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Apr 24, 2015cascadianow rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Stars: 3.5 4/24/15 By: Ethan Miedema Monster is a great book for anyone looking for a quick and easy read, but also wants a slightly complex and morally challenging book. When reading Monster, one has to ask himself if they believe that Steve is innocent simply because he says he is, but yet he keeps calling himself a monster, making you think where does his heart actually lie? The book opens up by having an excerpt from Steve’s diary. This really draws the reader in, because he doesn’t immediately say what Steve is in prison for. It then transitions to a style that is not unlike you are reading what a movie script for Steve’s film class, which makes it easier to understand who’s saying what, but it also makes most of the book dialogue mixed in with Steve’s feelings in his diary pieces. Sometimes it makes it hard to understand what is going on because of how the camera is supposed to be facing which almost takes away the mental image you get to create and replaces it with exactly what Steve or Walter Dean Myers wants you to see. Overall, the story is nice and complex and fun to see how the characters unfold and how they are interconnected, and gives you a nice idea of how the court system works. I liked the book and would suggest it for anyone over the age of 12.