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A place for the educated exchange of information about books, reading, writing, and more. Format: title "Title of book" by Author. The post is the synopsis from the back of the book. Your comments are your feelings on the book, author, writing style, etc. Your comments are where you make your connections to the book and talk about what the book means to you and WHY!
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ReplyDeleteEagle strike was a good book it had action and mystery. I liked it because you couldn't tell what was going to happen next. You could tell who the evil character was.
ReplyDeleteAlden,
ReplyDeleteHow does this book compare with other books you've read? Obviously you like action and suspense, but do you like all books with suspense? The books by Anthony Horowitz seem to have more of a political edge than the books by Gary Paulsen. Do you notice any other differences between them? Which books do you remember vividly?
Has this book ever made you scared or is it the "action" type suspense not the "scary".
ReplyDeleteOops I meant only the action type suspense.
ReplyDeleteThis book is more intresting then Skeleton Key. I don't like all books with suspense some of the books I've read with suspense are just plan boring. There ar esome diffrences one battles to get one battles to diffeat a eval person. I remember most of all the books I read.
ReplyDeleteAlden,
ReplyDeleteIt's curious that you said some books with suspense are boring. Usually, suspense is exciting. Give us an example of a suspenseful book that wasn't exciting. What is the difference? This is a great opportunity to examine different writing styles to see what interests you and what doesn't. Once you know that, and see how your favorite authors do it, you can use that in your own writing. That knowledge will also help you choose books in the future.
I don't rember the name of the book because it was a really long time ago but the book didn't go anywere it was boring nothing happened.
ReplyDeleteAlden,
ReplyDeleteI was thinking this morning (I know, an extraordinary feat) about the questions I've been asking you and the books you're reading. I thought about when I've tried books like the Horowitz books, and haven't gotten hooked. It's not because things are too predictable; often it's because I don't care about the character. I don't really care if this fictional conspiracy succeeds or not. I don't care if this slightly annoying secret agent lives or dies. I started to read Tom Robbins's _Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates_, but soon got tired of the main character's attitude. I found nothing redeeming or positive in the book. Maybe he had it too easy or none of the characters were sympathetic. In the Uglies series, however, I was rooting for Tally and her friends from the beginning. _The Day of the Jackal_ was interesting because the assassin was the main character. Throughout the race of the book, I was rooting both for the assassin and for the police chasing him. Is Alex Rider a sympathetic character? What makes him so?