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Title: All glowing book review cliches apply
Review: Page-turner, can't put it down, tour de force, and all those other cliches apply to Gabriel's Story. Actually, I could put it down, but only because I had to. Couldn't wait to pick it up again.Gabriel's Story is an amazing adventure -- perfectly plausible -- of a teen aged African American in the 1870's who leaves his family's Kansas farm unannounced. He and a friend join a crew of cowboys headed for Texas....How to tell more of the book without giving away bits and pieces of the story that is best discovered by the reader? Can't be done.Suffice it to say that Gabriel sees and experiences more than he could ever had imaganed. He is handicapped by racism, his youth and inexperience, but boasts the distinct advantages of intelligence and a good heart.If you're overly sensitive to violence, beware; but it all rings true to the times and is never gratuitous.Now stop reading reviews of the book and buy it, you'll be glad you did.
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