Tales of Alvin Maker (Audio): Alvin Journeyman (Audiobook)

from AltheaAnn

Card is an extremely good writer, and his books are always a pleasure to read, but at times I did feel that the stories here occasionally suffered for being too allegorical, and too much about Card's ideas of morality.In the 4th book, 'Alvin Journeyman' Alvin tries to strike out on his own, with ...

from HippieLunatic

This feels as though it was a book written in order to get to the next in the series. It did not have as much love or compassion as the others I have read so far. That is not to say, however, that the book was not enjoyable. I found myself drawn into Calvin's life with his parallel travels, wanti...

from exfed

So far in the Alvin Maker series of books, I found this one to be the weakest. The first several books were so different and captivating, its only by comparison that this one fell somewhat flat. However, I'm committed to the series so on to Heartfire!

from bigorangemichael

In his introduction, Card acknowledges that when "Alvin Journeyman" was first published, some fans had been waiting several years for the next installment in the series. Had I been one of those fans, I would have probably been really annoyed that I'd waited a long time and only got "Alvin Journey...

from willowcove

My personal feelings about the author aside. The first book was a fun read. Unfortunately, each successive book in the series got more and more disappointing.