mystery. It wasn't very clear and felt a little far-fetched. But I still was surprised and enjoyed it a lot. It was a little slow at points and fell into "the son needing to prove himself to his father to earn his love" trope but I still enjoyed it. I just kept thinking what an important book this was for younger children who lose a loved one. I would recommend it to a lot of young readers.
Conclusion: Keep
debnanceatreaderbuzz's review
4.0
I know nothing about golf. Who would have guessed that I would read a book about golf? And...believe it or not...love it.
There is just something about an author who writes about her passion that appeals to us readers. And that is true whether or not we have the same passions.
Jessica Lawson (quite obviously) loves golf. She shares so much she loves in this book. And she is spot on in depicting a sadly-gone-wrong dad-son relationship.
There's so much more. It sounds fantastic, but there's an urn of ashes that guides our main character and a mysterious girl who tags along and a chorus of other non-human commentators...oh, for goodness sakes, just go read this book. It's very, very good.
There is just something about an author who writes about her passion that appeals to us readers. And that is true whether or not we have the same passions.
Jessica Lawson (quite obviously) loves golf. She shares so much she loves in this book. And she is spot on in depicting a sadly-gone-wrong dad-son relationship.
There's so much more. It sounds fantastic, but there's an urn of ashes that guides our main character and a mysterious girl who tags along and a chorus of other non-human commentators...oh, for goodness sakes, just go read this book. It's very, very good.
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