Review: Good read
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 27, 2013
In one reply to a review, Mr. Allen says he's in his 70's and wrote the book to supplement his Social Security. Since I admired his ingenuity, I decided to help out a fellow pensioner.Quite a few reviews complained about a lack of editing. In a reply, Mr. Allen said he downloaded an edited version. While not perfect, this edited version is readable. I ran across a few errors, but not many. I've certainly read worse edited books by far more experienced authors.There's an innocence about the book that is a delight to read. For the most part, everything is believable. The part about the lumber being hauled to Alaska for a building isn't, but this wouldn't be the first book to have a contrivance. The three men doing the surviving were ordinary airmen. No special forces or survivalist training to be seen. Everything they did made sense to me, even if the attempt was unsuccessful.I'm giving this book a solid 4 stars because I think it is a very good first book. If there is another adventure in Mr. Allen's repertoire, I wouldn't mind reading it.