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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 by the collaboration of David W. Sutherland and Paul McKellips is a travelogue. The journey is not only physical, but a spiritual as well. Metamorphosis and growth do not happen overnight, it takes time as a young boy of twenty-one years "Bedu's"(protagonist) transformation we observe in this novella. The significance of the title of this text is self-illustrating but reveals with the passing of time. The more one knows Bedu, the more one gets the motivation to take the trip for self realization. There's something magical and catchy in the adventures of Bedu. The book is about the development of a civilization in the aspects of education, morals and leadership. The teachings of Jesus are not directly heard but from a far distance. It tells a lot about the setting of the novel that is contemporary to Times of Jesus. I strongly keep this book in the genre of moral and motivational books.
The most charming thing is discussion of stars' path which is somehow mythical for young generation, but it intrigues at the same time. Greek mythology is what from which most of the people still gets pleasure. It keeps them wondering as some parallel world, having Greeks, still exists . The writers give a step-by-step guide to live life in different circumstances through an acronym CULTURE. That is beautiful. The connectedness and wish to make people together are evident in the novel, which nowadays we Moderns are lacking of. The traditional stereotypical roles of men and women are challenged. A woman is not treated as a domestic Buddha but she is working in the fields with men. The Tree Woman, Yasmin, is the truthful representation of it as she is the first lady to step out of the conventions, lives alone and develops a withering forest. The foresightedness of Yasmin is what is really needed to keep generations alive. The association between a father and a son, a mother and a son, a wife and a husband always is emotional, so is depicted in the novel. Nothing is unrealistic or supernatural to a large extent. We can relate a lot to the growing life of Bedu.
One can figure out a range of various shades of a man in Bedu from an obedient child and an honest man to a passionate lover, a worrying father and a profound teacher. The role of intuitions is shown at a little level. The power of language is time and again being referred to. Whenever there is contemplation or comment on poetry, the strength and role of language in our mental development is highlighted. There are good and bad people everywhere, so Bedu meets not only warmhearted strangers but robbers too.
I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars. The plot of the story is knitted well. The language is simple and easy and suits the time period of its writing. The book is professionally edited without distortion of the ancient vocabulary.
I highly recommend this book to all age groups. Although the protagonist is young but old people and children can equally learn a lot from him.
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Bedu: Bedouin Boy, Poet King
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Bedu: Bedouin Boy, Poet King by the collaboration of David W. Sutherland and Paul McKellips is a travelogue. The journey is not only physical, but a spiritual as well. Metamorphosis and growth do not happen overnight, it takes time as a young boy of twenty-one years "Bedu's"(protagonist) transformation we observe in this novella. The significance of the title of this text is self-illustrating but reveals with the passing of time. The more one knows Bedu, the more one gets the motivation to take the trip for self realization. There's something magical and catchy in the adventures of Bedu. The book is about the development of a civilization in the aspects of education, morals and leadership. The teachings of Jesus are not directly heard but from a far distance. It tells a lot about the setting of the novel that is contemporary to Times of Jesus. I strongly keep this book in the genre of moral and motivational books.
The most charming thing is discussion of stars' path which is somehow mythical for young generation, but it intrigues at the same time. Greek mythology is what from which most of the people still gets pleasure. It keeps them wondering as some parallel world, having Greeks, still exists . The writers give a step-by-step guide to live life in different circumstances through an acronym CULTURE. That is beautiful. The connectedness and wish to make people together are evident in the novel, which nowadays we Moderns are lacking of. The traditional stereotypical roles of men and women are challenged. A woman is not treated as a domestic Buddha but she is working in the fields with men. The Tree Woman, Yasmin, is the truthful representation of it as she is the first lady to step out of the conventions, lives alone and develops a withering forest. The foresightedness of Yasmin is what is really needed to keep generations alive. The association between a father and a son, a mother and a son, a wife and a husband always is emotional, so is depicted in the novel. Nothing is unrealistic or supernatural to a large extent. We can relate a lot to the growing life of Bedu.
One can figure out a range of various shades of a man in Bedu from an obedient child and an honest man to a passionate lover, a worrying father and a profound teacher. The role of intuitions is shown at a little level. The power of language is time and again being referred to. Whenever there is contemplation or comment on poetry, the strength and role of language in our mental development is highlighted. There are good and bad people everywhere, so Bedu meets not only warmhearted strangers but robbers too.
I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars. The plot of the story is knitted well. The language is simple and easy and suits the time period of its writing. The book is professionally edited without distortion of the ancient vocabulary.
I highly recommend this book to all age groups. Although the protagonist is young but old people and children can equally learn a lot from him.
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Bedu: Bedouin Boy, Poet King
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
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