A review by angelajuniper
Four Fires by Bryce Courtenay

3.0

'The Four Fires'is one of those books that, looking back, I am glad i read and may re-read one day but any recommendation of mine will come with a comment. The first hundred or so pages did little to entice me but, after falling in love with 'Jessica'I was determined to get through the initial descriptional scene setting and character establishment. Bryce Courtenay establishes family bonds well and as the narrator's relationship with his father developed I found myself reading until 4am, particularly as they set up camp and Mitch is the recipient of his father's horrific war stories. That large chunk of the book really stuck with me and made the entire effort worthwhile. I felt that the final clinical description of the main character was beginning a tangent that Courtney did not carry further, and so felt it slightly stunted the story. Overall, a good read.