Lost Cause
Written by John Wilson
Narrated by Mark Ashby
3.5/5
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Steve's adventures start in The Missing Skull, part of The Seven Prequels and continue in Broken Arrow, part of The Seven Sequels.
John Wilson
Qualified in agricultural science, medicine, surgery and psychiatry, Dr John Wilson practised for thirty-seven years, specialising as a consultant psychiatrist. In Sydney, London, California and Melbourne, he used body-oriented therapies including breath-awareness, and re-birthing. He promoted the ‘Recovery Model of Mental Health’ and healing in general. At Sydney University, he taught in the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, within the School of Public Health. He has worked as Technical Manager of a venture-capital project, producing health foods in conjunction with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). Dissenting from colonial values, he saw our ecological crisis as more urgent than attending urban distress. Almost thirty years ago, instead of returning to the academy, he went bush, learning personal downsizing and voluntary simplicity from Aboriginal people. Following his deepening love of the wild through diverse ecologies, he turned eco-activist, opposing cyanide gold mining in New South Wales and nuclear testing in the Pacific. Spending decades in the Australian outback, reading and writing for popular appreciation, he now fingers Plato, drawing on history, the classics, art, literature, philosophy and science for this book about the psychology of ecology – eco-psychology – about the very soul of our ecocidal folly.
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Reviews for Lost Cause
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This is a young adult novel that holds up well. Rennie is following clues to see if his dead grandfather was a spy, and for which country during WWII. He has a good sarcastic voice that I think teens will enjoy. There are three previous books. This novel stands alone, but allusions are made to prior events. There is some violence, but it is not graphic. The only sex is Rennie making eyes at the girls on the beach.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This was a historical fiction kind of style writing, describing the Detroit and Argentina areas before and after WWII, bringing into account the diplomatic relationships between the Russian, German and American governments. Rennie McLean is traveling overseas when he gets an email from his cousin Adam saying, that his grandfather had 12 passports, all with different names. Rennie wants to learn about his past and travels across the globe to learn whether his grandfather was a spy or part of the Nazi party. His travels bring him down a rocky road that he didn't expect, leading the murder, entrapment and cover-up to find his answers.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5As I read this book, I wondered what I would do if I thought my grandfather was possibly a spy and traitor who helped a Nazi war criminal escape. There's a part of me that would want to protect the man and part of me that would want to find the truth which is what Rennie does. I liked the story more than the style and maybe it would help if I read more of the series.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5From The Dead is one of seven books in a series all coming out at the same time, all written by different authors. Each one is about a different cousin. In this one Rennie is sent on a mission from one of his cousins to seek out facts about their dead grandfather. Was he a traitor to his country or a spy. It takes us from Uruguay, to Argentina and finally to Detroit Michigan. It is a fast read and quite enjoyable. Rennie is an unlikely hero and one you can really like. I know I will be getting the other books when they come out and I hope to read more of Rennie and his family. I won this from LibraryThing early Reviewers for an honest review.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I won this book and I liked reading it.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5A really quick read, but quite enjoyable. I really like the fact that even though this is a series, you can choose what order to read them in - it is not necessary to have read any of the other books in order to "get" this one. The character, Rennie, is a college student pursuing an adventure based on clues left by his eccentric grandfather. While it is definitely obvious that this book is made for teens, it is still a fun and quick read for a night in.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The book was slightly interesting but I thought it lacked in a plot. was an easy read, and I enjoyed parts of it. It did get exciting when Rennie was witness to a murder, and all the explanation he went through with Detective Carver afterword. Then again when he was being chased and witnessed another murder. I guess I thought it was just lacking something.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This is a quick read. I enjoyed this book, but found that there were a few plot holes that I found confusing. I read the end chapter with Ed Mitron twice, and still find it confusing why he re-entered the story. Even though there were parts of the plot that didn't quite add up, I enjoyed reading this book and would like to read the other books in The Seven Sequels.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5The actual plot for the story is good. However, I had problems with the main character, Rennie. For a kid who is on his own a lot, has travelled to other countries and has a parent in the military, he is extremely naïve and/or basically stupid about going into bad neighborhoods and hooking up with people he doesn't know. I was looking forward to reading about his quest to solve the mystery surrounding hs grandfather, and possibly hunting own a Nazi. I got so bogged down it took over a month to finish it. Then I reread it, hoping I could give a more positive review. I am going to stop here so I don't write any more negatively about this book.