I gave the book, "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers, a 3 out of 5 stars. Monster is an interesting book in several ways, the way it was written and the entire plot, making it a page turner. The format of the book alternates between first and third person. In the first person point of view, which is like a diary entry, written by the main character Steve Harmon. While third person point of view is formed like a movie screenplay. The basic plot of the book is about a robbery that happened before Christmas. Steve Harmon befriends James King, who is a leader of a group. James King and his friend, Richard "BoBo" Evans create a plan to rob a store. Steve was supposedly on the lookout, as well as, Osvaldo Cruz. The robbery ended up killing Mr. Nesbit, one of the workers in the store. All of them end up being arrested and on trial for murder. Steve Harmon's lawyer, Kathy O'Brien are both fighting to defend Steve's innocence. Throughout the trial, Steve writes in his journal for a movie he is writing. In the end, Steve is free, which seemed predictable to me. While James King and Richard Evans were sentenced for 25 years. A lesson I learned from this book is be careful who you trust/hang out with. In this case you might think someone is "cool" until you go through ups and downs with them. Overall, I liked the book but I felt like I couldn't connect with it. This book felt like a quick read, due to the way it was written, which made me quite intrigued. The end of the book seemed pretty vague and left me wanting more. When being written in third person, I felt lost and confused, having to re-read some parts over again. I feel that if the entire book was written in first person, I would have gave a higher rate.
The format of the book alternates between first and third person. In the first person point of view, which is like a diary entry, written by the main character Steve Harmon. While third person point of view is formed like a movie screenplay.
The basic plot of the book is about a robbery that happened before Christmas. Steve Harmon befriends James King, who is a leader of a group. James King and his friend, Richard "BoBo" Evans create a plan to rob a store. Steve was supposedly on the lookout, as well as, Osvaldo Cruz. The robbery ended up killing Mr. Nesbit, one of the workers in the store. All of them end up being arrested and on trial for murder.
Steve Harmon's lawyer, Kathy O'Brien are both fighting to defend Steve's innocence. Throughout the trial, Steve writes in his journal for a movie he is writing.
In the end, Steve is free, which seemed predictable to me. While James King and Richard Evans were sentenced for 25 years.
A lesson I learned from this book is be careful who you trust/hang out with. In this case you might think someone is "cool" until you go through ups and downs with them.
Overall, I liked the book but I felt like I couldn't connect with it. This book felt like a quick read, due to the way it was written, which made me quite intrigued. The end of the book seemed pretty vague and left me wanting more. When being written in third person, I felt lost and confused, having to re-read some parts over again. I feel that if the entire book was written in first person, I would have gave a higher rate.