Review of Firestorm
Posted: 11 Jan 2024, 00:05
[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Firestorm" by Eleanor G Liggens.]
Have you ever had to deal with the shock of being laid off from your place of work? Perhaps after so many years of service? This is surely a horrible experience. A young man of twenty-nine years had to be laid off from work after about five years of employment. This created a remarkable change in his life. We see this young man in the book Firestorm, written by Eleanor Liggens.
Months after he was laid off, Ken Neuman realized that he had to act fast to avoid going bankrupt. So he journeyed to Washington, D.C., to stay with his sister and her family until he was able to secure a new job. During his journey, he spent a couple of nights at a beautiful resort in western Montana before continuing his travel. While spending time there, he was offered employment at the resort to serve as the manager. But he had a major challenge. He was discriminated against; he was a black man working at a resort. This would mean having to interact with whites. How would he deal with this situation? What choice would he make?
I appreciated knowing that the book did not end abruptly. Instead, it ended happily and satisfyingly. Another aspect of the book that I enjoyed was the author's ability to express the various emotions excitingly felt by the characters. Ken displayed some qualities that helped him cope with his fellow employees at the resort. They included bravery and selflessness.
I disliked a few things in the book. I understand that the racism in the book could be used to teach life lessons. However, the racial discrimination prevalent in it could upset some readers. I found the book interesting to some extent because of its length. I was reminded of how much it is in those dull parts of the book. The characters were numerous, and this made it difficult to keep track of them.
I rate this book 3 out of 5 stars. I found errors. It was not professionally edited. It could have been more appealing and enjoyable to a reader if it were shortened. Most readers will find it difficult to keep track of the many characters in the book. I recommend this book to people who are interested in motivational memoirs.
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Firestorm
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Have you ever had to deal with the shock of being laid off from your place of work? Perhaps after so many years of service? This is surely a horrible experience. A young man of twenty-nine years had to be laid off from work after about five years of employment. This created a remarkable change in his life. We see this young man in the book Firestorm, written by Eleanor Liggens.
Months after he was laid off, Ken Neuman realized that he had to act fast to avoid going bankrupt. So he journeyed to Washington, D.C., to stay with his sister and her family until he was able to secure a new job. During his journey, he spent a couple of nights at a beautiful resort in western Montana before continuing his travel. While spending time there, he was offered employment at the resort to serve as the manager. But he had a major challenge. He was discriminated against; he was a black man working at a resort. This would mean having to interact with whites. How would he deal with this situation? What choice would he make?
I appreciated knowing that the book did not end abruptly. Instead, it ended happily and satisfyingly. Another aspect of the book that I enjoyed was the author's ability to express the various emotions excitingly felt by the characters. Ken displayed some qualities that helped him cope with his fellow employees at the resort. They included bravery and selflessness.
I disliked a few things in the book. I understand that the racism in the book could be used to teach life lessons. However, the racial discrimination prevalent in it could upset some readers. I found the book interesting to some extent because of its length. I was reminded of how much it is in those dull parts of the book. The characters were numerous, and this made it difficult to keep track of them.
I rate this book 3 out of 5 stars. I found errors. It was not professionally edited. It could have been more appealing and enjoyable to a reader if it were shortened. Most readers will find it difficult to keep track of the many characters in the book. I recommend this book to people who are interested in motivational memoirs.
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Firestorm
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon