Review by M Haberfield -- Strong Heart by Charlie Sheldon
Posted: 31 May 2020, 12:18
[Following is a volunteer review of "Strong Heart" by Charlie Sheldon.]
Strong Heart by Charlie Sheldon is a touching book about a group of people who navigate through the trails in Washington and go through many trials to lay to rest one of the main character's grandfather with an ancient relic that was found when he died.
The dedication and two beginning quotes by T.S. Elliot and Carl Jung are moving and drew me into the book right away. They speak of adventure and finding yourself which I believe many readers can connect with.
The book follows Tom, Sarah (who is Tom's newly found granddaughter), Myra, and William as they hike to find Tom's grandfather, Bob-Bob, who died while he was hiking with Tom on the same trails years ago. Tom felt the responsibility to return an ancient thrower that he found with his grandfather at his death because although it could be useful in fighting developers on native land, it was illegal for him to take it off the land and he felt it needed to be returned to where his grandfather was laid to rest.
During the trip, Sarah gets lost for eight days and when she is found she is injured and changed in many ways. She claims to have been on a long and difficult journey, and the adults of the group find it difficult to believe her. The group goes home and does not press any more questions to Sarah, but they are all deeply curious about the rest of her story that she left unfinished.
They eventually return to the trails months later to retrieve the thrower that Tom left there that Sarah took but lost as she was in the foreign land. While they are able to retrieve the thrower, unfortunate events occur, but Sarah is able to finish her story and possibly lead to data that can help preserve the trails to natives.
Overall, this was an interesting book and I would recommend it to others. There were a few awkward sentences and some cruel imagery, but not an overwhelming amount of anything too terrible. Strong Heart was not the book I expected it to be, but I am glad I had the opportunity to read it. I give this book 3 out of 4 stars.
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Strong Heart
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Strong Heart by Charlie Sheldon is a touching book about a group of people who navigate through the trails in Washington and go through many trials to lay to rest one of the main character's grandfather with an ancient relic that was found when he died.
The dedication and two beginning quotes by T.S. Elliot and Carl Jung are moving and drew me into the book right away. They speak of adventure and finding yourself which I believe many readers can connect with.
The book follows Tom, Sarah (who is Tom's newly found granddaughter), Myra, and William as they hike to find Tom's grandfather, Bob-Bob, who died while he was hiking with Tom on the same trails years ago. Tom felt the responsibility to return an ancient thrower that he found with his grandfather at his death because although it could be useful in fighting developers on native land, it was illegal for him to take it off the land and he felt it needed to be returned to where his grandfather was laid to rest.
During the trip, Sarah gets lost for eight days and when she is found she is injured and changed in many ways. She claims to have been on a long and difficult journey, and the adults of the group find it difficult to believe her. The group goes home and does not press any more questions to Sarah, but they are all deeply curious about the rest of her story that she left unfinished.
They eventually return to the trails months later to retrieve the thrower that Tom left there that Sarah took but lost as she was in the foreign land. While they are able to retrieve the thrower, unfortunate events occur, but Sarah is able to finish her story and possibly lead to data that can help preserve the trails to natives.
Overall, this was an interesting book and I would recommend it to others. There were a few awkward sentences and some cruel imagery, but not an overwhelming amount of anything too terrible. Strong Heart was not the book I expected it to be, but I am glad I had the opportunity to read it. I give this book 3 out of 4 stars.
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Strong Heart
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon