Review: Meat Market: Extraordinary & Exquisitely Well-Written
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 17, 2014
This is a brilliant book. It is exquisitely well-written. I find only one thing out of place with this book, the title. In my humble opinion, well, who is asking me? The book is so extraordinary, that the alliteration, Meat Market, burns itself in one's memory of a great book, never to be forgotten."The Meat Market (Jonathan Harkon Adventures)" by James Chalk is written so well that you finish Chapter one and begin Chapter two without pausing, because you want more. There is no hook per se, it's more like a free flowing body of water, like a river, no, like Niagara Falls. You can't stop the tremendous flow, so you go with it. To call this book fast-paced, engaging, absorbing, all-encompassing, engrossing, does little justice to it. I admit to having read very few books that can compare to this book. It is written with tremendous artistry, while at the same time being purposeful. There is a rhyme and a reason to what you are reading.As you read, you find the futuristic context mirroring a familiar, here and now context. The author's "voice" is always present, regardless of which character is speaking. Yet it is not a morality play, there is too much freedom, too much individuality built in. The reader is free to choose how, on what level, or levels, you will enjoy this book on. I think all readers of this book will find themselves, something unique to the reader, within the pages of this book. It is a rare author who can accomplish such a feat, allow you to read yourself in a book. The story is your story, not the author's. Wow, that's amazing. There is only one caveat. This is a book for a mature audience. Highly recommended for every adult on the planet...Reviewed by Thomas Jerome BakerAuthor ofHow to Coach A Debate Team