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3.46 AVERAGE
3.46 AVERAGE
3.5/5stars
A very hard hitting, well written story about a boy having to face the horrors of his father murdering his mother. This was a very difficult read obviously do to the content it was dealing with but also, because it's based off a true story/real person, there are some statements and things the main character believed that were very difficult to wrap your head around unless you'd been through the same thing. Overall very quick, solid read.
A very hard hitting, well written story about a boy having to face the horrors of his father murdering his mother. This was a very difficult read obviously do to the content it was dealing with but also, because it's based off a true story/real person, there are some statements and things the main character believed that were very difficult to wrap your head around unless you'd been through the same thing. Overall very quick, solid read.
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
4.75 Hard hitting book about the power of forgiveness.
This book is ... difficult. In a good way, an interesting way. I think the fact that it was written nearly twenty years ago also contributes to how odd it feels to consume it now, in a more self-aware context of the book’s particular subject matter. I certainly believe it’s a book that made me ask myself several questions, sometimes to the point of feeling very dissociated with reality, but other times to the point of feeling this odd, cold sort of understanding wash over me. It’s not as fleshed out in its ideas, but it canvases raw emotion as seen and felt and heard from a child’s perspective, and I think for a situation like this, that alone presents a solid amount of material, despite myself wishing for more. In addition to that, I think it’s the ending, and Danny Scott’s full confession to his son, that pushed my rating down to three stars—but I do think one has to consider that this was written twenty years ago, that the mindset about these kind of incidences and the attitude of forgiveness toward them may have differed at the time (even though I don’t agree with it), and I wonder why in the book’s 2015 republication, Neal Shusterman didn’t choose to change this aspect. I wonder if he wanted the book to stay rooted in the time period it was written for, as a way to reflect on what attitudes towards this issue were like back then, as compared to what they are now; or I wonder if he just didn’t want to change it, on account of the book being told from a child’s perspective, and not an adult’s. As I said, it’s a lot to think about. I did enjoy it, though. I think I’ll always enjoy Shusterman’s ability to put such specific emotions into creative words I can’t help but devour. It’s an acquired habit by now.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
[3.75 Stars]
While I really enjoyed this book, I just wished there was more. I think if some of the issues were expanded and some conversations longer, I would have rated it higher. As it is, it is still wonderful and well worth the read. I have no idea how I would have handled the situation Preston was in, but I doubt it would have been as well as he did. I'd probably be more akin to the uncle. It's based on a true story which is just incredible, and I can't wait to read more of Neal Shusterman's earlier works.
While I really enjoyed this book, I just wished there was more. I think if some of the issues were expanded and some conversations longer, I would have rated it higher. As it is, it is still wonderful and well worth the read. I have no idea how I would have handled the situation Preston was in, but I doubt it would have been as well as he did. I'd probably be more akin to the uncle. It's based on a true story which is just incredible, and I can't wait to read more of Neal Shusterman's earlier works.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Picked this book up because the whole premise was interesting and different form other books I had read. I think that what really captured my attention was the fact that right there on the back it revealed its biggest plot twist ( if you want to call it that)
Chasing Forgiveness is based on the true story of a young Preston Scott dealing with having a father who killed his mother.
So, when i started reading what kept me going was knowing what was going to happen and just learning about what lead that moment. I did believe that when this happened it would be the end. What makes this story great is every thing that comes after. We follow Preston in his path to forgiveness, as he struggles with acceptance and what a true Love/Hate relationship really is.
The anticipation kept me captive and it was also a well paced read. I recommend this to anyone wanting to take a break from a certain genre style and looking for something stimulating that will make you think and evaluate how you forgive.
Chasing Forgiveness is based on the true story of a young Preston Scott dealing with having a father who killed his mother.
So, when i started reading what kept me going was knowing what was going to happen and just learning about what lead that moment. I did believe that when this happened it would be the end. What makes this story great is every thing that comes after. We follow Preston in his path to forgiveness, as he struggles with acceptance and what a true Love/Hate relationship really is.
The anticipation kept me captive and it was also a well paced read. I recommend this to anyone wanting to take a break from a certain genre style and looking for something stimulating that will make you think and evaluate how you forgive.
"The truth is that bad things happen to good people sometimes, and good people can do evil things."
Well, yes, I've read another book from my favorite-est author, Neal Shusterman. This book was previously named What Daddy Did but has been re-released this October 2015 and now entitled Chasing Forgiveness, which is a very fitting title, in my honest opinion.
Personally, I don't exactly know what to feel about this book. I don't exactly know what to think. It's a mixed emotions and jumbled thoughts inside me when I'm reading it until now.
Chasing Forgiveness, inspired by a tragic true story, is a book about a teenage boy who is trying to forgive the unforgivable. When Preston Scott is 12 years old, his father killed her mother. And the rest is chasing forgiveness.
To be honest, I still can't react properly about this book. I am so conflicted, I have no idea what to write. So what I am just going to say are: (a) I like Preston's character a lot and how he managed to handle all the storm of clashing emotions and thoughts that ravaged on his way through life, and (b) read this book.