Review: A Great First Novel!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 27, 2014
Story of the Ghost is the debut novel from Charles Mahoney. It is a story that centers around 16 year-old Gavin Reeves and the journey of his life. His struggle with his mother and her relationship with God, a former war vet and an Indian named Walt who befriends him.Gavin becomes the center of attention in the game of football, due to a reporter’s feature, titled, “Story of The Ghost.”  Gavin is labeled a hero, the kind of heroes that don’t exist anymore.The book goes back and forth between Gavin’s story and a prisoner with his own agenda. A great deal of symbolism is present. The author challenges the reader to pay close attention to the details of the message that lies beneath the prose.The characters are all clearly defined with great attention to details of the time period and places. One of the things that caught my attention was I always enjoy characters who have a way of speaking, and the author captures that by writing phonetically, it serves to be spot on and you can almost hear the character’s voice in your mind.A thinker’s novel for certain, one you won’t soon forget. I promise!