LitPick Review
Out of Reach by V.M. Jones is a story about a struggling
relationship between a father and son. Thirteen year old
Pip McLeod has been playing soccer since he was little. He
is always striving for perfection to meet his father's
approval. After every game Pip played, his father looked
at him in disappointment, wondering why he wasn't like his
brother Nick. Pip wasn't like his brother. He didn't like
soccer and he could never have the same bond his father
and Nick shared. One day Pip came across a new sport,
climbing. He began to climb and soon couldn't stop. Pip
enjoys the sport and all he can do is think, dream and
live climbing. The only thing keeping him from reaching
the top is his father and their relationship that is
falling apart.
Opinion:
I thought the book Out of Reach by V.M.
Jones was a great book. The beginning was boring, but once
you got past the introduction it was hard to put down.
Somewhere after the introduction I began to be interested
in the struggles Pip and his father shared and began to
wonder what would happen next. The strength in this book
was the ending. The ending left you with very few
questions and many answers. The weakness was the
introduction. The author had many messages in this book.
One that stood out was how you can have a best friend; but
when it comes down to it family is always going to be
number one. I recommend this book to anyone who likes
stories based on relationships and family struggles.
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