Review of The Freedom Building

[Suranna Wallace Michael]

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "The Freedom Building" by Martin Kendall.]

---

3 out of 5 stars

---

Share This Review

---

The Freedom Building by Martin Kendall is a psychological thriller exploring the untrustworthy mind of a man experiencing amnesia. This book delves into the repercussions of deceit, subterfuge, lost love, selfishness, and greed.

John Gowan is a British architect in the town of Blanworth, which has just suffered the blow of a terrorist attack destroying the Zenith Star building. John always believed that the building was an eyesore to the community, but was excited to think that he had a chance to become the person to win the contract to rebuild. In his excitement, he walks around the ruins at night getting measurements to start his design, but as he is driving home, he is in an accident.

John awakens in the hospital, thinking it is the next day, when in actuality, three and a half years have passed. He discovers that he did win the contract to build the new Zenith building, and construction has started. He had been at the job site and fell, hitting his head, leading to this second hospitalization. He cannot recall anything in the time between the car accident and hitting his head at the job site. Every time someone begins to discuss the building perimeters or shows him a picture of the building, John cannot see it, or hear what’s being said, and begins to feel sick. He must continue the charade to prevent people from knowing about his amnesia.

This book had the potential for exciting subplots but fell short. There were many redundancies and repetitions of his plight, rather than new interactions or scenes that give hope. He never sought help and didn’t make much effort to discover why he had the amnesia. The tramp keeps appearing in the plot, but does not have any significance to the storyline, other than just being there. John is not a very likable character due to his selfishness and lack of empathy. He does not seem to bring joy to anyone’s life.

I am rating The Freedom Building 3 out of 5 stars. It was a commendable effort in psychological twists, but fell short in development. It was professionally edited, so there were few grammatical errors to stumble over. I do recommend it if you are not looking for a feel-good story.

******
The Freedom Building
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon

[Kibet Hillary]

The story sounds really unique and intriguing. I am wondering what really happened to John and how long he will be able to deceive others about his true condition. The fact that the book had some redundant parts seems to raise a suggestion that another edition would probably needed to address such downside and any other. Thanks for the review, @Suranna Wallace Michael.