A review by amberacks12
The Four Feathers by Gary Hoppenstand, A.E.W. Mason

4.0

I have very mixed feelings about this book. First of all, the language- it is so beautifully and poetically written. Second of all, some of the character’s development was fascinating to watch as the book progressed- Some went through very hard things and grew and developed in beautiful ways through it. On the other hand, some of the characters seemed very unnecessary to the story at all, and yet over half the story was spent in examination of their point of view. Also it was not entirely adventure genre, which is what I was expecting and hoping for- the best part, and only part that could be rightly categorized as adventure, was the last quarter of the book, and the bits in between the drama occurring back in England when they were describing the desert and events there. Durrance- I could care less for, Ethne was a cool character but the depth spent in her narration could have been shortened by at least half. And I wish more time had been spent with Harry and his actions in trying to redeem himself. He spent three years in the city’s of the Sudan and we hear of none of it. Lastly, it has not aged well. It’s white-centric, imperialist views were painful to read. In summation I loved it, except for certain parts that I hated. Does that make sense?