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The Unwilling by John Hart is a beautifully dark coming of age story with complex characters and a fast-paced plot. Set during the Vietnam War in North Carolina, we meet Gibby French, a high school senior living a sheltered life under the controlling hand of his mother who’s afraid he’ll follow in the footsteps of his older brothers – one of whom is revered for making the ultimate sacrifice in the war and the other who is reviled for going to prison after returning from the war. When Gibby’s brother Jason shows up fresh out of jail wanting to hang out, Gibby’s life is turned upside down with new experiences both beautiful and hazardous that will irrevocably change his life forever.
There’s just something about The Unwilling that is captivating. Most people haven’t faced situations in this book like going to war, doing time in prison or being in life-or-death situations. However, everyone can relate to trying to find themselves and becoming their own person. And that’s what’s at the heart of this book. It’s about growing up and forging your own path based on emerging personal values. It’s about not giving up on some while letting go of others. It’s about finding redemption and not taking things, and people, at face value. And it’s about courageously doing the right thing even when it’s hard.
The Unwilling is a fascinating, suspenseful, soul searching crime thriller with profound heart and savage violence. It will leave a mark and burrow into your psyche. Setting up shop and refusing to leave. Leaving indelible memories of an intricate story that won’t soon be forgotten.
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