Catch a Killer by George Woods
I am reading, “Catch a Killer” as well as “The Subtle Knife”. I am choosing to write about “Catch a Killer”; because I think it will be more interesting for you to read about a new book.
Catch a Killer starts off very, very well and instantly tugs you into the book. It begins by telling two storylines, in different chapters. The beginning of the first storyline explains about a boy named Andrew. His mom has a very hard time raising Andrew, more so lately. I think that she can’t really relate to him, as what often happens with parents and their kids, so Andrew starts to rebel. This makes the job ever so much harder for his mom, which sets off the line of dominoes. Early on in the book, Andrew runs away, but I don’t want to give any more away.
The beginning of the second storyline follows a five-year-old boy named Craig Corso. He is playing with his best friend, Tommy Tuite, when Craig accidentally throws dirt into Tommy’s eyes. This sets him off, and Tommy punches Craig in the face. Both are in disbelief of what just happened, with blood gushing from Craig’s nose, and Tommy crying for what he had done. Tommy runs away, trying to forget what he just did. The book then quickly speeds through Craig’s life until graduation, basically saying that over the years he got a reputation for not fighting back. This is like cheese and crackers to the bullies, who make Craig a living hell.
That’s all the summaries for now. Right now where I am reading, it is dealing with Andrew’s life. A murder has happened, and the book is currently dealing with that. In my opinion, the author, George Woods spends too much time explaining about people’s thoughts, when they aren’t all that interesting. There is too much boringness in between the action. Because I am only half way done, I suspect that the book will get much better. I predict that Andrew and Craig will somehow meet up, and become very good friends.
I really hope that this book gets better soon, and that the “thrilling” starts happening, because I’m just bored with reading it, and the feeling you get from the rural town where Andrew lives sickens me. They do, because although rural towns have a nice and relaxed feel to them, they are kind of boring, because the people there are very typically very conservative, and there are a lot of seniors. Not that this is bad; it’s just that I have an unneeded bias against rural towns.
I am now going to say how I identify with the more interesting person in this book, Craig. He believes in not fighting back, which is what I usually do. He gets bullied a lot, and I used to get bullied earlier, in elementary a bit. Not anymore though, because I am in a better school I think, and I probably have changed.
Overall, I sort of like this book, I think that it will get better, because they can’t just leave Craig out of the book, obviously. So far, I would rate it a 7 out of 10.
Catch a Killer starts off very, very well and instantly tugs you into the book. It begins by telling two storylines, in different chapters. The beginning of the first storyline explains about a boy named Andrew. His mom has a very hard time raising Andrew, more so lately. I think that she can’t really relate to him, as what often happens with parents and their kids, so Andrew starts to rebel. This makes the job ever so much harder for his mom, which sets off the line of dominoes. Early on in the book, Andrew runs away, but I don’t want to give any more away.
The beginning of the second storyline follows a five-year-old boy named Craig Corso. He is playing with his best friend, Tommy Tuite, when Craig accidentally throws dirt into Tommy’s eyes. This sets him off, and Tommy punches Craig in the face. Both are in disbelief of what just happened, with blood gushing from Craig’s nose, and Tommy crying for what he had done. Tommy runs away, trying to forget what he just did. The book then quickly speeds through Craig’s life until graduation, basically saying that over the years he got a reputation for not fighting back. This is like cheese and crackers to the bullies, who make Craig a living hell.
That’s all the summaries for now. Right now where I am reading, it is dealing with Andrew’s life. A murder has happened, and the book is currently dealing with that. In my opinion, the author, George Woods spends too much time explaining about people’s thoughts, when they aren’t all that interesting. There is too much boringness in between the action. Because I am only half way done, I suspect that the book will get much better. I predict that Andrew and Craig will somehow meet up, and become very good friends.
I really hope that this book gets better soon, and that the “thrilling” starts happening, because I’m just bored with reading it, and the feeling you get from the rural town where Andrew lives sickens me. They do, because although rural towns have a nice and relaxed feel to them, they are kind of boring, because the people there are very typically very conservative, and there are a lot of seniors. Not that this is bad; it’s just that I have an unneeded bias against rural towns.
I am now going to say how I identify with the more interesting person in this book, Craig. He believes in not fighting back, which is what I usually do. He gets bullied a lot, and I used to get bullied earlier, in elementary a bit. Not anymore though, because I am in a better school I think, and I probably have changed.
Overall, I sort of like this book, I think that it will get better, because they can’t just leave Craig out of the book, obviously. So far, I would rate it a 7 out of 10.
posted by featheredtar at Wednesday, November 24, 2004
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