The Point: The Redemption of Oban Ironbout by William E. Jefferson
is a book about “Searching for peace and
inspiration, Hollie and Goodwin Macbreeze travel to the Isle of Estillyen-a
distant harbor known or bringing ancients words of worth to the present.”
I was really looking forward to reading The Point. I had
read an excerpt before I got the chance to review it and it really seemed very
interesting. I tried and tried to get through this book and just couldn’t
finish it. There were two aspects to this book. Hollie and Goodwin travelled to
this island for answers. There were
monks on the island and the couple would go to readings for enlightenment I
guess would be a good way to put it. Then there was the mystery of Goodwin and
the house that he had drawn when he was young. He wanted to learn more about
that house and of the stories his grandfather had told him. I really couldn’t
get into the “readings” this is the part of the book that I didn’t like for
some reason. I just found them strange I
guess. I did however like the “Goodwin” portion of the story I will continue to
skim through the book to see what happens on the point and find out what the
story is behind the house on the point. I have had this book for more than a
month and have had to put it down several times and read something that I
enjoy. I always try to finish a book in order to review it but I found that I
really didn’t want to read this one and it was a chore just to pick it up and
start it again. Maybe one day I will get completely through it and will revisit
this review but I’ve read half and came to the conclusion that it wasn’t for
me.
I’m sure there are others who will find this
type of book enjoyable but unfortunately I was one of them. I received this
book at no charge from Handlebar Publishers in exchange for an honest review
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