Monday, 25 October 2010

Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz

This book was one that I could not put down. As soon as I had read even the first page I was automatically drawn into it. Its exciting, trilling but also quite nerve raking and always made me jump with the surprises in store.

The outline of this book is when Alex Rider loses a relation, his uncle Ian Rider, in a suspicious accident. Using his skills of karate and investigating Alex finds out that his uncle was a spy for MI6. When MI6 send him on the same mission as his uncle, to investigate the new computers for schools made by Herod Sayle, he discovers that theses computers are not all they are cracked up to be. During his adventure to stop his generation dying out Alex nearly dies a numerous number of times. In the end Sayle plan is put on hold, but not for the way in which MI6 or Rider hoped.

I found this book extremely interesting and exciting the whole way through. Within different chapters you experience different emotions/ feeling that are portrayed through Alex's thoughts and words. Its fun entertaining and is surprising at different stage eg who is involved in the crime. However to improve the book I would maybe put in a part where it is a lot more relaxing instead of having parts where he nearly dies or gets chopped in half one after each other. Basically there is no real structure as the whole thing is like the climax of the story.

Personally I think that the quotation in the book Just remember Alex Rider, you're never to young to die'. I think it really sums up the whole book in a nutshell as basically this book is all about the times in which Alex is so close to death in trying to stop Herod Salye. I also found this quotation made that part suspense, which I don't usually like but in his way it was very good and almost set of the scene of his main adventure. My favourite feature in the book is Herod Sayle as he is funny in this book even though he is the 'evil' character. He is shown as someone short and round, always ready to gamble with someone and has weird pets, I mean come on he keeps a Portugese man-o-war, a jellyfish. He is my favourite as he shows just as much determination as Alex does in trying to stop Alex ruining his plan. I think that he is the perfect villain for this book as he has a good reason and matches Alex and his companions perfectly.

This book is brilliant, exciting all the time and I rate it ****** 5 stars.
AMAZING!!!!!!

If you follow this website you can see other reviews of this book from all over the world!!
http://www.readingmatters.co.uk/book2.php?id=250

Also if you follow this link you can see an interview on the author on this book;
http://www.alexrider.com/agent/Exclusive-Interviews/Anthony-Horowitz-Interview

17 comments:

  1. well done! i have read this book and i think that your review really summed it up. i think that you maybe could have included a snip-it from the movie as i think that that could have brought it alive but otherwise ***** !

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  2. hey beth ! a really good sum up of the book! ebi: you explained why the book rating was ***** stars !!!!

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  3. you used all the things on the sheet and it seems like a really good book!!
    EBI you used a link to youtube for a video about the book
    ^_^

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  4. hey beth!! =) really like your review of the book - i like the book myself so you really summed it up well. next time explain why you gave it ***** stars!!

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  5. good links and very good language, very persuasive

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  7. great blog!!! but why was the book so good??? (you didnt say ) xxxxxx

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  8. great book blog i like the way you included your feelings about the book. to improve just add some more pics

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  9. awsomee you make me want to read it xx maybe add some xx but why did you give it five stars

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  10. Beth :) You really explained your opinions on the book :) WELL DONE :)I can't really think of an improvment... :) XX ABI XX

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  11. cool blog it makes me want to read the book nd good links:)

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  12. Beth ;) This is a really good blog as you have explained what the book is about. Next time you could explain why you gave the book ***** stars.
    Note:you have given the book 6 stars on your book blog review!!! ;)
    XX HANNAH-MAI XX

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  13. wow beth good blog im obsessed bout these books there the best lol =D nywaiz gd anaysis but nxt time explain whyy yu gave it five *****

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  14. gr8 blog :) and next time mayb explain y u gave it 5 stars x x

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  15. i hav read this book and i lluv it. Really descriptive and informative. good use of quotes and stuff

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  16. This is reli gd and its gd how you included quotes and links! Iv always wanted 2 read this book and now i want to read it even more! It would be even better if u added links to other books by this author
    =]

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  17. i have also read this and would agree with the star rating! i love the introduction at the top of the page-very proffesional! ;)

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