Review by Saddamkofa -- Strong Heart by Charlie Sheldon
Posted: 03 Jul 2018, 20:26
[Following is a volunteer review of "Strong Heart" by Charlie Sheldon.]
4 out of 4 stars
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Charlie Sheldon’s Strong Heart followed a story of an orphan teenage girl and her grandfather as they embark on an adventure to explore the Olympic National Forest and retrieved an ancient artifact which they believed such significant archaeological discovery may not only affect the current historical trend of the origin of the native Americans but might re-create it.
A day before he embarks on a trip to honor the grave of his grandfather together with his friends William (alias Walleye) and Myra (William’s daughter). Tom’s ex-wife (Ruth) shows up at his front door with a 13 year old girl called Sarah, claiming to be his granddaughter which Becky – their dead daughter - never told them about. After much deliberation, Tom succumbed to William’s suggestion to take Sarah along on the trip. Little did they know that it was Sarah who was actually taken them on an adventure to eventually find new evidence to support the American native’s legends and beliefs about their suppose origin.
The perfect blending of science, native beliefs and superstition is what fascinate me most about this book, for it tries to prove that instead of trying to crucify each other, both science and local oral stories can actually compliment and support each other. I also loved the author’s thorough descriptions of the novel plot and settings, Sheldon seems to have an excellent knowledge of the climate, weather and the vegetation surrounding his chosen plot that reflect his amazing in-depth imagination.
I totally didn’t like the way the novel end though. I expect it to at least continue till after Sergei delivers his paper presentation at the conference. Nevertheless, that didn’t actually take away my satisfaction of having read one of the best novels in all my years of reading. I however think the author’s decision to end the novel in such a way, is to allow his audience a fantasy to imagine through an ending that they hoped for by themselves.
The novel seems professionally edited and proofread. I only came across a single typos error and that isn’t bad for a seemingly great book like this which introduces its reader to dozens of new vocabularies for the first time.
Without any hesitation, I am excited to rate this book 4 out of 4 stars and will confidently recommend this book to anyone who enjoy reading and will like to have a glimpse on the native America’s legends, myths and beliefs.
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Strong Heart
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Strong Heart
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4 out of 4 stars
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Charlie Sheldon’s Strong Heart followed a story of an orphan teenage girl and her grandfather as they embark on an adventure to explore the Olympic National Forest and retrieved an ancient artifact which they believed such significant archaeological discovery may not only affect the current historical trend of the origin of the native Americans but might re-create it.
A day before he embarks on a trip to honor the grave of his grandfather together with his friends William (alias Walleye) and Myra (William’s daughter). Tom’s ex-wife (Ruth) shows up at his front door with a 13 year old girl called Sarah, claiming to be his granddaughter which Becky – their dead daughter - never told them about. After much deliberation, Tom succumbed to William’s suggestion to take Sarah along on the trip. Little did they know that it was Sarah who was actually taken them on an adventure to eventually find new evidence to support the American native’s legends and beliefs about their suppose origin.
The perfect blending of science, native beliefs and superstition is what fascinate me most about this book, for it tries to prove that instead of trying to crucify each other, both science and local oral stories can actually compliment and support each other. I also loved the author’s thorough descriptions of the novel plot and settings, Sheldon seems to have an excellent knowledge of the climate, weather and the vegetation surrounding his chosen plot that reflect his amazing in-depth imagination.
I totally didn’t like the way the novel end though. I expect it to at least continue till after Sergei delivers his paper presentation at the conference. Nevertheless, that didn’t actually take away my satisfaction of having read one of the best novels in all my years of reading. I however think the author’s decision to end the novel in such a way, is to allow his audience a fantasy to imagine through an ending that they hoped for by themselves.
The novel seems professionally edited and proofread. I only came across a single typos error and that isn’t bad for a seemingly great book like this which introduces its reader to dozens of new vocabularies for the first time.
Without any hesitation, I am excited to rate this book 4 out of 4 stars and will confidently recommend this book to anyone who enjoy reading and will like to have a glimpse on the native America’s legends, myths and beliefs.
******
Strong Heart
******
Strong Heart
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
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