Adam Burgess
It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini Final Verdict: 3.25 out of 4.0 YTD: 2 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting and believable 15-year-old Craig is having problems. He sees a psycho-pharmacologist and psychologist regularly, he takes Zoloft, smokes pot, can’t eat,… Continue Reading “Review: It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini”
The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier Final Verdict: 3.75 out of 4.0 YTD: 62 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful Robert Cormier’s The Chocolate War is a story about the all too typical physical and psychological warfare that takes place in high schools,… Continue Reading “Review: The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier”
Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan Final Verdict: 4.0 out of 4.0 YTD: 57 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful When I heard that John Green and David Levithan were teaming up to write a novel about the… Continue Reading “Review: Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan”
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Final Verdict: 3.0 out of 4.0 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is the first book in a series of three that takes place in an unspecified future, in what… Continue Reading “Review: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins”
Look Homeward, Angel by Thomas Wolfe Final Verdict: 2.25 out of 4.0 YTD: 44 Plot/Story: 2 – Plot/Story could work with better development. Houston, we have a problem. Let me begin my discussion on this book’s plot and story by allowing the book to speak… Continue Reading “Review: Look Homeward, Angel by Thomas Wolfe”