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From: Dean Schneider <schneiderd>
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 20:37:49 -0500
Since reading The Chocolate War in 7th grade I have been hooked on all of Robert Cormier's books. I have read nearly all of his works, including his brand new book, The Rag and Bone Shop, which will be released this fall.
Of all his books that I have read, my favorite would probably be After the First Death. The reasons that I love reading Cormier's books are that they capture your attention, keep your attention throughout the course of the book, read well(and quickly), and also are very exciting.
To be totally honest, the reason I started reading Cormier's book is because in 7th grade in the library I ran across The Chocolate War and, on the cover was a football player. As I read and finished the book that night I realized that it was not actually a book about football after all. But, instead of being disappointed about this, I wanted to read more because I really liked how much it made me think about Jerry Renault's reasons for going against the system and how the Vigils worked and why Trinity NEEDED them for the school to work.
I think one of the reasons that I like Cormier's books is because usually the characters are teenagers and this makes the books interesting to me. Another reason that I like these books is how different and original each story is. For example, Fade, one of his best books, is such a strange idea that it kept me interested in the story the whole time. In his new story, The Rag and Bone Shop, I was surprised that he, or any author, could write nearly a hundred pages about one meeting between characters, and still keep it exciting the whole time.
A reason I think kids really like Cormier is how the first sentence of his books demand your attention like the first sentence in Beyond the Chocolate War: "Ray Bannister started to build the guillotine the day Jerry Renault returned to Monument." After the First Death also has an interesting opening line.
I really like reading Robert Cormier, and I only wish he was still alive to keep writing his great books.
Andrew Schneider Nashville, Tennessee
Received on Tue 21 Aug 2001 08:37:49 PM CDT
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 20:37:49 -0500
Since reading The Chocolate War in 7th grade I have been hooked on all of Robert Cormier's books. I have read nearly all of his works, including his brand new book, The Rag and Bone Shop, which will be released this fall.
Of all his books that I have read, my favorite would probably be After the First Death. The reasons that I love reading Cormier's books are that they capture your attention, keep your attention throughout the course of the book, read well(and quickly), and also are very exciting.
To be totally honest, the reason I started reading Cormier's book is because in 7th grade in the library I ran across The Chocolate War and, on the cover was a football player. As I read and finished the book that night I realized that it was not actually a book about football after all. But, instead of being disappointed about this, I wanted to read more because I really liked how much it made me think about Jerry Renault's reasons for going against the system and how the Vigils worked and why Trinity NEEDED them for the school to work.
I think one of the reasons that I like Cormier's books is because usually the characters are teenagers and this makes the books interesting to me. Another reason that I like these books is how different and original each story is. For example, Fade, one of his best books, is such a strange idea that it kept me interested in the story the whole time. In his new story, The Rag and Bone Shop, I was surprised that he, or any author, could write nearly a hundred pages about one meeting between characters, and still keep it exciting the whole time.
A reason I think kids really like Cormier is how the first sentence of his books demand your attention like the first sentence in Beyond the Chocolate War: "Ray Bannister started to build the guillotine the day Jerry Renault returned to Monument." After the First Death also has an interesting opening line.
I really like reading Robert Cormier, and I only wish he was still alive to keep writing his great books.
Andrew Schneider Nashville, Tennessee
Received on Tue 21 Aug 2001 08:37:49 PM CDT
