"Peace Like A River"

The book I read and presented on was "Peace Like a River" by Leif Enger. I had no idea what to expect upon starting the book and as I read it I was completely captured by it. I am not a fast reader at all, so a 300+ page book takes some time and effort for me to read. Realizing I not only had to read the entire book, but I had to finish it in a weeks time I knew I would overwhelmed. And overwhelmed I was, but I enjoyed every moment of the book and reading hours on end wasn't necessarily miserable. I got lost in the book.
I found myself in a different world and I think there were times I was convinced that the Land family were actual. I would've definitely wanted to babysit for them, I loved the youngest daughter, Swede. At only 8 years old she wrote like a grown experienced adults. The poetry was so realistic and I looked forward to the excerpts from her writing.
This book was not at all what I would have anticipated. It was centered around a family dealing with the eldest brother having murdered two bullies. Becoming an outlaw the family's entire journey is focused on finding their lost son and brother, Davy Land. The story has a few different themes and all of them incredible. One theme was miracles; and Reuben Land (the narrator) found that only miracles that were witnessed were ones that mattered. He was convinced that the Lord allowed his asthmatic self to keep breathing so that he could witness and tell of the miracles that followed his faithful father. Another theme was justice being carried out or perhaps not being carried out. And lastly, and most obviously was that of decisions and consequences.
Overall, I greatly enjoyed this book, although not completely satisfied with the conclusion, I know if was my ideal self that was disappointed.