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Congress of Rough Riders
by John Boyne

Published: 2011-04-01
Paperback : 464 pages
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William Cody grows up surrounded by his father's tales of Buffalo Bill, to whom he is distantly related, and his fantasies of the Wild West. Though he escapes his heritage by fleeing abroad and starting a new life for himself, he finds that he is always drawn back to England and to his ancestry. ...
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William Cody grows up surrounded by his father's tales of Buffalo Bill, to whom he is distantly related, and his fantasies of the Wild West. Though he escapes his heritage by fleeing abroad and starting a new life for himself, he finds that he is always drawn back to England and to his ancestry. When his father proposes that together they should recreate Buffalo Bill's stage show, "The Congress of Rough Riders of the World" for a contemporary audience, William refuses to have any part of it. When tragedy strikes, however, it is to his father that he must eventually return.

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Does not grip the reader early on
by brightpoweruk (see profile) 10/24/12
Our bookworm group debated whether an author’s first priority should be to grip the reader in the earliest stages of the plot. Is it the responsibility of the reader to persevere if the general subject matter is not appealing and the writing becomes more absorbing only after reaching the halfway stage? Some of our readers did not make it through a third of the book and even skip reading failed to sustain them. Despite their antipathy for the author’s style, the majority felt it was well-written and surprisingly insightful.

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  "Is is possible to ignore your genes?"by Mandi D. (see profile) 10/24/12

Modern day Englishman William has grown up with a legacy that ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody is his ancestor and his childhood fireside stories were legends of Wild West showmen ‘The Congress of ... (read more)

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