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The Last Flight of Poxl West by Daniel Torday

The Last Flight of Poxl West

by Daniel Torday

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  • Mar 2015, 304 pages
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Bea C. (Liberty Lake, WA)

Love, Guilt, and WWII
This book is full of emotion, mostly love, remorse and guilt. It's not so much about WWII as it is about people living during the war. As I got further into the book, I couldn't put it down, wondering if the pilot was going to find his lover again, if Eli would see Poxl again, if it was true what the papers said about Poxl. The book has what the author calls "Interludes", where the present day boy reminds us that we are reading a book written by his "uncle". The interludes are very important to read, even though it feels like they are taking us away from the story. An interesting book.
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Betty T. (Warner Robins, GA)

Not a Hero to me
Torday tells the story of a young boy's admiration for Poxl West, a former RAF bomber pilot, and Poxl West himself. The story is told the now almost mandatory alternating views. For a while the story held my interest. But then I found it became a struggle to continue reading. I found myself either skimming or just skipping large portions of the book.

The portion of the story from Poxl's perspective was written as a book within a book. Poxl has written a book of memoirs of some of his sorties. This was the portion of the book I struggled with. The writing style did not work for me. I felt no emotions toward themore
Gloria Ganderbilt

A good story but not a particularly good read
After having read through some of other reader's comments I'm left wondering, "what's wrong with me?".

I had a hard time sticking with this book. Parts of it seemed 'disjointed' if that can be a description. I sometimes felt the writer kept a dictionary at hand so he could throw in an obscure word every once in a while to keep us on our toes. There were parts of both Eli's and Poxl's stories that were logical and well told, but too often they were unbelievable. That said, there was a lot about the book that I did like. I was particularly drawn by the description of the lives of the Jews living in the cave. Onemore
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Dorothy L. (Boca Raton, FL)

Disappointing Read
I didn't enjoy reading this book. I kept hoping it would get better. I found it slow in parts and disjointed. I really couldn't relate to any of the characters did not find it exceptional at all. I wouldn't recommend it.
Lynn H. (TUCSON, AZ)

Poxl West
I did not find this book as wonderful as some reviewers did.
It seemed to lack depth to me and I really couldn't warm up to the characters at all. It is a story about loss, quilt and forgiveness, but seemed a little disjointed to me.
William B. (East Peoria, IL)

Poxl West
I was not as crazy about this as some others. It is a decent, well written novel I read a couple of weeks ago and have already mostly forgotten. Certainly not a 5 star effort in my book
Kathryn K. (Oceanside, CA)

A Mixed Review
World War II -- a Jewish pilot in the RAF – what's not to like? In this tome, Torday tells two coming of age stories. With two distinct voices, he spins quite an engaging tome. One voice in the form of a memoir, is a young Jewish fighter pilot. The other voice is a boy who worships the hero. I was hooked within a few pages, surprised by the twists and turns. However, I think for some readers it might prove a bit of a challenge. The memoir segment uses vocabulary that for some might require keeping a dictionary handy. And if you don't like sentences that can meander through a few lines of type, it might not bemore
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