Week of October 20-24

This week your blog post will consist of a book review of one of the books you have read so far this school year. Your book review must contain the following components: a brief summary of what the book is about (including important characters, setting details, and plot information), and whether you would recommend the book and why.

Example:

The book The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett takes place in the twelfth century in England, and follows different sets of characters through their trials as laborers, laymen, nobility, and clergy. The book focuses on Tom Builder, a mason, and his plight to build a cathedral, while finding enough steady work to take care of his family. He is helped in more than one way by Prior Phillip, a monk and leader of the Kingsbridge Priory, who is a down-to-earth man of God who takes the teachings very seriously. In his own quest to serve his maker, Phillip is set back by greedy bishops, earls, and kings who only have their selfish interests in their sight.

I would definitely recommend this book for a few reasons. First of all, the story is very character driven, and the reader really has a chance to get into the minds and lives of the characters that Follett writes about. The second reason I would recommend this book is because it gives a lot of good historically accurate information about twelfth century England and how people lived at that time. It is an interesting piece for those who like historical fiction. The last reason I would recommend this book is because the book is actually an easy read (despite being 1000 pages) and once you're into it, it is practically impossible to set it down. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and hope you do too!