Review of The Freedom Building
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Review of The Freedom Building
[Following is a volunteer review of "The Freedom Building" by Martin Kendall.]
The Freedom Building by Martin Kendall is a psychological thriller that is extremely fast-paced. A British architect, John Gowan, wakes up in the hospital after crashing his vehicle while coming home from a building that terrorists just destroyed. He has a plan for its rebuild and is excited to get to work on it. What he learns while in the hospital is that it is three and a half years later, and he has created what he was planning the night of the crash. The only problem is that John does not remember the last three and a half years. In a political climate already on shaky ground, John has to rely on his junior partner and his personal assistant to make sure things are running smoothly. Follow John as he attempts to continue with his life, all while hiding his amnesia and trying to figure out the meaning of his life.
This book was so engaging and unpredictable; it was truly a great read. The deeper battle between good and evil that John had to go through throughout the book was well developed. I enjoyed how Kendall brought in relevant issues in our current times, such as terrorism, and how that can affect communities. This book was very intense to read, even though it is a relatively quick read. Kendall did a fantastic job of making you feel the disconnect and struggle John had all within the time it took to build his building. This book was also extremely well-edited.
The only negative I had for this book is that it felt more philosophical than psychological at times. I loved the psychological themes, and they were incredibly well done and well thought out, but when it turned more philosophical, it was a little disconnected and hard to decipher. I also did not expect The Freedom Building to be quite as dark as it ended up being.
I would rate The Freedom Building 4 out of 4 stars. For such a short thriller, it packed quite a punch. I loved what Kendall did with challenging themes and real-life politics that hit close to home in this day in age. Amnesia stories are always exciting reads to me, and this one did not disappoint. The duality of what John thought he needed to be and what he was feeling was done impeccably.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone who loves psychological thrillers. It has dark themes and would caution you if you aren’t comfortable reading books that have acts of terrorism in them. The Freedom Building is everything I love about thrillers. Overall this is an exceptionally well done and fast-paced thriller that is well worth the read.
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The Freedom Building by Martin Kendall is a psychological thriller that is extremely fast-paced. A British architect, John Gowan, wakes up in the hospital after crashing his vehicle while coming home from a building that terrorists just destroyed. He has a plan for its rebuild and is excited to get to work on it. What he learns while in the hospital is that it is three and a half years later, and he has created what he was planning the night of the crash. The only problem is that John does not remember the last three and a half years. In a political climate already on shaky ground, John has to rely on his junior partner and his personal assistant to make sure things are running smoothly. Follow John as he attempts to continue with his life, all while hiding his amnesia and trying to figure out the meaning of his life.
This book was so engaging and unpredictable; it was truly a great read. The deeper battle between good and evil that John had to go through throughout the book was well developed. I enjoyed how Kendall brought in relevant issues in our current times, such as terrorism, and how that can affect communities. This book was very intense to read, even though it is a relatively quick read. Kendall did a fantastic job of making you feel the disconnect and struggle John had all within the time it took to build his building. This book was also extremely well-edited.
The only negative I had for this book is that it felt more philosophical than psychological at times. I loved the psychological themes, and they were incredibly well done and well thought out, but when it turned more philosophical, it was a little disconnected and hard to decipher. I also did not expect The Freedom Building to be quite as dark as it ended up being.
I would rate The Freedom Building 4 out of 4 stars. For such a short thriller, it packed quite a punch. I loved what Kendall did with challenging themes and real-life politics that hit close to home in this day in age. Amnesia stories are always exciting reads to me, and this one did not disappoint. The duality of what John thought he needed to be and what he was feeling was done impeccably.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone who loves psychological thrillers. It has dark themes and would caution you if you aren’t comfortable reading books that have acts of terrorism in them. The Freedom Building is everything I love about thrillers. Overall this is an exceptionally well done and fast-paced thriller that is well worth the read.
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Thank you so much for writing this review! I actually just finished reading the book myself and I agree with pretty much everything you said. Although I felt like the book was a bit slow at one or two points, it was an incredibly intriguing read and I was swept in by the psychological state of John and his duality throughout the course of the entire story.
