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This is not particularly gripping (if you read the book jacket or summary, you know how it all turns out), not particularly well written (think of a poor eulogy) and I am not sure how it ever got published, let alone made a best seller list. Ollestad tells his story in classic flashback style (yawn). After page 30, I skipped the chapters about his youth (i went surfing, I surfed in Mexico with dad, I hated my step dad, I went skateboarding). The plane crash narrative is verr-rry mild. I don't doubt it was a terrible experience for an eleven yr old, but Ollestad retells it as if he is still eleven.
I was disappointed with this book. I would skip it if I were you.
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Ol_Oregon_Cougar, August 18, 2009
This is not particularly gripping (if you read the book jacket or summary, you know how it all turns out), not particularly well written (think of a poor eulogy) and I am not sure how it ever got published, let alone made a best seller list. Ollestad tells his story in classic flashback style (yawn). After page 30, I skipped the chapters about his youth (i went surfing, I surfed in Mexico with dad, I hated my step dad, I went skateboarding). The plane crash narrative is verr-rry mild. I don't doubt it was a terrible experience for an eleven yr old, but Ollestad retells it as if he is still eleven.I was disappointed with this book. I would skip it if I were you.
(2 of 3 readers found this comment helpful)