Review of Children of Madness
Posted: 23 Aug 2024, 18:21
[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Children of Madness" by Jarrett Brandon Early.]
Children of Madness by Jarrett Brandon Early tells of a small group of kids from Crimmish who take quite a dangerous journey to try and save their world from the Gloomtide, a mysterious blackness breeding despair. Fighting personal monsters and working out what was happening between them will be the actual struggle of the journey.
It is at the same time an action-packed, mysterious, and sad journey, but with bonding and happiness moments as these kids stand on the threshold. One could therefore say that the theme in this book is courage and struggling to keep hope alive against the face of evil.
Actually, Ditto is this macho, super-strong character who has a soft spot in his heart. That part where Ditto felt bad but still helped his friends out of the Mutewoods made him my favorite character. I like this book because of Ditto and how he helps his friends out. You can see from this that friendship is what the book is about.
Only because of the book do I learn to do what is right and strong by standing up for our rights always, even when it is risky. This is not about Ditto alone; the story shows how friends can take care of each other and do a good job. These characters are pretty generous and determined, making it easy to keep going on the adventure.
The biggest problem with Dooley Hamm is that he turns on the Sour Flowers. They go through all these struggles, this big, dangerous journey, and this trust is broken hard. He betrays them; they get captured by the Worm of Quaan. Not just that Dooley's betrayal could kill all of them, but also puts into question the sense of fellowship that they have expended so much to create.
But you are never to trust anyone; even if you do, your trust will be broken anyway. On me, Dooley's betrayal is what I stand to dislike about this story, and it's a depressing realization of mankind's inherent fragility in a world ruled by danger and impermanence. The book was exceptionally well edited and error-free.
I gave this book 4 out of 5 stars because the story's good and the characters are real. Shining through in this novel are the themes of friendship and bravery, so it's worth reading. Dooley's character was disliked, as was the count of pages in the book, which subtracted a star. I recommend this book if you like reading epic-quest storylines.
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Children of Madness
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Children of Madness by Jarrett Brandon Early tells of a small group of kids from Crimmish who take quite a dangerous journey to try and save their world from the Gloomtide, a mysterious blackness breeding despair. Fighting personal monsters and working out what was happening between them will be the actual struggle of the journey.
It is at the same time an action-packed, mysterious, and sad journey, but with bonding and happiness moments as these kids stand on the threshold. One could therefore say that the theme in this book is courage and struggling to keep hope alive against the face of evil.
Actually, Ditto is this macho, super-strong character who has a soft spot in his heart. That part where Ditto felt bad but still helped his friends out of the Mutewoods made him my favorite character. I like this book because of Ditto and how he helps his friends out. You can see from this that friendship is what the book is about.
Only because of the book do I learn to do what is right and strong by standing up for our rights always, even when it is risky. This is not about Ditto alone; the story shows how friends can take care of each other and do a good job. These characters are pretty generous and determined, making it easy to keep going on the adventure.
The biggest problem with Dooley Hamm is that he turns on the Sour Flowers. They go through all these struggles, this big, dangerous journey, and this trust is broken hard. He betrays them; they get captured by the Worm of Quaan. Not just that Dooley's betrayal could kill all of them, but also puts into question the sense of fellowship that they have expended so much to create.
But you are never to trust anyone; even if you do, your trust will be broken anyway. On me, Dooley's betrayal is what I stand to dislike about this story, and it's a depressing realization of mankind's inherent fragility in a world ruled by danger and impermanence. The book was exceptionally well edited and error-free.
I gave this book 4 out of 5 stars because the story's good and the characters are real. Shining through in this novel are the themes of friendship and bravery, so it's worth reading. Dooley's character was disliked, as was the count of pages in the book, which subtracted a star. I recommend this book if you like reading epic-quest storylines.
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Children of Madness
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon | on iTunes | on Smashwords