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A review by dylanhenning
Kings Island: A Ride Through Time by Evan Ponstingle
adventurous
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
The author of this book was 17 at the time it was published. Before I get into my review I want to congratulate him on what an accomplishment it is and how amazing it is to have written and published a book at 17 years old. This book is far and above anything I could’ve written at 17.
Now onto my review.
I’m giving this book 3 stars which to me is just “ok”. This book is not bad. But it has some flaws. Before we get into that I want to talk about the positive. You can tell that the author really has a love, respect, and appreciation for Kings Island. It shows in every page of the book. There’s a lot of information here and if you love theme parks and their history this book is for you!
Now for the negative. This book needed more editing. It’s a well researched book but at times it’s a little too detailed. There were entire sections that felt redundant because multiple people that were interviewed about a specific topic might say nearly the same thing. Another issue that contributed to bloated chapters was that there were times when nothing changed in the park or a certain event didn’t happen that year and the author could’ve found a more effective way to communicate that.
Now for the negative. This book needed more editing. It’s a well researched book but at times it’s a little too detailed. There were entire sections that felt redundant because multiple people that were interviewed about a specific topic might say nearly the same thing. Another issue that contributed to bloated chapters was that there were times when nothing changed in the park or a certain event didn’t happen that year and the author could’ve found a more effective way to communicate that.