Ebook Review: Strong Heart by Charlie Sheldon
The author has very well described the essence of hiking, from building a fire,
Shelter, and many more during two different seasons. A map is provided at the
beginning of the book, for easy navigation of the trails which I found to be
helpful being from a different part of the world. I loved how there was a story
within the story, with both being equally intriguing. I loved the character
development of Sarah from whining child to fierce dart thrower. The story of strong
heart takes one to the land of magic, history, and legend rightly said by Myra
in chapter two. The descriptions in the books are lucid enough to aid the
reader’s imagination. I found the journey of ancient people, their struggles,
dealing with various hurdles like animal attacks, finding food and water, and
their ways quite fascinating. The detailed description of historical,
archaeological, and geographical data provided shows the effort put into the
research by the author. I also liked how the story brushes through various
issues like child abuse, abandonment issues, family issues, archaeological
importance of artifacts.
Being
someone who is not well versed with the geographical aspects of the Olympic
Peninsula and given that location of the group during the trial is an important
aspect of the story, I found myself referring to the map provided at the
beginning; however the frequent to and fro gets tedious after a while;
especially when one is reading PDF format, I feel the author should have
provided with small maps as the trail progressed chapter wise. Also, a
pictorial representation of the spear-thrower and the carvings on it should
have been provided for better understanding. The part where Sarah narrates her
story is a bit confusing and requires lots of re-reading especially the names
of native people are very confusing, I suggest readers pin down a chart of
characters of native people along with their identification to better
understand the story. Apart from Sarah, there is not much development in the
other character which was disappointing, along with the end, which was
inconclusive and abrupt. I also observed an error on the 7th line of chapter
3rd, where the word “It” is repeated twice.
Conclusion: I highly recommend this book to adventure lovers out there. Also to someone who
has taste for history, native culture, and adventure.
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