Review of 13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird

[Hager Salem]

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird" by James D. Jordan.]

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4 out of 5 stars

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13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird by James D. Jordan tells the story of Paul Thunder, who went on a very unusual flight with many other passengers. During the flight, Paul started to get weird visions about the plane crashing. The visions came to him in different ways. Sometimes a Being spoke to him through different people on the plane, and other times he seemed to be dreaming or being transported to another location. He was very confused because this was a first for him; he had never had this sort of thing happen to him before. In his visions, there were only four survivors from the crash, including himself. At first, he couldn't decide what to do or whether to tell people about his visions. He thought no one would believe him. Eventually, he decided he didn't care about people thinking he was crazy; he chose to do his best to save the plane and the people on it. Would he be able to change what he saw and save the whole plane? That's what you can learn by reading 13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird by James D. Jordan.

I liked how interesting this page-turner was. I kept wondering what would happen next. The writing style is smooth and easy to understand. The plot wasn't that easy, though. You keep guessing what would happen or what was going on, then your closest guess is incorrect, so you try again, and so on. I had my assumptions, and one of them was eventually right. I'm not sure how this would work for other readers, but it was interesting anyway.

I can't say I hated anything about the book. There was only one thing that I didn't get. I couldn't relate the name of the book to the story at first. I also couldn't understand the small introduction written at the beginning of each chapter. Furthermore, I didn't know anything about blackbirds. I waited until the end of the book, where I found that the book's name came from a poem that formed the introduction of each chapter. It wasn't an easy poem for me to understand at first, but then I looked up the Blackbird, and the information I found could help me understand how it relates to the story.

I enjoyed reading this book, but unfortunately, I found some errors while reading it. It could have used another round of professional editing. Therefore, I rate this book four out of five stars.

I can recommend this book to thriller lovers. It has some spiritual content. So, if you find that lame, it might not suit you.

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[Amy Luman]

This sounds like a very interesting novel. I’m sure that Paul had a hard time with his decision t tell. I know that I would have.

[Sonie Daniel]

Your review of this book is giving me a desire to read it.

[marwan-mohamed]

This sounds like a very interesting novel. I’m sure that Paul had a hard time with his decision t tell. I know that I would have.

I totally agree. I respect him for choosing to show himself as a crazy person to save others.

[Elentyia S]

This review was well done. The synopsis sounds intriguing. I don't know if I would ever tell anyone my visions of death though, especially on a plane! Thanks for the review, I'll give the book a look.

[María Andrea Fernández Sepúlveda]

I don't know anything about blackbirds either, but I found the title to be super intriguing. And I love the premise, as well. I hope the author considers your comments and polishes the edition.
Good job!

[NetMassimo]

This novel has an interesting plot that raises my curiosity about how Paul gets his vision and how he can save the plan. Thank you for your great review!