A review by avery_rivers
The Adventurer's Son by Roman Dial

4.0

The synopsis of this book is slightly misleading in that the quest to find Roman Dial Jr. is not the main story - in fact, it doesn't come into play until the last 1/3 of the book or so. It is about a man's love for his family, the outdoor adventures he shared them with them and how those experiences shaped the man his son would grow to be. To me, it seems to be in part a reckoning of the events that led Roman Dial Jr. into the national park alone, an independent and courageous man - and, in part, the terrible and crushing experience of parents searching for their lost son and needing closure. It's a beautiful story that celebrates a love of nature as much as love of family.