Review of No Dark Clouds
Posted: 09 Sep 2021, 17:54
[Following is a volunteer review of "No Dark Clouds" by R W Nelson.]
R. W. Nelson's No Dark Clouds is inspired by the homeless, underprivileged and mostly the beggar children in India. The story is about seven beggar children who have disabilities but are each uniquely talented. Taskmaster forces these children to beg for money in the streets of Jerusalem. The Taskmaster punishes the kids if they fail to reach the target he has set for them. R. W. Nelson gives his protagonist the name Beggar boy, from the seven beggar children. Beggar boy's life changes after on one occasion, he saves the life of Leonidas, a Roman Centurion who then adopts him. The beggar boy has ugly scars on his face that have been much of a bother to him ever since he got them. He hears about about Jesus and believes that Jesus can take away his scars. I suggest that you read the book to find out what happens to the Beggar boy.
No Dark Clouds is a very interesting book. R. W. Nelson perfectly connects biblical stories to the lives and situations of his fictional characters. His choice of words is very good. He uses fairly long sentences along with a rich set of vocabulary from the ancient setting. Nelson's ingenious style of expressing his ideas in a strongly picturesque manner, and how the story generally has the touch of a movie make the reading experience amazing.
The characters are depicted uniquely and clearly. Beggar boy from the start is seen to be the most versatile of the seven beggar children. He is so determined to live that he will steal when begging does not work for him. Beggar boy forms a strong friendship bond with the other beggar children and goes to the extent of providing for some of them, the likes of Scooter, Rebekah, Aditya and Figs. Beggar boy is smart, one with fast thinking and very strong willed, I just loved him. In fact, Leonidas and the Beggar boy seem to share one thing in common, they both are strong willed. The Taskmaster and Beggar boy's former boss are ruthless and basically evil. While they both mistreat the beggars in different ways, they both impact their lives very negatively. The Beggar boy's former boss leaves the boy with ugly scars on his face that make him an outcast in the society. On the other hand the Taskmaster mistreats the disabled beggar kids, he makes their lives so hard and miserable.
The characters in No Dark Clouds are very well developed and Nelson effectively uses them to tell the biblical stories from a different perspective. The book has a lot of lessons that will definitely change how you see things in life. The way he writes about the life, thoughts and struggles of the beggar children will leave you in a whirl of emotions. There is sorrow, a lot of sorrow, pain and suffering in his words. Nelson captures bible scriptures very appropriately and I must say, you will have a better understanding on the teachings of the bible you may have never understood after reading the book.
There was nothing I found worth disliking about No Dark Clouds except for Nelson's provocative style of writing. Actually I can not really say I disliked this, but rather found it uncomfortable. While it is a good thing to make the whole situation of the beggars understandable in the book, it is quite hard to read past the very elaborate and descriptive words he writes about the beggars. His words awkwardly awaken the humanity in us that we are so heavily bent on ignoring. It simply reminds us that we are all humans, and nothing can change that simple fact.
I did not find any error in No Dark Clouds. The book is professionally and exceptionally edited. I recommend the book to lovers of historical fiction, students studying religion and generally people who are seeking a deeper understanding of their purpose in life. Because the good in the book outweigh the bad, I rate it 3 out of 4 stars.
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No Dark Clouds
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R. W. Nelson's No Dark Clouds is inspired by the homeless, underprivileged and mostly the beggar children in India. The story is about seven beggar children who have disabilities but are each uniquely talented. Taskmaster forces these children to beg for money in the streets of Jerusalem. The Taskmaster punishes the kids if they fail to reach the target he has set for them. R. W. Nelson gives his protagonist the name Beggar boy, from the seven beggar children. Beggar boy's life changes after on one occasion, he saves the life of Leonidas, a Roman Centurion who then adopts him. The beggar boy has ugly scars on his face that have been much of a bother to him ever since he got them. He hears about about Jesus and believes that Jesus can take away his scars. I suggest that you read the book to find out what happens to the Beggar boy.
No Dark Clouds is a very interesting book. R. W. Nelson perfectly connects biblical stories to the lives and situations of his fictional characters. His choice of words is very good. He uses fairly long sentences along with a rich set of vocabulary from the ancient setting. Nelson's ingenious style of expressing his ideas in a strongly picturesque manner, and how the story generally has the touch of a movie make the reading experience amazing.
The characters are depicted uniquely and clearly. Beggar boy from the start is seen to be the most versatile of the seven beggar children. He is so determined to live that he will steal when begging does not work for him. Beggar boy forms a strong friendship bond with the other beggar children and goes to the extent of providing for some of them, the likes of Scooter, Rebekah, Aditya and Figs. Beggar boy is smart, one with fast thinking and very strong willed, I just loved him. In fact, Leonidas and the Beggar boy seem to share one thing in common, they both are strong willed. The Taskmaster and Beggar boy's former boss are ruthless and basically evil. While they both mistreat the beggars in different ways, they both impact their lives very negatively. The Beggar boy's former boss leaves the boy with ugly scars on his face that make him an outcast in the society. On the other hand the Taskmaster mistreats the disabled beggar kids, he makes their lives so hard and miserable.
The characters in No Dark Clouds are very well developed and Nelson effectively uses them to tell the biblical stories from a different perspective. The book has a lot of lessons that will definitely change how you see things in life. The way he writes about the life, thoughts and struggles of the beggar children will leave you in a whirl of emotions. There is sorrow, a lot of sorrow, pain and suffering in his words. Nelson captures bible scriptures very appropriately and I must say, you will have a better understanding on the teachings of the bible you may have never understood after reading the book.
There was nothing I found worth disliking about No Dark Clouds except for Nelson's provocative style of writing. Actually I can not really say I disliked this, but rather found it uncomfortable. While it is a good thing to make the whole situation of the beggars understandable in the book, it is quite hard to read past the very elaborate and descriptive words he writes about the beggars. His words awkwardly awaken the humanity in us that we are so heavily bent on ignoring. It simply reminds us that we are all humans, and nothing can change that simple fact.
I did not find any error in No Dark Clouds. The book is professionally and exceptionally edited. I recommend the book to lovers of historical fiction, students studying religion and generally people who are seeking a deeper understanding of their purpose in life. Because the good in the book outweigh the bad, I rate it 3 out of 4 stars.
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No Dark Clouds
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon