Bunker Hill: A Novel

by Janet Tinney

American Patriots Series

Paperback

Published June 1, 2000

Reviews

[Amber · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was the best! I loved the historical accuracy, the emphasis on God, and the protrayal of one forgotten hero in America's fight for freedom. When the book came to where Joseph Warren died, I knew what was going to happen, but she made it come to life! Thus, it made me cry with the sheer power of that scene. How can I put it into words what I felt? Then when his brother tries to find out what happened to him, and the reaction of his family, friends and fiance'e to his death, I was about to lose it! I loved how she brought us into the turmoil of the "cold war" so to speak, between Great Britain and America, as if we were right there suffering the oppression alongside the great patriots Paul Revere, Samuel Adams, Josiah Quincy, Joseph Warren, as well as a few other unknown patriots. This book is wonderful! What more can I say to praise this book? The begining held you transfixed, and the touching family moments,(including the snow fort fight) was awesome! Fantastic historical fiction, that brings to life a man who was instrumental in the group of the Sons of Liberty, and the Provincial Congress, etc. I could go on praising this book, but I shall stop so everyone can enjoy this wonderful book!

[Erin C · Rating 1 out of 5]

This was dreadful. In a time when the country was so divided for a variety of reasons, it's terrible to see characters that are so one dimensional. According to this book, any patriot = good and any Brit or loyalist = bad. People of the colonies were divided almost equally into thirds, one third for separation from Britain, one third for remaining with Britain, and one third who strongly supported neither side. Each side had its own reasons for their choice, and some were pure while others were not. It's a shame that a period with so much grey areas that each character has to be portrayed in such stark black and white.

[Laura Edwards · Rating 2 out of 5]

Too preachy. Couldn't finish.