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A review by alphatech9
The Tank Man's Son: A Memoir by Mark Bouman
2.0
This book was gifted to me, and it is the real reason that I read it. I am not a huge fan of memoirs, and unfortunately this one was no different. I tried my best to review it based on plot and style--not from a dislike of this genre.
Mark Bouman has had a hard and intricate life, which is undeniable. The issue, however, is that the book seems to move from one moment of abuse t the next with very little growth or development int he full story. Also, the main events, the reasons you want to read, happen occur and finish within the first 150 pages, which leaves you with no real desire to read on. Another problem is that it suddenly becomes a "coming to Jesus story," which I should have known, but did not; this was quite jarring because there is no foreshadowing at all or mention of this until it occurs.
In the end, this is how I read it: 10 pages of quick back story; 140 pages of major events shoved into a quick succession, 50 pages that should be cut out, 10 pages of being saved and married happily; 0 pages of closure. 2/5.
Mark Bouman has had a hard and intricate life, which is undeniable. The issue, however, is that the book seems to move from one moment of abuse t the next with very little growth or development int he full story. Also, the main events, the reasons you want to read, happen occur and finish within the first 150 pages, which leaves you with no real desire to read on. Another problem is that it suddenly becomes a "coming to Jesus story," which I should have known, but did not; this was quite jarring because there is no foreshadowing at all or mention of this until it occurs.
In the end, this is how I read it: 10 pages of quick back story; 140 pages of major events shoved into a quick succession, 50 pages that should be cut out, 10 pages of being saved and married happily; 0 pages of closure. 2/5.