Monster: A Story About Crime, Justice, and Life on Trial

The writing style of this book is amazing and unlike anything I have ever read. It is easy to see that he is using coping mechanisms to get through the hardest things he has ever been a part of. It reads so well and is captured amazingly. The movie doesn't stack up next to the masterpiece that this book is.

I wouldn't recommend the book MONSTER to anyone who is younger. One of the characters Steve Harmon was in the drug store when Mr. Nezbit was the one who was killed. So you can tell by this scene, it has intense scenes in the book for younger children. Even though some may say the book is too intense, it's has a lot of passion an explanation.

I would totally recommend this book, Monster because Walter Dean Myers, the author, includes real life situations and how jail works. You should be over 13 years old if you read this because it contains inappropriate things and drug use. The text states "Its probably those crack people. They say they'll do anything for that stuff." which shows the reader real life situations. My reasoning about the book Monster is that people have real life struggles and situations anyone can be in. Although people might no recommend the book Monster, but I do because people should know about other struggles, or what would happen if this situation happened to you.

I thought the book was really well written. The screenplay format made it very unique. I also enjoyed how the author finished the book, but he didn't answer all your questions. The book keeps you quessing and thinking about it long after the last page. I also thought that it showed you how the friends and decisions you make can affect you in a positive way or negative way. I would recommend this book to middle school and high school students.

Good book.I liked how the author drew me into the character's mind. I loved the book's style. Many students can use this for class performances. I would like to see this book made into a movie. The author makes you feel the character's pain and suffering. I would recommend this book to anyone. The description used makes you feel that you are a part of the action. You must understand what the abbreviations are too follow the story. The book was very suspenseful. I could not put it down. I read the book in two days. The bond between the characters was very strong. In the ending, and throughout the whole story, you could put yourself in the place of the jury. If you did not like the decision of the jury maybe you could write to the author and tell him what you thought. When reading the book I felt very scared. This is one of the reasons kids of any age shouldn't go to jail. When done I thought that it would be nice to be a lawyer and to try to save an innocent person's life from prison. The title was kind of misleading in the beginning, but near the end I understood what it meant. The weird thing about the story was that there were three lawyers instead of two. The main character was very scared and helped me realize that family is the best thing in the world. What happens in the story reminds me of bad streets in towns and that you should avoid bad places and situations. You never know if a person is a bad person just by their looks.Don't take small things in this world for granted because while in jail Sam realized that they mean alot. In closing, I definetely would read another book by this author. Travis Breese

This is a very depressing book. It is a page turner and at some points it is a tounge twister. It was a good book and I reccomend it to young adults and higher.