Title: A Told Tale
“Honor Flight: Another Story” by Robert and Karen Bright
Reviewed by T’s Blogging
01/23/2015
8:56 a.m.
Honor Flight: Another Story
is a short read about three generations of war veterans. Before you can
dive into the heart of this tale, authors, Robert and Karen Bright,
offers a brief synopsis of each character all of whom were plagued by issues of
segregation and racism. Readers are able to witness the evolution of societal change
in which the views and hatred of blacks gradually subside. For example, the
great-grandfather that was allowed to fight in a war, but hated by his comrades,
experienced a somewhat different experience from his great-grandson.
Filled with great information this book has the components to be a
great read, but it falls flat. Throughout the book the authors tells us a story that is filled with many
loopholes that need to be filled. Readers are given a brief look inside the
veteran’s experiences, but not given the opportunity to be immersed in the
characters hardships in order to draw a connection. In other words, there is no reader to
character bonding. But all is not lost.
Mr. and Mrs. Bright offers us a snippet of the hell African American
veterans suffered through as they fought for a country filled with citizens
that mistreated, hated, and feared them simply because of the color of their
skin. How could anyone fight to protect a land that they were told did not
belong to them? How were these African American men able to fight alongside white
men that devalued their existences? It is questions such as these that will
peek the curiosity of readers and will employ you to seek answers.
I give “Honor Flight: Another Story” 2 out of 5 stars.
Happy Reading
T's Blogging
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