Amazing Tales for Making Men Out of Boys
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April 15, 2009
This breathless tribute to stiff upper lips initially comes off as gratingthe phrase manly men is bandied about constantly and without a trace of humor. But regardless of Olivers storytelling quirks, the tales in his compendium of courage are powerful and, much like his vaunted heroes, win the day through brute force and sheer will. The fantastic (and the fantastically doomed) are all herethe stormers of Normandy, the defenders of the Alamo, the 300 warriors of Spartaand Oliver relays each of their sagas with such old-fashioned brio that you can almost smell the cigars and brandy. The conceit, laid plain in the introduction, is that boys still desire to be straight of back and firm of handshakeand that exposure to these tales will squash the metrosexual right out of them. A questionable premise, perhaps, but its all very rousing, particularly the narrative of Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Scott that alternates with each chapter. Olivers intertwining of the tales somewhat lessens their value as short stories, though it does further adrenalize the epic throughline.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2009, American Library Association.)
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