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A review by tsilverman
The Journal of William Thomas Emerson: A Revolutionary War Patriot, Boston, Massachusetts, 1774 by Barry Denenberg
2.0
This one was pretty dark. Yeah, war isn't a light subject, but Will slicing open the British soldier's face and leaving him to die was something I'd expect in an adult account.
Will also wasn't very likeable. There was no understanding of the other side, and having just read the Dear America diary of a girl who was part of a Loyalist/Tory family, it didn't bring my opinion of him any higher. Patriot he may be but did he have to delight at the tarring and feathering of a man, and the burning down of his home? There was also a point in which he threw a rotton egg at a prisoner's face. I really didn't like him.
Also, this started with Will losing his whole family to...a lightning strike? That was bizarre.
Oh, and having Will marry Becca, who not only had the same name as his dead sister, but who he also helped raised since she was under two years old was really creepy.
Will also wasn't very likeable. There was no understanding of the other side, and having just read the Dear America diary of a girl who was part of a Loyalist/Tory family, it didn't bring my opinion of him any higher. Patriot he may be but did he have to delight at the tarring and feathering of a man, and the burning down of his home? There was also a point in which he threw a rotton egg at a prisoner's face. I really didn't like him.
Also, this started with Will losing his whole family to...a lightning strike? That was bizarre.
Oh, and having Will marry Becca, who not only had the same name as his dead sister, but who he also helped raised since she was under two years old was really creepy.