Wild Jack

Rating:
Summary: Almost 30 years later...
Review: I first learned of John Christopher's books in the early 1970's, when I was in 8th grade. I was so taken with his work that I convinced the school librarian to buy every Science Fiction book written by him. As I recall (somewhat foggily) this is a story of an older boy named "Wild Jack" and his relationship with another slightly younger boy - who seemed to be an unremarkable normal English boy of about my age. Together their initial relationship was marked by fear and distrust, only to change to great respect for one another as they face and overcome some major challenges. I hung on every word. This story, like all of John Christopher's novels, is very well written, and focuses as much on the emotions and thoughts of the characters as it does the action in the story. I recall feeling that the story ended in a way that convinced me there would be a sequel: I looked and waited for a long time to see if one became available - I'm not sure one ever did.

Rating:
Summary: Almost 30 years later...
Review: I first learned of John Christopher's books in the early 1970's, when I was in 8th grade. I was so taken with his work that I convinced the school librarian to buy every Science Fiction book written by him. As I recall (somewhat foggily) this is a story of an older boy named "Wild Jack" and his relationship with another slightly younger boy - who seemed to be an unremarkable normal English boy of about my age. Together their initial relationship was marked by fear and distrust, only to change to great respect for one another as they face and overcome some major challenges. I hung on every word. This story, like all of John Christopher's novels, is very well written, and focuses as much on the emotions and thoughts of the characters as it does the action in the story. I recall feeling that the story ended in a way that convinced me there would be a sequel: I looked and waited for a long time to see if one became available - I'm not sure one ever did.