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Lightning Time

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This book, simply put, was enjoyable for two reasons. One, it was simple reading. Never does the author attempt to confuse the reader by attempting to put in complicated battles or legal matters, which might be expected. Instead, Rees puts everything in layman's terms. Second, the style of the novel is intriguing. It starts off quickly with the entrance of the main supporting character, John Brown. From there on in, the action is fast-paced with frequent delves into the necessary morality issues. But, most importantly, the novel has a very nice lyrical style to it which causes the reader to feel at ease with the novel and a part of the story. Thus, the novel is highly recommended and I look forward to Mr. Rees's further novel.s

This review is by a student of mine who read this book in April.

This book is very good. I liked it because it explained a historical event in a simple and exciting way, which is unlike almost every other book about something historical. I also liked how there were a lot of things in the book involving the telegraph, because I find those very interesting. The way the author wrote it made me feel comfortable reading it, even when there was something bad happening in the book. Even though this book is comfortable and simple to read, it is also informative in a memorable way because it is told in a story instead of a textbook, where it just gives you the facts. I would recommend this book to anyone above 6th grade, even if they don't know anything about John Brown before they read it.