Surprising

I was surprised at the comments on goodreads.com that ripped Sentries up.  I thought Sentries was one of the best Gary Paulsen books I've ever read.  I kept thinking, "Man...this guy." and I even mentioned to friends while I was reading it that I was just sucked into the book.  The phrasing and description and just the beautiful storytelling of the whole thing.  It is a book from many points of view.  A boy who has left Mexico in search of the American dream, a Native American woman rediscovering her roots, a talented song writer with a band about to make it big, several men scarred by war.  Man.  This book was just a bunch of beautiful all put together.  Great Gary Paulsen.