Overall, the book is a great read, even for those who do not enjoy
In the future, I can see myself reading the other books in this series written by, Gordon Smith. I recommend this book to anyone that loves a thrilling and scary book. I also don 't recommend this book to anyone who gets scared easily and has
I think that the author did a great job using the first page to show the reader what is going on in the book, and to read on to find out what will happen next in the book. A way that he didn’t introduce well is the characters. He did not explain in detail what the characters look like, or how they act, or how they deal with conflict and other things. Like on page 1 where he
This book was absolutely phenomenal. The quirky characters and the close relationships they had with each other pull in the reader. It uses suspense to keep the reader constantly guessing what will happen next. In this book Chris Crutcher confronts many mature themes such as mental illness, racism, suicide, and death, while still being able to keep the book light hearted in many places.
In the 1920’s in Dayton, Tennessee, a teacher named John Scopes was arrested for teaching evolution out of a state approved textbook, civic biology. He did this out of a state approved textbook that he had bought at a drugstore in town. The novel Monkey Town, is about the Scopes trials in Dayton, Tennessee where a teacher was arrested for teaching evolution and the novel portrays the moral fallouts during and afterwards. In the novel, Monkey Town by Ronald Kidd, the Scopes trial is reflected accurately as demonstrated by the way the author describes the time period, Places and people related to the trial.
I was pretty disappointed by this book. Hardly any action. I have read a lot of books by frank peretti and he usually like to write horror books. I guess that was what i was hoping to find in this book. I like adventure book.
In the short fiction story “The Monkey Garden” by Sandra Cisneros, the author uses deep, rich figurative language to effect the exotic setting. “There were sunflowers, big as flowers on Mars and thick cockscombs bleeding the deep red fringe of theater curtain” (Cisneros 1). A simile is used to create a scene of being on another planet, a place where the monkeys once lived. The usage of descriptive words such as, “ bleeding the deep fringe” (1), and “ thick cockscomb” (1), to give the reader a sense of being in a jungle filled with tropical life and pleasure. The author uses words that are exotic in nature to emanate the jungle scenery.
I appreciated the book on several levels. The writing flowed well, and the tone was engaging. I enjoyed learning about South Georgia history and the railroad boom that set the stage for this story to unfold. The historical photos were a nice feature. They added interest and context to the story.
This book was interesting for me because it allowed me to relate to a character. I love reading novels that not only allow me to feel a connection with a character, but allow me to relate to their personality or
For this reason, I couldn’t put this book down. In addition the book just left you biting your nails the whole time. I had to include this because if anyone everyone that I know that has read this has said the say thing. This book is a definite nail biter. To conclude this is the BEST book I have ever read!
It has a ⅘ rating on commonsensemedia.org, a 4.4/5 rating on goodreads.com , and a 4.8/5 rating on dogobooks.com. It is also like by 97% of google users that voted. This shows that a lot of the people the read this book really liked it. This book is an action-packed, yet enjoyable book that can hook any reader in a heartbeat.
It is a great love story only enhanced by the outlandish characters and constant mockery. The pacing of the novel is slow at first until half way through the first volume. The plot then accelerates and by the third volume it is hard to put down. Characters such as Mr. Collins, Mrs. Bennet, and Lady De Bourgh were all hysterical caricatures meant that livened up the novel during times when the plot was thin. The novel would not have been as cohesive or interesting without characters to add comic relief.
The book did an amazing job at character reveal as well as character development. With some books, it takes a reader a while to become enticed by the characters or by the plot. With Wild Seed, it did not take long for many reasons. The first reason is because the book was well written which allowed for myself to follow along without zoning out. Secondly, the book was up my alley because of its genre.
However, the book very tedious at times and it had lots of chapters. But overall I found the book to be a great read. It was not very easy to comprehend since it is told in a complex way through several layers of narration. The book’s vocabulary was not immensely challenging which helped me go through the book with ease. Interpreting the animals as actual people was kind of intimidating as I found it hard to associate Pi being Richard Parker but upon further analysis, I was able to comprehend and grasp the human to the animal association.
There are so many noteworthy events in the story that you cannot skip any pages because you may miss something essential. The story also tosses you between characters in different location (Personification ☺). It always leaves you hanging, and that is what I like in a story because that is what makes you want to read it more. This book deserves an A because the story line is so good that you cannot put the book down once you