The House of The Scorpion was an amazing, intriguing book about a young boy named Matt. Matt is not like other boys his age, he's an "animal", a "beast", a clone. No matter how hard he tries to hide this, it always seems to find him.
I thought the House of the Scorpion was an amazing book! It literally turned the pages for me; every moment was a cliff hanger and you never knew what surprises were to come. I loved how you were able to keep such a deep connection with the characters, it was almost like you knew them in real life. Not only were you able to relate to the characters the book exploded with detail! I was able to envision the setting with such ease it was almost like I was there. "The sun was setting, and the garden was full of a cool, green light. The Ajo Mountains still glowed purple-brown in the distance, and the poppy fields were tipped with a gold that faded even as Matt watched. Lamps went on in the trees" Farmer, pg.103. This is a perfect example of how Farmer used her amazing abilities to create such vivid imagery. The theme of this book was hard to figure out mostly because it had so many possible themes. Although I think I have pretty much nailed it. Never let what people say ruin your chances to make your dreams come true. No matter what people said to Matt he always seemed to preserver and in the end make his wildest dreams become a reality. All in all, this book was amazing but I have to admit the last section was a disappointment. To say the least it was boring and useless, the plot and story line would have been fine without the last section. In conclusion, bravo Farmer! She created an amazing book and I can't wait to see what she comes up with next. Possibly a sequel?
Brea, I completely agree with you about there possibly being a sequel... All I can conclude about the ending is that she ran out of time and had to wrap it up - thinking "I'll just write whatever and finish it another time". Disappointing yes.
ReplyDeleteRemember how we have been crafting reviews this year? I was hoping for more of a summary to persuade me to read (or not read) this novel, although your intro is quite catchy.
Thank you for assessing multiple aspects of the novel in your critique, I feel it does reflect the depth to which we explored the novel.
Well done :)