Review of Endurance
Posted: 18 May 2022, 09:47
[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Endurance" by Roosevelt Overton.]
Sometimes how life turns out is not up to you. Our bringing up was up to our parents/guardians; however, we define our destiny. Endurance by Roosevelt Overton is a memoir sharing the life the author went through. Living in the wrong streets of Chicago was not a walk in the park. Everyone was armed, and shootings and deaths were a common occurrence. His mummy and daddy had to move to Atlanta, but not for long.
The author’s father indulged in bloody money in partnership with the former’s aunt. Not long, the aunt gets murdered, and things take a wild turnabout. Mummy and daddy split, and the former took the kids and moved from place to place before getting a job and ultimately getting their home. Years passed, and the author indulged in drug dealings. With such involvements, killings and jail time become inevitable.
One thing I enjoyed was the message of hope. Despite all the illegal happenings, the narrator is still optimistic he will fulfill his goals. Some of the things the author exposed about his life demanded courage. He discusses his private life blatantly, intending to transform someone’s life or inspire them.
As the title suggests, the whole story is based on perseverance. The author’s family had to survive and overcome challenge after challenge. Sometimes it is hard to imagine what a mother can do to keep her kids safe. I encountered instances where the author’s mother and aunt had to use weaponry as a self-defense mechanism because of the rough neighborhood. In addition, moving from one place to the other had the author changing schools. I can imagine those transitions were not easy.
I did not enjoy how there were numerous initials I did not grasp. In addition, some colloquial words were new to me, so I had to surf for their meanings. The book’s language is informal; as such, numerous wrong tenses and vulgarity are to be expected. So, that was just it— its nature! Even so, the work requires professional editing. In this instance, the errors do not include the wrong tenses and informal words the author employed but rather missing punctuation marks, among other grammatical flaws. For these reasons, I award the volume 3 out of 4 stars.
With illegal dealings, especially by people of color, police brutality is to be expected. There were instances of legal injustices based on race. I recommend the book to anyone looking to read a memoir about hope and fortitude.
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Endurance
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Sometimes how life turns out is not up to you. Our bringing up was up to our parents/guardians; however, we define our destiny. Endurance by Roosevelt Overton is a memoir sharing the life the author went through. Living in the wrong streets of Chicago was not a walk in the park. Everyone was armed, and shootings and deaths were a common occurrence. His mummy and daddy had to move to Atlanta, but not for long.
The author’s father indulged in bloody money in partnership with the former’s aunt. Not long, the aunt gets murdered, and things take a wild turnabout. Mummy and daddy split, and the former took the kids and moved from place to place before getting a job and ultimately getting their home. Years passed, and the author indulged in drug dealings. With such involvements, killings and jail time become inevitable.
One thing I enjoyed was the message of hope. Despite all the illegal happenings, the narrator is still optimistic he will fulfill his goals. Some of the things the author exposed about his life demanded courage. He discusses his private life blatantly, intending to transform someone’s life or inspire them.
As the title suggests, the whole story is based on perseverance. The author’s family had to survive and overcome challenge after challenge. Sometimes it is hard to imagine what a mother can do to keep her kids safe. I encountered instances where the author’s mother and aunt had to use weaponry as a self-defense mechanism because of the rough neighborhood. In addition, moving from one place to the other had the author changing schools. I can imagine those transitions were not easy.
I did not enjoy how there were numerous initials I did not grasp. In addition, some colloquial words were new to me, so I had to surf for their meanings. The book’s language is informal; as such, numerous wrong tenses and vulgarity are to be expected. So, that was just it— its nature! Even so, the work requires professional editing. In this instance, the errors do not include the wrong tenses and informal words the author employed but rather missing punctuation marks, among other grammatical flaws. For these reasons, I award the volume 3 out of 4 stars.
With illegal dealings, especially by people of color, police brutality is to be expected. There were instances of legal injustices based on race. I recommend the book to anyone looking to read a memoir about hope and fortitude.
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Endurance
View: on Bookshelves