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Review by ADE_96 -- American River: Tributaries
[Following is a volunteer review of "American River: Tributaries" by Mallory M. O'Connor.]
4 out of 4 stars
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American River: Tributaries is a historical fiction by Mallory M. O'Connor. It is about three immigrant families that move to California from the year 1855. The families are Irish, Japanese and Mexican. They all wanted to own land in California and settled on different sides of the American River tributaries. The World War II changed some outcomes especially for the Japanese and Mexican family who end up as peasants. But just like their ancestors, they rose again. Their lives intertwine through friendships and love. Love unites the families in spite of the diverse cultures but disapproval also became a challenge. Does love really conquer all?
To be honest, at first, I didn't expect to enjoy the book. I thought it was just about acquiring land and full of politics. My attitude towards the story changed in the middle of the first chapter. I had already liked the first character, Cormac McPhalan. His determination to own his own land made him travel for four months from Maine to Auburn, California to discover the Mockingbird Valley Ranch. The author captured my emotions with an artistic way of explaining how it all came to happen and how he sent for his love Maude(who waited two years for him ), to build a family.
The book was exquisitely written and I can't stress enough how interesting the characters were. I liked Carl best. He gets into a love triangle and the shock he suffers on recognition of the relation between his two lovers is intriguing. I can't say I hated any character. There were no extremely repulsive characters yet the story wasn't boring. The author didn't divide characters entirely(antagonists and protagonists) and yet they all played distinctive and interesting roles. This is one of the best qualities of the book. No one really violated my beliefs.
I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars. It was well written and the best historical fiction I've come across so far. The book has a lot of life lessons and philosophical insights along the personal life stories of the characters. The alternation of the characters thoughts and life stories as a whole was fluid and so natural. There were no noticeable grammar or spelling mistakes.
This book is ideal for anyone who loves historical fiction. It's a mixture of many individual life stories with all aspects of characters, especially musicians. The characters can relate to any age and gravitate more towards free-spirited minds. This book is the first in the series and I can't wait to follow up the next.
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4 out of 4 stars
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American River: Tributaries is a historical fiction by Mallory M. O'Connor. It is about three immigrant families that move to California from the year 1855. The families are Irish, Japanese and Mexican. They all wanted to own land in California and settled on different sides of the American River tributaries. The World War II changed some outcomes especially for the Japanese and Mexican family who end up as peasants. But just like their ancestors, they rose again. Their lives intertwine through friendships and love. Love unites the families in spite of the diverse cultures but disapproval also became a challenge. Does love really conquer all?
To be honest, at first, I didn't expect to enjoy the book. I thought it was just about acquiring land and full of politics. My attitude towards the story changed in the middle of the first chapter. I had already liked the first character, Cormac McPhalan. His determination to own his own land made him travel for four months from Maine to Auburn, California to discover the Mockingbird Valley Ranch. The author captured my emotions with an artistic way of explaining how it all came to happen and how he sent for his love Maude(who waited two years for him ), to build a family.
The book was exquisitely written and I can't stress enough how interesting the characters were. I liked Carl best. He gets into a love triangle and the shock he suffers on recognition of the relation between his two lovers is intriguing. I can't say I hated any character. There were no extremely repulsive characters yet the story wasn't boring. The author didn't divide characters entirely(antagonists and protagonists) and yet they all played distinctive and interesting roles. This is one of the best qualities of the book. No one really violated my beliefs.
I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars. It was well written and the best historical fiction I've come across so far. The book has a lot of life lessons and philosophical insights along the personal life stories of the characters. The alternation of the characters thoughts and life stories as a whole was fluid and so natural. There were no noticeable grammar or spelling mistakes.
This book is ideal for anyone who loves historical fiction. It's a mixture of many individual life stories with all aspects of characters, especially musicians. The characters can relate to any age and gravitate more towards free-spirited minds. This book is the first in the series and I can't wait to follow up the next.
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