"Eve" is a good book. Overall, I liked the idea and it had a fantastic plot. Eve is about a girl who lives in New America in 2031, and the world has been ravaged by a plague that has destroyed 98% of the population. Eve lives at a School with other orphans; learning, growing, and waiting for the chance to move on to the Graduate school where she will learn her trade. Eve is the valedictorian, and is highly respected by the other girls. Everyone knows that Eve has great plans for her future. But, the night before graduation, her rival, Arden, reveals that whole thing was a lie. No one who enters that school is learning how to paint, or teach and that they will go to the Graduate school to breed new children for New America. Arden escapes that night, leaving Eve devastated and horrified. Now she must decide where to go, now that she has learned the truth.
This is an innovative book that shows what the price of freedom must come at. I loved the personality Anna Carey put into her novel, and I hope she will continue to write.
However,"Eve" went a little too fast paced, and that is my only complaint. It was a great book, and Anna Carey is a gifted writer, but I think the trilogy needs an extra book. As I was reading, I realized that I didn't love it as much as I had loved other books, but I couldn't understand why. Then I realized that "Eve" was a little bit crammed, so it was slightly unbelievable.
For example, Eve is the valedictorian of the School. She is the brightest, the most obedient, and the leader of the other girls. When Arden tells her that the Graduate school is full of pregnant teenagers, Eve is a little too quick to believe her and too quick to disobey to see if it is true. In the next chapter alone, Eve breaks a school rule and finds out that Arden wasn't lying. She accepts the fact and is already trying to come up with a plan to leave.
It is not a bad book, and I think it is worth a read. However, it could use a little more pacing. I do not regret reading it and you should go check it out at the nearest library. Happy Reading! -J.E.
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Sunday, March 17, 2013
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
I was very excited about this book! It is a classic and it's where we coined the phrase "a real Jekyll and Hyde". I enjoy reading classics and this did not disappoint.
Even though it looks short, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson is an eye opener. It is an advanced read, so I don't recommend it for kids younger than 13. It is in the perspective of a lawyer named Mr. Utterson. A strange, wicked looking man named Mr. Hyde comes to town, disrupting the peace. At the same time, a scientist by the name of Dr. Jekyll, Utterson's dear friend and client, begins to deteriorate. Coincidence?
This book kicked off a whole new theme in fiction. First published in 1886, this is a book that is very unique for its time. This thriller takes you quickly from one point to another and doesn't mince words. It was a huge change for me, and I loved it.
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde shows that everyone is not as good as they seem, and it illustrates the constant, inner fight inside of everyone between good and evil. I loved this book and I would recommend it highly. -J.E.
Even though it looks short, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson is an eye opener. It is an advanced read, so I don't recommend it for kids younger than 13. It is in the perspective of a lawyer named Mr. Utterson. A strange, wicked looking man named Mr. Hyde comes to town, disrupting the peace. At the same time, a scientist by the name of Dr. Jekyll, Utterson's dear friend and client, begins to deteriorate. Coincidence?
This book kicked off a whole new theme in fiction. First published in 1886, this is a book that is very unique for its time. This thriller takes you quickly from one point to another and doesn't mince words. It was a huge change for me, and I loved it.
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde shows that everyone is not as good as they seem, and it illustrates the constant, inner fight inside of everyone between good and evil. I loved this book and I would recommend it highly. -J.E.
Saturday, March 9, 2013
13th Reality by James Dashner
I am going to start out this year with something I don't normally find: a book I don't particularly like.
James Dashner's 13th Reality series had the makings of an interesting and fantasic saga. It is about a boy named Atticus Higgenbottom who has lived a normal teenage life, until he recieves a mysterious letter from a mysterious person asking for his help, saying that if he doesn't, hundreds of people could die. The letter gives him clues that will lead him to the anonymous sender. Tick is unsure about the idea, but he knows that he can't let all those people down, so he begins to solve the clues and gets led into a journey that uncovers talents he didn't know he had and changes his life.
I did like the first book rather well; it had a good story line. But it went downhill from there.
I lost my interest in the story because it became drawn out and it never had the kind of action the got my heart pumping and made me say to my mom, "Just one more chapter!" In between the strained action and story line, James Dashner put nuggets of information that were key to the story that I didn't catch everytime.
And because it was a children's book, he put some humor in it. I liked some of the lovable characters, like Rutger and Mothball at first, but eventually his humor seemed forced and more like an afterthought. All of this combined made it hard for me to keep reading the series.
But James Dashner is not a bad writer. He came up with an original story that could be thought-provoking and intriguing, but he did not tell it very smoothly. I think James Dashner is better suited to writing adult fiction. I have read his other book Maze Runner, which I thought was better than the 13th Reality series (I will do a review on this one later).
I would not recommend this book. Try some of James Dashner's other works instead. -J.E.
James Dashner's 13th Reality series had the makings of an interesting and fantasic saga. It is about a boy named Atticus Higgenbottom who has lived a normal teenage life, until he recieves a mysterious letter from a mysterious person asking for his help, saying that if he doesn't, hundreds of people could die. The letter gives him clues that will lead him to the anonymous sender. Tick is unsure about the idea, but he knows that he can't let all those people down, so he begins to solve the clues and gets led into a journey that uncovers talents he didn't know he had and changes his life.
I did like the first book rather well; it had a good story line. But it went downhill from there.
I lost my interest in the story because it became drawn out and it never had the kind of action the got my heart pumping and made me say to my mom, "Just one more chapter!" In between the strained action and story line, James Dashner put nuggets of information that were key to the story that I didn't catch everytime.
And because it was a children's book, he put some humor in it. I liked some of the lovable characters, like Rutger and Mothball at first, but eventually his humor seemed forced and more like an afterthought. All of this combined made it hard for me to keep reading the series.
But James Dashner is not a bad writer. He came up with an original story that could be thought-provoking and intriguing, but he did not tell it very smoothly. I think James Dashner is better suited to writing adult fiction. I have read his other book Maze Runner, which I thought was better than the 13th Reality series (I will do a review on this one later).
I would not recommend this book. Try some of James Dashner's other works instead. -J.E.
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