#2 The Big Wander

I’ve finished reading The Big Wander and my opinion on it hasn’t changed much. I still think it was an okay book, not a must read book. The Big Wander became more enjoyable nearing the end of the story.

There were some things that I enjoyed about The Big Wander even though I didn’t enjoy the book overall. I still think the idea of the boy traveling across the desert alone to be somewhat entertaining and interesting. The ending was suitable, although predictable. It made you wonder what happened after the ending.

There were some things that I didn’t enjoy about the book. One was that some things that the author tried to express to the reader weren’t clear. Another was it was boring in the beginning, and boring in some other parts of the book.

I inferred a theme from the book. “Taking the chance of doing something that is right, but consequential is often rewarding.” I think this could be a possible theme because Clay took the chance of being caught and freed his uncle from a jail to help him free some wild horses that were going to be caught and slaughtered.

In a rating from 1-10 I would rate The Big Wander a 5 because it wasn’t the right book for me. To me it seemed boring. It didn’t catch my attention at the beginning, so it may have ruined the rest of the book. I wouldn’t strongly recommend this book, but somebody may find it to be a better book than I did.

#1 The Big Wander

I’ve just begun reading The Big Wander by Will Hobbs. When I read the first pages, the book didn’t appeal to me. As I continued reading, I became a little more interested. I think the book so far is okay. I thought the idea of a boy raveling across the desert alone was interesting. I am enjoying the adventure part of it. Other than that, I think the book is boring.

The main character is a fourteen-year-old boy who is searching for his uncle in the desert part of the U.S. The main character’s name is Clay. He had an older brother also looking for the uncle, but he left and went back home, while Clay stayed behind determined to find his uncle.

Clay and I aren’t much alike. A similarity I did find between us is we’re both fourteen years old. I think Clay likes to travel, and so do I. I could find quite a few differences between us. He doesn’t mind traveling far away from home with just his brother, who is a couple or so years older than he. When Clay’s brother wanted to go back, Clay decided that he wanted to stay behind and try to find his uncle in the desert all alone. I would’ve never dared to venture into the desert alone. Clay knows a lot about horses and he knows how to ride them, while I’ve only ridden a pony at a carnival when I was about seven years old.

If you are a person that enjoys western/adventure books, you would possibly like this book. In my opinion, the book so far is an okay one, but not a great one. If you are a person that finds western books boring, this probably isn’t the book for you. It takes place back in the ‘50s, so if you don’t like books that take place in the past, this isn’t the book for you.

The only thing I’ve learned so far is that a burro is a very useful thing to have in a desert because it can carry all the things you need, and is able to carry you too when needed.