The novel "Road to Reckoning," ruins intense subject matter and thrust the story into the throngs of terrible.
Writer Robert Lautner's book "Road to Reckoning," released in February is a tedious tale of boring characters dwelling in 1837. Twelve-year-old Thomas Walker and his father, a Samuel Colt hand gun sales man travel the U.S., and the father is murdered in front of his son by Thomas Herwood. Herwood, along with three other nefarious fellows steal the fathers guns and leave the boy alive and alone.
The young Walker, after a boring time spent with a distant aunt and her young black slave ends up on the trails of the old country side with an ex-ranger, Henry Stands. The two encounter unsavory Indians and various thieves along the way, but ultimately it's a dispassionate story that never grips its reader.
Murder and the quest for revenge can often be a savagely graceful tale of justice, but in "Road to Reckoning" it's an anecdote of awful. On the bright side, the trial in the book is good, and a fast reader can breeze the novel in an hour perhaps. At 235 pages, it's definitely an afternoon read, a wasted one.
On an impressive note, no profanity was used, and despite the graphic subject matter, it's an appropriate read for young adults. Final rating: One and a half stars.
No comments:
Post a Comment