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A review by greendragonauthor
A Different Truth by Annette Oppenlander
4.0
As a child of the 1970s, the controversies and upheaval of the Vietnam war era always fascinated me. I wasn’t part of it, being too young to understand what was going on at the time, but my mother and uncle were embroiled in the protests and misinformation abounding at the time.
This story is a fairly typical coming of age tale for Andy and his best friend, Tom. The scenes of hazing and bullying brought to mind some of my own experiences, and might be somewhat distressing to some, but felt true-to-life for all that. The author did a good job of bringing to light sympathetic characters, with full emotions. While the political backdrop is ever-present, it doesn’t intrude overly into the personal lives of the story. It does give the characters a reason to think upon the events and their own reactions to it.
It’s a powerful story, with even a bit of romance mixed in. Every adolescent struggles to find their place in the world around them, and this book gives a good account of one who does.
This story is a fairly typical coming of age tale for Andy and his best friend, Tom. The scenes of hazing and bullying brought to mind some of my own experiences, and might be somewhat distressing to some, but felt true-to-life for all that. The author did a good job of bringing to light sympathetic characters, with full emotions. While the political backdrop is ever-present, it doesn’t intrude overly into the personal lives of the story. It does give the characters a reason to think upon the events and their own reactions to it.
It’s a powerful story, with even a bit of romance mixed in. Every adolescent struggles to find their place in the world around them, and this book gives a good account of one who does.