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The average rating for Solomon Starbucks Striper A Fish Story About Following Your Dreams based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.
| Review # 1 was written on 2015-08-27 00:00:00 Lance Mcleod In this fictional work (less a short story than a self-help fable), Rowan, formerly a contributor to Time, Life, and Fortune magazines, writes about a “one-in-a-million striper” nicknamed Solo who takes an exhilarating little journey to the self. Encouraged by unlikely mentors (an octopus and a dolphin), Solo leaves “school” and matures from a self-loathing adolescent into an uberfish capable of jumping and speed swimming. The inventive, energetic writing will hold readers’ attention, but the story feels derivative of Richard Bach’s Jonathan Livingston Seagull and Jules Pfeiffer’s parable A Barrel of Laughs. A Vale of Tears. That similarity in itself isn’t problematic, but Rowan doesn’t explain what inspires Solo’s transformation in the first place, which would have distinguished his book from the other titles. Rowan’s knowledge of fishing (Surfcaster’s Quest) helps the narrative. Find reviews of books for men at Books for Dudes, Books for Dudes, the online reader's advisory column for men from Library Journal. Copyright Library Journal. |
| Review # 2 was written on 2011-09-19 00:00:00 Maurice Sims Dated, but insightful from a Christian perspective. See my full review here: |
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