A real life hero’s tale.
Non Fiction –Biography/Sports
352 pages
Publication Date: September 17th 2006
Literary Awards: ALA Alex Award (2007), Iowa High School
Book Award Nominee (2011)
This is the story of Michael Oher,
a man who went from a homeless teen to a football phenom. Taken in by a wealthy family while in high
school he benefited from their financial resources, but mostly their
love. With their help Michael a new
support system and his God given talent Michael was propelled into a beyond
everyone’s hopes and expectations for his life.
This well done account, which is mostly
told from people’s perspective of Michael, was a story with a lot of
heart. Mr. Lewis is very talented and a
wonderful story teller with great material.
His pacing was perfect while the writing was crisp and clear. This
fascinating and true story just carries you along without over loading you
right from the beginning of the well done intro. There is of course a lot of football history
which I got lost in a bit. I mean, I did
find the football part interesting but Michael was the real draw. If you are into football however I think that
it would definitely add to the enjoyment, but I didn’t find myself at a real
disadvantage for not being a fan. I
found the conclusion a little sad, but frankly I don’t truly believe that it is
the conclusion of the story. Life keeps
moving and each forward step we take in loving others has ripple effects even
if we can’t see them clearly. A great
story about how people can positively affect others when they care.
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