Elk River Gregory C Randall 9780982837672 Books
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Gregory C. Randall weaves a tale of secrets in northern Michigan during the hot and stormy summer of 1956. With the constant fear of nuclear war, an exploding Middle East, and memories of World War II still fresh with flowers on soldier s graves, a young man realizes that he is growing up. In Howie Smith's world of primal forests, orderly orchards, and Lake Michigan, he learns about life and begins to understand death. A crazy aunt, a dying uncle, and the pressure to bring in the demanding crop of cherries, forces Howie to realize there is more to life than baseball. Randall unveils, during this brief summer, a family's fears and triumphs. He explores a region of America left apart from the chaos of the world. It is a place of unwanted migrant pickers, backwoods people who must live off the land, and the grand lake that encloses them all. But Howie discovers it is also a realm of miracles.
Elk River Gregory C Randall 9780982837672 Books
This is a good story, but the editing is terrible. There are several misused words, many run-on sentences, and various punctuation mistakes. I cannot imagine how these got by the editor at the publishing house, unless they are mis"prints" in the Kindle edition, which is what I read.It's a shame the book is not well-written, because the story itself will appeal to teen boys, the most difficult audience for fiction that's realistic, historical, and/or about relationships. I was thinking of using it in a high school English class, but I am wary about exposing my students to published works written this poorly.
More like a 2.5 stars-- I honestly have never read a published novel with so many egregious errors in basic composition.
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Elk River Gregory C Randall 9780982837672 Books Reviews
Even though I too spent my summers in the very same farmhouse, the stories on the pages were mesmorizing. Greg keeps you in the scene at all times and makes you also think you are there with them. Keep them coming Greg!
Have you ever wished that you could hop on a time machine and go anyplace, anytime? Greg Randall has succeeded. His novel "Elk River"took me back to Elk River Michigan, summer 1956. Where - a cherry/Apple Orchard just outside of town.
I had a wonderful time; of course I was invisible and I saw everything that happened firsthand. Only a good writer, like Greg Randall, can make that happen. I walked into that book at the beginning of the summer and stayed there invisibly until the beginning of fall. What did I see? So many wonderful things...
I saw a boy and his brother almost run over by a dying stag; I saw a man drowned foolishly in town while going after the big one; I saw a boy, his brother and family having fun at a Carnival and other strange things that happened there.
And I saw many other wonderful strange events.
You, the reader, can decide for yourself what`s strange and what's not. But you know what else I saw, but didn't see because I felt some things that I haven't felt in a very long time. I felt what it was like to be part of a strong knit family, what it was like to eat at the kitchen table and discuss the events of the day, what it was like to visit with friends and relatives and have a good time, what it was like for an uncle to teach his nephew some things he would never forget. And the list goes on and on... I'll let you, the reade,r decide for yourself.
So you see, this book is not just about Elk River in 1956 and what happened there. This book is about what it was like growing up in the 50s, the way people treated others, knowing right from wrong, doing the right thing, growing and learning from your mistakes, and learning about new love. And of course, there's oh so much more in "Elk River" by Greg Randall. I feel I must make one final comment, this book was extremely well edited and a pleasure to read. Greg Randall, please keep writing, you're doing a wonderful job. Reading your book has enriched my life.
This is a good story, but the editing is terrible. There are several misused words, many run-on sentences, and various punctuation mistakes. I cannot imagine how these got by the editor at the publishing house, unless they are mis"prints" in the edition, which is what I read.
It's a shame the book is not well-written, because the story itself will appeal to teen boys, the most difficult audience for fiction that's realistic, historical, and/or about relationships. I was thinking of using it in a high school English class, but I am wary about exposing my students to published works written this poorly.
More like a 2.5 stars-- I honestly have never read a published novel with so many egregious errors in basic composition.
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