Perfectly told, perfectly paced story | OCTOBER SKY

Great Book | OCTOBER SKY | Homer Hickam

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	• OCTOBER SKY Homer Hickam Dell Publishing, 2000 average customer review:based on 4 reviews
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A great read

Homer Hickam writes a memoir of his high school years in Coalwood, WV - a mining town. After Sputnik is launched, he begins to launch rockets in a plan to eventually join the space program. He and his friends experiment with fuels and rockets - and he navigates the difficult transition to adulthood and his own destiny. The book read as a novel (conflict with Dad; mining issues; opposition to the "bomb making group"). Very enjoyable read.

Perfectly told, perfectly paced story

This book follows three years in the life of a coal miner's son in West Virginia who dreams of joining the space race. His dreams carry him further than he could imagine, teaching him invaluable lessons about his country, his town, his family, and himself.

I can't praise this book enough. It is a boyhood memoir told flawlessly. I have read enough memoirs to make me sick, but this one blew me away. This is technically a memoir, but it's also a first-rate novel.

Another reviewer here complains that the story meanders, but I can't think of a single sentence which could be cut from the book. It all adds to the tale and weaves around the main focus of a boy's dream to go into the wild black yonder.

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Great Book

This book is great. It is the story of the movie by the same name, but corrects the literary licence taken by the movie and gives insight into life in Coalwood, WV. I look forward to the next book in the series.