Review of The Pistol

[Emmanuella C Arumeze]

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "The Pistol" by Dave Lloyd.]

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5 out of 5 stars

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The Pistol by Dave Lloyd is a novel that tells an unusual love story between a soldier, Sergeant Print Davis, and his gun. After a series of trials and tests in search of a new semi-automatic service pistol, the Colt 1911 pistol is then selected as the new military pistol of the U.S Army. Sergeant Print Davis is a very sharp shooter, and after his squad is chosen to test run the efficacy of the new weapon. He develops a huge liking for the very efficient weapon, notwithstanding his initial reluctance to drop his former revolver.

Sergeant Davis later meets the inventor of the new U.S. military weapon, Mr. John Browning, who then gifts him a gun that was used in the testing. Mr. Browning even offers him a job which he refuses. Further reading of this very adventurous novel will take us on a journey with Sergeant Davis as he is posted on various soldiering assignments, mostly life and death situations where the Colt pistol is frequently used by him to send oppositions to death, from the tracking of Pancho Villa by his regiment in Mexico, to the First World War, where his sharp shooting will prove invaluable against German opposition. How do the rest of Sergeant Davis' assignments go? Is he able to have a love story outside that of him and his gun?

There were so many positive aspects to this amazing work, and I salute the author's beautiful writing style. While reading the book, it felt like I was right there with Sergeant Davis, from America to Mexico down to South America and China. The absence of errors also shows that the work was properly edited for pleasurable and hitch-free reading. I must point out that there were vulgar words in the novel, which might restrict the readership of this amazing work to only persons above certain ages, but then what is a military story without vulgar words here and there? I feel it only augmented the authenticity of the work.
I also loved the fact that the author stuck to simplicity in his choice of words. Readers won't have to pause so many times to use the dictionary.

While reading the book, I saw many themes ranging from perfection, loyalty, and love, to care, obedience, and compassion. The theme of compassion comes up when Sergeant Davis takes Jack, the boy running away from an orphanage, and ends up adopting him as his son. Eventually, Jack becomes a rich rancher, something that may not have happened if Print didn't show him love and compassion. The themes of loyalty, sacrifice, and care are shown in the way soldiers, not just in the story but the ones bestowed with the medals of honor after each chapter are always ready to sacrifice for their comrades. I found it very inspirational.

The book had no negative aspects at all. I loved everything about it. Therefore, I rate this beautiful work five out of five stars. The numerous positive aspects I discovered while reading the book prevent me from giving it a lower rating.

I'll recommend it to lovers of war literature and literature in general, especially lovers of action and adventure.

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The Pistol
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[Ogechi Okonkwo]

This is an interesting and a fascinating review. I loved how you captured every aspect of the book. I did enjoy reading your review. This is an interesting one.