Readathon: Hours 3 and 4
Books read: 1
I finished Bless The Beasts and Children. Excellent YA fiction (I didn't realize this was a YA novel!) and Glendon Swarthout was the supplest of writers. Although I know it was necessary to spell out what was happening to the buffalo, and why the boys were compelled to rescue them, I chafed at the obvious author intrusion. Also, the biblical allusions were a little too heavy-handed for me. The way the novel was structured with the flashbacks to the boys' lives and their previous experiences at camp was perfect, though. Glendon Swarthout is a writer whose other novels I'll be actively seeking.
Snacks:
I'm drinking a Coke.
I finished Bless The Beasts and Children. Excellent YA fiction (I didn't realize this was a YA novel!) and Glendon Swarthout was the supplest of writers. Although I know it was necessary to spell out what was happening to the buffalo, and why the boys were compelled to rescue them, I chafed at the obvious author intrusion. Also, the biblical allusions were a little too heavy-handed for me. The way the novel was structured with the flashbacks to the boys' lives and their previous experiences at camp was perfect, though. Glendon Swarthout is a writer whose other novels I'll be actively seeking.
Snacks:
I'm drinking a Coke.
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