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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. Ressenya escrita per a Crítics Matiners de LibraryThing . I received this book on audio CD -- as requested -- and it's the first one I've listened to on my car CD player. This caused a problem because I usually listen to audio books at 1.2 or 1.4 speed. Though the narrator was excellent, the story seemed to drag until I realized it was simply a speed issue. This is not a murder mystery. There is a murder, and there is a mystery, but there's no effort to solve the crime. In fact, the death/murder of Jack's father isn't mentioned again until halfway through the book. There's no good resolution for that, either, at least not to the satisfaction of a one-hour procedural drama junkie such as myself. Once I resolved that the story was not about solving the murder, I was able to sit back and enjoy it. Be forewarned, though, you're going to spend a huge amount of time at baseball games and poker tables. I didn't not like the ending. At all. The story starts slow but pulls you in as it continues. It's the coming of age story for Jack, a boy living in a rural town at the hight of the UFW's Delano Grape strike. Jack eyes are opened to the plight of the farm laborers as he finds himself struggling to keep his mother in her home while also facing the challenges that come with adolescence (dating, college, scholarships, and loyalties), and the dangers that come from challenging the status quo. The Road to Delano is full of vivid imagery and emotion. This definitely isn't a light afternoon read, but it is a must-read for anyone who is interested in historical fiction. Set in very tumultuous times, you're pulled in from the first page. It's like watching a movie unfold as you read. Jack is a compelling main character whose determination to find the truth and loyalty to those he cares about will stay with you long after you close the book. Ressenya escrita per a Crítics Matiners de LibraryThing . The story starts slow but pulls you in as it continues. It's the coming of age story for Jack, a boy living in a rural town at the hight of the UFW's Delano Grape strike. Jack eyes are opened to the plight of the farm laborers as he finds himself struggling to keep his mother in her home while also facing the challenges that come with adolescence (dating, college, scholarships, and loyalties), and the dangers that come from challenging the status quo. Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
With a foreword by Cesar Chavez's spokesman and speechwriter Marc Grossman A high school senior, Jack Duncan dreams of playing college baseball and leaving the political turmoil of the agricultural town Delano behind. Ever since his father, a grape grower, died ten years earlier, he's suspected that his mother has been hiding the truth from him about the suspicious circumstances surrounding the death. With his family's property on the verge of a tax sale, Jack drives an old combine into town to sell it. On the road, an old friend of his father shows up with evidence that Jack's father was murdered. Armed with this new information, Jack embarks on a mission to discover the entire truth, not just about his father but the corruption endemic in the Central Valley. When Jack's girlfriend warns him not to do anything to jeopardize their post graduation plans and refuses to help him, Jack turns to his best friend, Adrian, the son of a boycotting fieldworker who works closely with Cesar Chavez. The boys' dangerous plan to rescue the Duncan family farm leaves Adrian in a catastrophic situation, and Jack must step up to the plate and rescue his family and his friend before he can make his escape from Delano. The Road to Delano is the path Jack and Adrian must take to find their strength, their duty, their destiny. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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And I'm aware that I'm commenting on my responses to the (listened-to) text--instead of sharing anything about the story itself. (I'm curious now to read some other reviews by way of noting what they emphasize.) In an ideal world, the sorts of things I mentioned here would support the storyline--instead of detracting from it.