Review of Jack the Lad
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Review of Jack the Lad
In 1880, Jack Torrance, who was a lowly officer cadet at the Royal Military College (RMC) in Kingston, was sent out by his commandant, Hewett, to make a trip to Ottawa to deliver an invitation letter to the Governor General for the RMC's first graduation ceremony. The Governor General was the head of the Canadian armed forces. Jack was not sure why he was chosen for such a prestigious assignment, but he was cautioned not to ask such a personal question of his commander. As he proceeded out on his quest to deliver his given assignment, he encountered two new friends, David MacPherson, who was a senator sitting as the Speaker, and Alexander Galt, on his train to Ottawa from Prescott.
Jack the Lad by D.E. Ring is a historical fictional crime storybook that contains the stories of the valiant acts of Jack Torrance as he takes on a military assignment. This assignment was supposed to last for two days, but it was the beginning of a seemingly endless experience for him.
Even though the story is fictional, the author meticulously narrates it as a real, true-life event. I enjoyed the role of Jack Torrance, and I was able to draw some tangible lessons from his life. Firstly, it is good to be kind, even to strangers. One of the most commendable acts of Torrance was kindness. He didn’t know MacPherson but offered some help, and even though he was just privileged to be in the princess sleigh convoy at the time of the accident, he rescued her without taking credit for his valiant act. Lastly, he humbled himself to understand the invalid Macdonald's daughter the first time he met her.
I will rate this book four stars out of five. I don’t quite appreciate the choice of words the author used in writing the story; they became most of the time too complicated to comprehend. Also, there are many digressions in the story; if care is not taken, one can easily miss the emphasis of the author.
The book is exceptionally edited, although there are many words I couldn’t judge correctly because the writing style is ancient. I recommend this book to fictional and crime-story readers.
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I'm not sure I'll read this book. The complex and outdated vocabulary is throwing me off. However, I appreciate your detailed review and how you captured every detail of this book.
Good job!
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