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Publisher: Bantan press Genre: Thriller ISBN 9780593054277 Number of pages: 509 ||
 * Author: Dan Brown
 * __The lost symbol __ **

This book is about Robert Langdon a symbologist who is summoned at the last minute to the capitol building in Washington D.C to deliver a lecture. At his arrival a disturbing object was paced in the middle of the Rotunda, the hand of his dear friend Peter Solomon. On it were five symbols that had been tattooed onto the fingertips. Robert Langdon recognized it as an ancient invitation that reviles the hidden wisdom of the ages. Robert must decipher codes that this invitation has presented to save his friend Peter Solomon who has been kidnapped by his own son, who is hungry for the lost wisdom of the ages.

I thought this book was intriguing and hard to put down. It presented mysteries and codes that kept me entranced in it. This book kept me wondering what would happen next. The vocabulary in this book was advanced but I feel that it suited the writer’s style perfectly.

Also, it had a few illustrations to help get the effect of everything which I thought was an excellent idea. I believe that it was a good idea to start a new chapter when the characters changed over. I feel that the overall layout of this book was easy to follow and it was easy to relate to each character.

I would strongly recommend this book to all confident readers. Out of five I would rate this book five because it is exciting and gripped your attention. This novel, I think, is an exhilarating book with plenty of surprises at every turn of event. I think that the book is exciting and made me think that I had to keep reading to see what happens next.

I believe that this book is also enjoyable because it made me feel like I was really there with the characters. I reckon that this book was a reasonable length and that it was very pleasurable to read. Also, I believe that the content of this book was up to standard and that it was very good.

I feel that the front cover is interesting and eye-catching but at the end of the book there is just a lot of empty pages for no reason. I believe it is good how the author has acknowledgments at the front of the book for all the people who helped him publish it, and all the people who gave him ideas for the book.

Reading Task 2 Term 3 2009
Title: The game Author: Diana Wynne Jones Publisher: HarperCollins children’s books No. Of pages: 199 ISBN 13: 9780007267132 ISBN 10: 0007263791 Gene: Fantasy

The game is about a girl named Hayley. She lives with her grandparents because her parents have been sent to the mythosphere for punishment because Hayley’s mother is not mortal and her father is. They were not allowed to get married because of this reason, but they did. Hayley who made her strict grandmother angry by ‘romancing’ was sent to live with her cousin mercer. That is where ‘The game’ begins. The game is to find things that are hidden in the mythosphere. The mythosphere is strands in outer space. Each strand is a different world. In the mythosphere Hayley rescues her parents and turns uncle Jolyon (the king of the mythosphere who put Hayley’s parents into punishment) into planet Jupiter. This book is a bit confusing but a good story overall. It is interesting and keeps the reader engrossed. New things always happen that keep the reader absorbed in it. This story painted a picture of the mythosphere and all the characters in my head. The game’s front cover was very eye catching and the picture on it is interesting, the picture makes you want to know what the book is about and what the picture is of. The blurb makes you want to read the book because it sounds exciting and exotic. The description of the people and places they go are in detail and I could see them clearly. I think that this author did a very good job in making this book because it was fascinating and made me not want to stop reading. I would recommend this book to people aged 11 and over because some of the sentences were confusing and you had to work out what the author meant. This book is full of action. I like the fact that it is about the universe so each character’s name represents a planet or comet. Also, I think it is good that what their name’s represent is told at the back of the book. I would rate this book nine out of ten because it is a fascinating story but you get lost in some bits and have to go back and re-read the page. You can really relate to the characters. Overall this book, I believe, is a good story full of adventure that is attention grabbing and out of the ordinary.



Reading Task 1 Term 3 2009

 * __Blue gene baby__ **

This book is about a girl called Rorie and her sister Elsie. Their parents have disappeared so they go to live with Nolita, who is the queen of fashion. Nolita doesn’t know it but she is being hypnotized by Misty her maid. Rorie was struck by lightning and developed comedian like powers, she can change into people if she puts on their clothes. Only her and Elsie know about this power. When nothing is being done about the search for their parents Rorie and Elsie decide to escape from Nolita and try to find their parents themselves. They escape on a boat and end up on Minimerica a top secret place that moves around the sea. They are in trouble of being killed so they escape from Minimerica on a plane that Rorie flies. Rorie and Elsie go back to Nolita’s Rorie figures out that Misty is controlling Nolita and stops her.

I think this book was interesting I didn’t want to put it down. It was a good book because it kept the reader interested and it was very consuming. The chapters were short but the heading of a new chapter made me want to read more because they sounded so exciting. There were lots of unexpected events in this book, but they fit in with the story and kept me engrossed in Blue gene baby.

Blue gene baby was a wild and thrilling book. My favorite character is Rorie because she is strong and looks after Elsie. She is a leader and very brave. The worst character was, in my opinion, Rorie and Elsie’s uncle. Even though he was only a small part in this book the characteristics of his personality were described well.

I think this book would get a seven out of ten due to the fact that it was really good and there were hardly and bad points about it. I would recommend this book to people who like mystery and action. I think people over ten would enjoy this book. The front cover was really eye catching and the blurb made you wonder what happens during the book. Overall this book was fascinating and a good futuristic adventure.