Review of Antipodium

Post by **Sharill Rasowo** » 20 Sep 2021, 09:24

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Antipodium" by Frasar.]

4 out of 4 stars

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Antipodium by Frasar is a book about the adventures of a man only known as Francis. It is the second book in a series detailing his life. It is a biography written from the diary of Francis. The book is divided into four parts, The Prologue, The European Years, The Australian Years, and The New Zealand Years. The book deals with his various adventures such as traveling across Europe with his wife, working as a geologist explorer in Australia, and as an engineer in New Zealand. The book delves into relationships he makes along the way and the various scrapes he gets into.

I liked how adventurous the protagonist was. He was always willing to try new things. This is shown when he declines a lucrative offer given to him by his Australian company and instead decides to give up his job and try something new. I was inspired by his bravery as it is not common to find people willing to give up comfort to get new experiences. As a result of his bravery, he was able to experience incredible things such as working in the Australian Outback, Tasmania, and so on.

His instincts were also very impressive. The way he listened to them saved his life on various occasions, such as when a bush fire was occurring. He managed to save his family thanks to his instincts. His encounter with a wild animal in the California hills is another such instance. I enjoyed looking at the pictures that were included. The story itself sounds fantastical so the inclusion of pictures anchored it in reality. I enjoyed how they depicted a bygone era, as they showed a lot of wildland. The pictures showed nature in all its beauty. It also helped lend some credibility to the story. Not many people go through as many adventures as the protagonist has. This might make some of the stories hard to believe.

However, I did not like how reckless the protagonist sometimes was. This is shown in the prologue when he follows a strange man in Jerusalem, nearly leading to his death. He, together with his wife, almost died due to his recklessness while he was driving. This led to me being anxious at various points in the book as he landed himself in various predicaments.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I will look up the others in the series. The book seems to be professionally edited as I found very few errors. I would highly recommend this book to people who like adventure stories and historical stories. This book gives both through the lens of the protagonist. I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars as it was entertaining.

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Chinaza Nnabuenyi · Post by **Chinaza Nnabuenyi** » 04 Oct 2021, 06:13

This adventurous book is fascinating. It covers a lot about the character's life experiences. I love the review.

Kingsley Emodi · Post by **Kingsley Emodi** » 05 Oct 2021, 10:52

I love to to read historical fiction sometimes. I may just check this one out. Great review.

Ailakhu Yusau Aizhebiomon · Post by **Ailakhu Yusau Aizhebiomon** » 05 Oct 2021, 16:59

I like the protagonist's willingness to try new things. It's a pointer that the book will be interesting. I enjoyed your review.

Astral Magi · Post by **Astral Magi** » 06 Oct 2021, 11:59

Nice! I love reading about traveling adventures as I did a bit of traveling myself. Thank you for a great review.

Jane Austen · Post by **Salah bourouba** » 07 Oct 2021, 02:35

to be brave is to be fearless that is outstanding. courage is definitely rare these days for anyone is running through comfort, must read book I love to read about people's experiences they are motivating and eye opening

Sou Hi · Post by **Sou Hi** » 07 Oct 2021, 22:43

Thanks for your interesting review. Francis's life sounds quite bizarre with all the events he has been through.

NetMassimo · Post by **NetMassimo** » 09 Oct 2021, 03:27

This seems like quite an adventurous story that makes the protagonist's life exciting, so the whole series should be engaging. Thank you for your great review!

Ekezie1998 · Post by **Ekezie1998** » 09 Oct 2021, 18:48

Not really a great fan of biographies. Great review though.

NancyDrew12 · Post by **NancyDrew12** » 11 Oct 2021, 13:10

I'm not a huge reader of biographies but this one does sound interesting. Francis has had one thrilling life! Nicely done review!

IamJc_Bembo12 · Post by **IamJc_Bembo12** » 12 Oct 2021, 05:52

Francis’ voyage is inspiring, although I’m not really keen on reading books tackling about the life of someone, this book is indeed enthralling. Great review!