BOOK REVIEW: The Tank Man's Son

I love biographies. Reading through the account of what made a person who he/she is today interests me. And when that person has overcome significant obstacles, his/her story can be quite compelling. Such is the case with "The Tank Man's Son," by Mark Bouman.

Bouman grew up in the midst of dire poverty and terrible abuse at the hands of his father. Living on 11 acres outside the city, he, his mother, and his siblings were isolated from the community in which they lived. His father, whose philosophies were riddled with neo-Nazi thought and whose rageful behaviors were terrifyingly unpredictable, was known simply as "the tank man" after his bizarre purchase of a WW2 tank which he stored on their property. Tanks are impenetrable and crush everything in their paths...and thus was Bouman's father to his family.

This experience not only knit Bouman closely together with his brother and sister, but in a process only God could design, prepared him for the good works God had for him to do. It is not an easy book to read, but it is important, for those in similar situations need to know that God can redeem the most difficult situations. And the book is redemptive...I promise there is a good ending for those who will hang in there through the pages of  helpless sadness.

For more information on the book, go here.

I received this book free of charge from Tyndale Publishers in exchange for an impartial review.