Review of Bedu: Bedouin Boy, Poet King
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Review of Bedu: Bedouin Boy, Poet King
[Following is a volunteer review of "Bedu: Bedouin Boy, Poet King" by David W. Sutherland and Paul McKellips.]
Bedu: Bedouin Boy, Poet King is an historical fiction book from the author David W. Sutherland and co-author Paul McKellips. As the title indicates, the book follows a Bedouin boy named Bedu in his life transforming journey. We travel the path of the young shepherd boy becoming a Poet King in this book.
Bedu, who is 21 of age, lives a normal life with his humble family until a king arrives and stays at his place for a night. Bedu has to sacrifice the last of his herd for the King, even as his father has once offered his whole herd as food for the same king 30 years ago. Bedu manages to make an impression on the King and his granddaughter, Yasmin, with his poetry skills. The king directs Bedu to go buy a herd for his family and to visit Yasmin. He also asks Bedu to come and narrate his adventures after his travel. Bedu undertakes the journey to buy sheep and goats, but ends up buying more than that. Many misadventures and acts of kindness takes place in his journey. He finds love and morality in his path.
The author, David W. Sutherland, is a retired colonel from the U.S. army. His experience in Iraq may have inspired him to write about the Bedouin society. The co-author, Paul McKellips, worked under the colonel, in Iraq. The book can mildly be compared to The Alchemist by Paulo Carlo. Bedu: Bedouin Boy, Poet King takes a view on life, fate and deeds.
There are some references to the biblical stories of Jesus, since the plot is set at the same timeline. The king from the story is mentioned to be one of the three wise men who were present in the bible at the birth of Jesus Christ. The book takes on a historical view of many real-life places like the cedars of God in Bsharri. Many historical facts are used in the plot. The story is narrated using modern vocabularies. For example, the usage of the drink, Tea, which did not exist in the timeline described in the book.
The book has many positive notes like rights of education to woman, taking care of forests and learning the morals of life. After each chapter, the Author quotes a moral that the protagonist learns in that chapter. The book includes poems from the protagonist’s narratives. The book was meaningful and gives the reader a good feel. There are certain touching movements in the story. If I have to describe the book in a single adjective, I would use the adjective, beautiful. The script is easily readable. It’s in plain English. Every one can understand the lines.
I have no negative thoughts on this book.
The book has very few errors, so I give this book 4 out of 4 stars. I liked this book very much. Even though the book is short, it has a good feel to read and meaningful plot.
I would recommend this book to all age groups. Readers who like stories dealing with meaning of life and historical fiction can read this book.
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Bedu: Bedouin Boy, Poet King
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Bedu: Bedouin Boy, Poet King is an historical fiction book from the author David W. Sutherland and co-author Paul McKellips. As the title indicates, the book follows a Bedouin boy named Bedu in his life transforming journey. We travel the path of the young shepherd boy becoming a Poet King in this book.
Bedu, who is 21 of age, lives a normal life with his humble family until a king arrives and stays at his place for a night. Bedu has to sacrifice the last of his herd for the King, even as his father has once offered his whole herd as food for the same king 30 years ago. Bedu manages to make an impression on the King and his granddaughter, Yasmin, with his poetry skills. The king directs Bedu to go buy a herd for his family and to visit Yasmin. He also asks Bedu to come and narrate his adventures after his travel. Bedu undertakes the journey to buy sheep and goats, but ends up buying more than that. Many misadventures and acts of kindness takes place in his journey. He finds love and morality in his path.
The author, David W. Sutherland, is a retired colonel from the U.S. army. His experience in Iraq may have inspired him to write about the Bedouin society. The co-author, Paul McKellips, worked under the colonel, in Iraq. The book can mildly be compared to The Alchemist by Paulo Carlo. Bedu: Bedouin Boy, Poet King takes a view on life, fate and deeds.
There are some references to the biblical stories of Jesus, since the plot is set at the same timeline. The king from the story is mentioned to be one of the three wise men who were present in the bible at the birth of Jesus Christ. The book takes on a historical view of many real-life places like the cedars of God in Bsharri. Many historical facts are used in the plot. The story is narrated using modern vocabularies. For example, the usage of the drink, Tea, which did not exist in the timeline described in the book.
The book has many positive notes like rights of education to woman, taking care of forests and learning the morals of life. After each chapter, the Author quotes a moral that the protagonist learns in that chapter. The book includes poems from the protagonist’s narratives. The book was meaningful and gives the reader a good feel. There are certain touching movements in the story. If I have to describe the book in a single adjective, I would use the adjective, beautiful. The script is easily readable. It’s in plain English. Every one can understand the lines.
I have no negative thoughts on this book.
The book has very few errors, so I give this book 4 out of 4 stars. I liked this book very much. Even though the book is short, it has a good feel to read and meaningful plot.
I would recommend this book to all age groups. Readers who like stories dealing with meaning of life and historical fiction can read this book.
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Bedu: Bedouin Boy, Poet King
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