Official Review: The Boxcar Traveler

[cheryltkn]

Thanks for the review. It started out so positive I was surprised, even with the errors you mentioned, that you gave it just a 3. I may try a sample to see if I would want to put it in my bookshelves.

[DennisK]

I just finished reading The Boxcar Traveler, and you were right. hsimone, about all the errors. There were grammatical errors like the difference between there and their, but mostly my soft-copy contained a lot of formatting errors, in that many words ran together. Never-the-less, it was an entertaining story. I enjoyed reading it.
He did describe some of the harsh consequences of the Great Depression, but I don't think there was much in the way of historical significance. I feel his characters were too two dimensional for that genre. His writing style reminded me of a movie I saw titled, Big Fish – directed bv Tim Burton and stared Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange and Marion Cotillard. The movie was based on a book by the same name, written by D. Wallace. I didn't read the book, but Christopher Morosoff's story telling style reminded me of that movie's style.
My personal feeling is that you may be able to write grammatically perfect pros, but if you don't have a story in you, you have nothing when it comes to fiction. I think this writer has stories in him, and with a good deal more effort, he may have some really fun books rattling around inside him.


-- 24 Aug 2016, 20:00 --

[Silvermoon]

I love this era of history and this book sounds interesting. I also find those kinds of errors distracting, but it always helps when the story is good enough that you like it despite the flaws. Good Review