Customer Reviews

Sons from Afar (The Tillerman Series #6)

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I began reading Cynithia Voigt in eight grade. My teacher assigned Dicey's Song and I fell in love. Her style is unmatched...she makes you feel as if you are apart of the Tillerman family and anything that happens to them, happens to you...a sign of a "born to be" writer. James and Sammy seek truth in a journey to find their father who left years before they really new what it would mean to be Tillermans. Excellent book for all ages. I have read all of the Tillerman cycle and ache for more...give them to any child coming of age...Voigt's knowlege of adolescence is astounding. I am twenty years old and they have been a guide and support to me thus far in my life, I am certain they will do the same for my little girl someday.

Sons From Afar, by Cynthia Voigt was another huge success. In this particular book, the main characters are James & Sammy. James was the kind of person who wished to find out about his lost father because of his feelings in high school on how "being a dork isn't going to get you anywhere." He believes that since all the boys his age had fathers, they were all taught how to catch a ball ever since they were little. Although James had good grades, he wants to find a sport he could play well on. For Sammy, he's like the opposite of James. He's very active: participating in tennis and always being full of energy. When Sammy learned that James wanted to find their father, he didn't hesitate. He even entered a bar that says "no kids allowed" just to find his father! This was how Cynthia Voigt made this book interesting: describing the differences and problems of two brothers that can also happen in our every day lives. On every single page, there is excitement and adventure to make the reader satisfied on what he or she is reading. I have enjoyed this book, and this book will be an excellent choice for people who want to read about young adult fiction.

In another of the Tillerman series, Cynthia Voight explores the relationship between James and Sammy as each attempts to discover his inner self and who he wants to be. As the brothers search for a long missing father they grow to understand and admire each other. Although the plot bogs down in detail at times, there is enough action to keep the reader turning pages through to the finish. Not as captivating as the first two books in the series.
Beverly J Scott author of Righteous Revenge

Before anyone reads this, I have a confession to make. I'm thirteen, male, considered intelligent, and my favorite genres are Sci-fi and Fantasy.The concept is intrigiuing. Unfortunately, the author doesn't expand beyond the "Boys look for father, find themselves..." idea. This severly limits the plot progression and character development.The excessive description was taken one step too far, detracting instead of adding to the story. If the books are plants, and description is water, Cynthia Voigt's neighborhood is now a lake. Case in point: There are more than four full paragraphs describing one character's musings about flea eyes.The truth is, I felt very little desire to complete the book...... until I remembered that a major part of my grade depended on it. Even though I resented reading it, others may find it to be one of their favorite books. Everyone has different tastes.

"Sons from Afar", book 6 of 7 about the indomitable Tillerman family focuses on two brothers searching for their father. It keeps us jumping from page to page and we hold our breath through all of their adventures. Read by itself it is exciting to the very end. Read as part of the Tillerman series it fleshes out the family and adds dimension to all of them who we have grown to love. I only wish Cynthia Voight has written 15 books about the Tillermans. They are real to me, and
with every book, I want to read more! By the way, these books are for everyone! I am 67 years old and while children may love these books, I think grown adults will love them even more!

I liked the book because it wasnt from just one person's point of view. I also liked the fact that the two boys started off far apart, but in the end they were closer together. It also kept me thinking, I never knew what to expect....especially at the bar! In the end, you realize that the 2 boys aren't so different after all. They both care about their family and each other, and that's what matter's most!

I was interesting. It was suspensefull. It was gripping. One of the main caractors bugged me. It was good but not nearly as good as the others.

I just finished reading this book and I have read all the books before it, this is just as good as the rest. Most books don't keep my interest but these did. The Tillermans never give up they go after what they want and don't care what others say. I reccomend this book for any one, but I do think it would be helpful to read Homecoming, Dicey's Song, and A Solitary Blue before this one.

This was the sixth book in the Cynthia Voigt Tillerman Series written for young people. I am sixty-four years young and I enjoyed this series very much. I could not wait to read the next one and was so sorry when the series was finished.

I am glad I read Homecoming (#1 of 7) and Dicey's Song (#2 of 7) first because if I had read Voight's later books first, I would never have continued with the Tillerman series. Each successive book is just awful.

Sons From Afar (#6 of 7) is another 1-2 star Tillerman series book. The book was about brothers James and Sammy. The whole story line of looking for their father was drawn out the entire book and it didn't hold much interest to begin after the first few chapters.

Worse, Voight destroys any vestige of positive feelings about these two characters we felt when reading Homecoming and Dicey's Song. James transforms into a scared neurotic paranoid person who is afraid of what others might think and lets people use him (as in cheating at school) who is afraid to quit a school sports program. This is completely opposite of how James was portrayed in Homecoming and Dicey's Song. Sammy who had been learning to control his anger before now deliberately provokes a bar fight with a man getting both himself and James beat up.