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Summary: NIGHT OF THE MOONBOW -- MAKE IT INTO A MOVIE
Review: I am suprised Night of the Moonbow was never made into a feature length film.It would have been good.
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: I missed Moonbow when it was published and so recently sat down with considerable excitement to reconnect with one of my favorite authors. What a disappointment! While I see the bones of a good story here, he's watered it down so heavily with cardboard characters and predictable plotlines, not to mention scenery chewing melodrama and a saccharine ending that simply had me shaking my head. He does do some interesting things with characterization; I especially liked his nod to the pre-war Hitler sympathizers, a piece of American history that is generally swept under the carpet. And he does do an admirable job capturing what life in a summer camp is like, and the dynamics of young boys. I also enjoyed the way he gradually stripped away the facades of the so-called heros of the camp. The main character, Leo, is particularly well done. But in the end, the story itself has no guts, no tension. The build up about the moonbow is over done and in the end, inconsequential. It takes too long to get to the denouement and it is not worth the effort when you do.
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: I missed Moonbow when it was published and so recently sat down with considerable excitement to reconnect with one of my favorite authors. What a disappointment! While I see the bones of a good story here, he's watered it down so heavily with cardboard characters and predictable plotlines, not to mention scenery chewing melodrama and a saccharine ending that simply had me shaking my head. He does do some interesting things with characterization; I especially liked his nod to the pre-war Hitler sympathizers, a piece of American history that is generally swept under the carpet. And he does do an admirable job capturing what life in a summer camp is like, and the dynamics of young boys. I also enjoyed the way he gradually stripped away the facades of the so-called heros of the camp. The main character, Leo, is particularly well done. But in the end, the story itself has no guts, no tension. The build up about the moonbow is over done and in the end, inconsequential. It takes too long to get to the denouement and it is not worth the effort when you do.
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Summary: twists and turns
Review: Once I started reading this novel I really began to notice just how narrow-minded and ignorant people are. A lonely orphan boy comes to a boys camp(Bible camp full of good Christians no less)and is befriended by his cabin mates. After a series of unintentional screw-ups by the main character, Leo, he is branded as a jonah and is constantly harrassed by the other boys. They play mind games with him, unaware of his hidden past. No matter what he does he cannot be accepted into their society. Even the Reverand shuns him. This book takes on a lot of little twist and turns that surprised me along the way. Especially the ending which was pretty darn nifty. I highly reccommend this book to fans of pyscological suspense novels along with people who are just looking for a good book to read.
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Summary: Deep, Intriguing story of human nature....
Review: This story is about the side of human nature we would all love to forget existed. The fierce, competetavive and evil nature that's within us but we supress every day. Set at a boys camp on the edge of WWII, it has it's hate crimes and sad mishapes. The story is centered around a mentally stressed orphan who has the chance to fit in but sadly falls short. This is a book you cannot put down because you get so wrapped up in the emotion and the story. I have vowed to read more of Tryon's books because if he is this brilliant with one book, he most certainly has to be with others.
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Summary: Will catch your attention & bring back childhood memories.
Review: This was a book about a group of teenage boys at camp during the 1930's. The author takes you with the main character, Leo, through his flashbacks of his bitter memories, utilmately finding his way to the truth about his past. I found that the book grasped my interest from the beginning. I didn't find the book to be slow. To me it was an enjoyable read and not boring.
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Summary: Definetly the worst book I have read in 5 years
Review: Very slow to start. It doesn't really even get interesting until the last 20 page
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