Prentice Alvin by Orson Scott Card

I just completed the third book in the first trilogy by Orson Scott Card.  This book was called Prentice Alvin and follows Alvin Miller as he progresses from adolescence into manhood and learns how to harness his talents and become a Maker.

The book weaves in subterfuge, lying in some old characters from the previous books.  Orson Scott card doesn’t leave any character behind for long.  Eventually the characters come back and get woven back into the tapestry of plot lines in the books that he writes.

The series has definitely proven to be addictive and I’m completely hooked on the books at this point in time.  I raced through the third book and was hardly able to put the book down.  I hadn’t considered seeking out addiction treatment so I get some regular worked on.  But hey, this is Story Addicts and book addictions are normal, accepted here and even encouraged!

I highly recommend this book and the series for lots of reasons.  I would note that the book does cover some issues related to slavery and rape.  (The rape is not graphic, but the concept is discussed.)  I would not necessarily recommend this book for children nor young teenagers, and at the end of the day, good seems to win out over evil in these books.  That good does include abolitionists. 

If you happen to be a racist and you’re reading my blogs, you might as well click away or find some way to heal yourself and become a normal person.