Review: Not Your Average ebook
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 8, 2012
I expected this book to be about Vietnam.It is not.It is about people and places and things much broader, though much of it does take place in Vietnam.This book is sort of a mix of Jonathan Livingston Seagull and The Art of Racing in the Rain. I absolutely loved it.As I said, I thought the book was going to be about tracker dogs used in Vietnam, which I thought was very cool and original, as in all the Vietnam movies I've seen and books I've read, dogs were not a central element.Suffice it to say that the story expands exponentially from that initial plotline. To say more would require spoilers. But the beginning of the book was so well written and the subject matter so moving that I found myself becoming choked up several times. Any animal lover will likely find a similar experience. The story takes several fascinating and unexpected twists, all of which I absolutely loved. At first, my reaction was, "What?!" But as I read on, I found myself being drawn deeper and deeper into the story, falling ever deeper for all of the characters, all of whom are charming, upstanding people.As other reviewers stated, this book is appropriate for all age groups.More importantly, the story is appropriate for all readers and has a lot to say. I truly hope it is adapted to film.