Review of Man Mission
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Review of Man Mission
[Following is a volunteer review of "Man Mission" by Eytan Uliel.]
Man Mission is a retelling of the exploits of four best friends who, while still in college, made the decision to travel exotically, away from their normal lives, and to simply be "men" in the crudest manner possible. The opportunity to experience life from various angles and to appreciate the peculiarities or uniqueness—however you may want to put it—of life was provided by these yearly travels. The author, Eytan Uliel, and his friends Sam, Daniel, and Alec participated in a variety of activities, including hiking, kayaking, cycling, sailing, swimming, and heavily bruising themselves. These missions began in New Zealand, where they met some very nice drug dealers, and ended in Iceland, where they saw the aurora borealis at 1 a.m.
From beginning to end, this book was full of adventures. The author's narrative writing style made it more comprehensive and easier to determine what he was actually trying to say.
The Man Mission adventures progressed with each of their individual lives back at home, so that even though these missions were a year apart each, brief intermissions were inserted to give you a quick recap of what happened in the previous year. This was my favorite aspect of the book because it conveyed a sense of realism while also containing all relevant details in a concise manner. At one point, because of the amount of drama, I was drawn into these summaries more than the main adventure stories. It was wonderful. Also, the author generously sprinkled in some life lessons from all of their combined experiences and traumas in this book. This paved the way for effectively teaching the reader moral lessons. For instance, on page 357, it says, "It had taken a broken ankle and a broken soul to understand that change isn’t a bad thing but rather a natural outcome of living . . . in the end, there was only one person capable of fixing my life—me." I believe that Uliel was attempting to emphasize the point that the only way to truly find yourself is to keep striving for a better tomorrow rather than wallow in your shame and regret. This is a very insightful and correct viewpoint. People who feel they have reached rock bottom or are at a crossroads in their lives will find this book encouraging and comforting.
I found no errors at all while reading this book, which indicates that it was impressively well edited. There was nothing about the book that I could say that I did not like because I found it to be enjoyable in every way, despite the fact that the main character was a bit of a cry baby. In fact, when I reached the end, I felt somewhat sad. I genuinely wanted to read more of it, so it felt like there wasn't enough.
Because of the reasons I've listed above, I give Man Mission a rating of 5 out of 5. It was an expertly written work of art that would pique people's interests in various spheres of life. Those in their late twenties to late thirties would find this appealing and could use the experiences in it as a source of inspiration, especially for those going through similar trials.
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Man Mission is a retelling of the exploits of four best friends who, while still in college, made the decision to travel exotically, away from their normal lives, and to simply be "men" in the crudest manner possible. The opportunity to experience life from various angles and to appreciate the peculiarities or uniqueness—however you may want to put it—of life was provided by these yearly travels. The author, Eytan Uliel, and his friends Sam, Daniel, and Alec participated in a variety of activities, including hiking, kayaking, cycling, sailing, swimming, and heavily bruising themselves. These missions began in New Zealand, where they met some very nice drug dealers, and ended in Iceland, where they saw the aurora borealis at 1 a.m.
From beginning to end, this book was full of adventures. The author's narrative writing style made it more comprehensive and easier to determine what he was actually trying to say.
The Man Mission adventures progressed with each of their individual lives back at home, so that even though these missions were a year apart each, brief intermissions were inserted to give you a quick recap of what happened in the previous year. This was my favorite aspect of the book because it conveyed a sense of realism while also containing all relevant details in a concise manner. At one point, because of the amount of drama, I was drawn into these summaries more than the main adventure stories. It was wonderful. Also, the author generously sprinkled in some life lessons from all of their combined experiences and traumas in this book. This paved the way for effectively teaching the reader moral lessons. For instance, on page 357, it says, "It had taken a broken ankle and a broken soul to understand that change isn’t a bad thing but rather a natural outcome of living . . . in the end, there was only one person capable of fixing my life—me." I believe that Uliel was attempting to emphasize the point that the only way to truly find yourself is to keep striving for a better tomorrow rather than wallow in your shame and regret. This is a very insightful and correct viewpoint. People who feel they have reached rock bottom or are at a crossroads in their lives will find this book encouraging and comforting.
I found no errors at all while reading this book, which indicates that it was impressively well edited. There was nothing about the book that I could say that I did not like because I found it to be enjoyable in every way, despite the fact that the main character was a bit of a cry baby. In fact, when I reached the end, I felt somewhat sad. I genuinely wanted to read more of it, so it felt like there wasn't enough.
Because of the reasons I've listed above, I give Man Mission a rating of 5 out of 5. It was an expertly written work of art that would pique people's interests in various spheres of life. Those in their late twenties to late thirties would find this appealing and could use the experiences in it as a source of inspiration, especially for those going through similar trials.
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Man Mission
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Man Mission was an intriguing book, I learned a lot from the book, the aspect of friendship and family was my biggest lesson.
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Man Mission was such an amazing book and i’m so interested in re-reading. The book is about men taking a break from their everyday boring life to explore the world more and i really commend and envy this so it was really engaging to read. A very well written review good job.
