Final Review

     After reading the novel Three Day Road I have to give the author Joseph Boyden credit. He was able to redeem himself after the terribly boring first half and transform the book into something that grabbed the reader's attention for the most part (I still didn't care for Niska's chapters). The character development was a strong point in my eyes. We are clearly able to see the progression of both Xavier and Elijah from the beginning of the war right up till Xavier ends Elijah's life. We can see the war consume Elijah and how Xavier progressively goes down a different path then Elijah. Another aspect that was well done was the portrayal of the setting. It was descriptive enough to paint you a well done picture but not emphasized on so much that it became annoying. " The Virgin Mary, golden and thirty feet tall, rises up from the ruins of a great church. She leans at such an angle that we wonder how she's not tumbled to the ground. She holds a cherubic baby Jesus in her arms, and his chubby weight seems to threaten to topple her further." (Pg. 178). This is a descriptive scene that really stood out to me from the whole story. The author is able to describe the scene and jump right back into the storyline. Overall I would give the book a 6/10 because of the slow start but also because I am simply biased. This is not something that I would read outside of school and it is not my type of story that I really enjoy.