Review of Man Mission
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Review of Man Mission
[Following is a volunteer review of "Man Mission" by Eytan Uliel.]
An adventure story featuring lots of exotic places with significant character development surely could describe this book quite perfectly. The story started with our main character meeting his friend, Sam, when he is still in law school. Bantering about their dreams of going around the world and doing some crazy adventure together. At that time, those dreams seemed to be just mere talk. Until one day, a few years later, Sam called the main character back and brought him into an impulsive start to their dream adventure. As time went by, their adventure became an annual thing. Along with their other friends, Daniel and Alex, they officially built the Men Mission Committee.
Men Mission by Uliel Eytan is a brilliantly written story. With the first person point of view, you are brought to join their adventure literally as one of these men. The reading experience made it feel like you’re actually there. Suffering and having fun along with them. The jokes, banter and chit-chat feels natural, including some of the profanities. In fact, even with the mass amount of profanities, it does not feel too excessive.
My favorite part was when they camp around the lake under the stars, suddenly having deep talks about getting engaged and having a family. Then, when they were kayaking in Thailand, meeting some friends along the way while having a bath in Taiwan’s hot spring, hiking in Macchu Picchu, and waiting for auroras on a freezing night in Iceland. The experience was priceless.
So far, there’s nothing I really dislike about the stories. However, sometimes it surprises me how different a man and a woman actually think just by reading the main character’s point of view. Actually, I could understand about the limitations when a story is told by the first person, you cannot see the other person’s feelings or way of thinking other than the first person himself. Thus, it makes me wonder about the ex-wife, Rachel’s, point of view. It seems like she was being misunderstood a lot in the story.
Overall, I like how the book brought and highlighted the adventure as it was indeed a big part of their lives. A lot of things have changed since the first men mission started until a decade later when the story ends, which is quite satisfying how I see our main character developed from a clueless young man to actually realize he is already a full grown adult. I’d give this book 4 out of 4 stars for the overall experience and character development. Also, I would recommend this book for young adults in their 20s or those who are longing for some adventures in their monotonous lives.
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Man Mission
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An adventure story featuring lots of exotic places with significant character development surely could describe this book quite perfectly. The story started with our main character meeting his friend, Sam, when he is still in law school. Bantering about their dreams of going around the world and doing some crazy adventure together. At that time, those dreams seemed to be just mere talk. Until one day, a few years later, Sam called the main character back and brought him into an impulsive start to their dream adventure. As time went by, their adventure became an annual thing. Along with their other friends, Daniel and Alex, they officially built the Men Mission Committee.
Men Mission by Uliel Eytan is a brilliantly written story. With the first person point of view, you are brought to join their adventure literally as one of these men. The reading experience made it feel like you’re actually there. Suffering and having fun along with them. The jokes, banter and chit-chat feels natural, including some of the profanities. In fact, even with the mass amount of profanities, it does not feel too excessive.
My favorite part was when they camp around the lake under the stars, suddenly having deep talks about getting engaged and having a family. Then, when they were kayaking in Thailand, meeting some friends along the way while having a bath in Taiwan’s hot spring, hiking in Macchu Picchu, and waiting for auroras on a freezing night in Iceland. The experience was priceless.
So far, there’s nothing I really dislike about the stories. However, sometimes it surprises me how different a man and a woman actually think just by reading the main character’s point of view. Actually, I could understand about the limitations when a story is told by the first person, you cannot see the other person’s feelings or way of thinking other than the first person himself. Thus, it makes me wonder about the ex-wife, Rachel’s, point of view. It seems like she was being misunderstood a lot in the story.
Overall, I like how the book brought and highlighted the adventure as it was indeed a big part of their lives. A lot of things have changed since the first men mission started until a decade later when the story ends, which is quite satisfying how I see our main character developed from a clueless young man to actually realize he is already a full grown adult. I’d give this book 4 out of 4 stars for the overall experience and character development. Also, I would recommend this book for young adults in their 20s or those who are longing for some adventures in their monotonous lives.
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Man Mission
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon | on iTunes
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