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3.55 AVERAGE
3.55 AVERAGE
Too predictable for me. Although each character has some dominant human flaw they seem kind of flat beyond it. I actually enjoyed the first 2/3s of the book. It seems to be building up several mysteries but the reveals
are not particularly interesting or insightful.
are not particularly interesting or insightful.
Started out on audiobook, decided it wasn't helping me get into it so I'm just gonna read my copy of it
This story goes back & forth in time during the life of Tom Bedford. It starts when he's a boy being raised by his grandparents in England. He's a special boy who loves cowboys & Indians. He adores his sister, Diane, who is becoming an actress. Tommy goes off to boarding school and suffers bullying. He begs his sister to get him out. She does & thats when he finds out Diane is really his mother. Before their life together comes to pass, Tom, a grown man, finds his son in trouble. So his past and his present blend together to help Tommy & Tom find peace of mind.
Was good but I felt he skimmed the surface a little too much. Could have been more depth to parts of the story.
Soms wat traag en onduidelijk qua richting. Maar leest wel vlot weg.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Hoewel het me geen moeite kosten om dit boek uit te lezen en ik het onderwerp, over een man wiens moeder toen hij dertien was der dood werd veroordeeld, ook wel interessant vond, ben ik toch niet erg enthousiast over dit boek. Ik heb de andere boeken van Nicholas Evans ook gelezen, maar het lijkt wel over de schrijver een stuk softer is geworden. Het verhaal vond ik uiteindelijk toch een beetje gekunsteld overkomen.
Great story, with a lot of different strands to keep your interest.
Though not nearly as good as his first, and undoubtedly best-selling novel 'The Horse Whisperer', 'The Brave' stands for a good read. The characters are well developed, and the setting was quite marvellous. The 50's Hollywood is described so vividly, and so differently to Hollywood as we now know it, that Nicholas Evans really does transport you there, and beyond into the American Wilderness. With so many different settings, I imagined it to be difficult to follow but this book was quite the contrary. Though I would say that the earlier story line is a little bit predictable, there is a rather unsuspecting twist towards the end of the novel. For me, that is what brought the book back up - after all, who doesn't like a good twist? :)