The Eternal Wonder by Pearl S. Buck
The name of this blog is The Story Behind The Story with good reason. Behind every good book there is a story. The Eternal Wonder is a lost manuscript of Pearl Buck that was found forty years after her death in a storage unit in Dallas, Texas. How it got there, no one knows.
Rann Colfax is a bright and gifted young man in search of the meaning of life. His journey begins for the reader while he is still in the womb and we follow him into adulthood. He goes to college at a young age but is still unsatisfied so Rann heads abroad hoping to fill the hole in his inquisitive mind.
I found the story dry and lifeless for the most part. It had bits of brilliance like when as a little boy Rann's curiosity about little girls, though totally innocent, banned him from the company of other children. Being the bright child he was, Rann moved on from the incident without much concern. The entire time I was reading this book, I couldn't help but think about Forest Gump. He and Rann had so much in common. Life fell into Rann's lap and everything he touched turned to gold.
I love Pearl Buck and The Good Earth is a favorite of mine. The Eternal Wonder, however, lacked her touch. I found the story of the lost manuscript far more interesting than Rann's search for the eternal wonder.
The name of this blog is The Story Behind The Story with good reason. Behind every good book there is a story. The Eternal Wonder is a lost manuscript of Pearl Buck that was found forty years after her death in a storage unit in Dallas, Texas. How it got there, no one knows.
Rann Colfax is a bright and gifted young man in search of the meaning of life. His journey begins for the reader while he is still in the womb and we follow him into adulthood. He goes to college at a young age but is still unsatisfied so Rann heads abroad hoping to fill the hole in his inquisitive mind.
I found the story dry and lifeless for the most part. It had bits of brilliance like when as a little boy Rann's curiosity about little girls, though totally innocent, banned him from the company of other children. Being the bright child he was, Rann moved on from the incident without much concern. The entire time I was reading this book, I couldn't help but think about Forest Gump. He and Rann had so much in common. Life fell into Rann's lap and everything he touched turned to gold.I love Pearl Buck and The Good Earth is a favorite of mine. The Eternal Wonder, however, lacked her touch. I found the story of the lost manuscript far more interesting than Rann's search for the eternal wonder.
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