A read that keeps your heart as busy as your mind, Saw the Forest by Patrick L. McConnell explores life through a multifaceted lens, drawing attention to aspects of the human condition, layered with emotion and motivation through of life experiences. Featured with a grove of eclectic characters, each on their own life’s journey, but whose paths intersect in dynamic, life-changing ways.
A skillful storyteller, author Patrick L. McConnell grabs attention quickly with his literate storytelling, featuring a well-drawn cast of characters, each as interesting as the next, as well as entangled somehow within the same web of a diverse community group. Additionally, the story divulges unique aspects of human nature, exemplified through the characters, including traits such as love, bravado, religion, violence, and politics. Plus, deftly presented amid relatable interactions that create an interwoven mosaic of human frailty and strengths, providing exciting fuel for this evocative, character-driven read.
Immediately, this literate, detail-focused narrative brings the Right family into view; father, Artemus physician, Mother Taniaz, and his sons, Philip and Adam. The brothers are a unique pair, as the younger brother Adam takes care of his older brother Philip, who is considerably bigger and stronger than him, but his mind is that of a child. As family dynamics change over time, having lost both parents, the sibling pair live humble lives as adults, still sharing a close bond. Quietly stalwart, socially awkward, even reticent but well-intentioned, Adam remains the faithful guardian of his brother, who can sometimes become an unwittingly aggressive and intimidating handful.
Next, we meet Maryanne Whipple. She presents an intensely sympathetic character and, at 24, she is attractive and intelligent, but she is also scarred both physically and mentally. Also, having recently been released from military service, Maryanne leads a difficult life as she lives in a wheelchair with battle scars and the challenge of losing her right leg mostly and damaging her left, causing her to find a direction in life is an uncertainty. . And though she is somewhat shocked, albeit traumatized, she also harbors an empathetic nature and a brave heart.
In fact, each subsequent chapter adds more depth to the story with the addition of new characters, each of whom is an intriguing addition to the story, adding another thread to the web of life, especially when they cross paths with the more unlikely characters. prominent. Meanwhile, an undercurrent of mystery flows throughout the story as machinations of characters and events occur through the receipt of mysterious emails reaching sister nun Alana Orrick, the context of which is often peculiar but also leads to life-altering lighting.
Overall, I absolutely enjoyed Saw the Forest by author Patrick L. McConnell. I’m definitely a fan, especially after reading his previous work, The Gene Rasp. In particular, I find his writing style welcoming, entertaining, and cleverly literate. It provides a lot of action, characters, settings and interesting stories. Furthermore, his deft storytelling skills accompany him on a literary journey that is not only easily engaging, intricately detailed, and full of intriguing characters, but also captures the imagination by virtue of the refreshing insertion of sci-fi/based elements. in facts. I definitely recommend this and his other works as they are worth reading and would make great movies.