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Summary: Good book
Review: This was one of the most terrific books I have ever read. I would recommend it to anyone who is even considering it as a read. It is very fast paced, exciting, and even mysterious, and by the end, teens will learn a valuable lesson.
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Summary: THE MONSTER I SEE
Review: I REALLY LIKE THIS BOOK. IT WAS VERY INTERESETING AND SAD. I LIKE IT BECAUSE IT ACTUALLY RELATES TO THE LIFE WE ARE LIVING NOW. IT SHOWS US SOMETIMES HOW LIFE CAN BE FAIR AND ALSO BE UNFAIR. SOMETIMES YOU CAN BE BLAMED FOR SOMETHING FOR BEING IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME. IT TEACHES US THAT YOU SHOULD BE MORE CAREFUL WITH WHAT TYPE OF PEOPLE YOU ARE DEALING WITH AND WHEN AND WHERE YOU ARE. I LIKE THE BOOK BECASUE IT SHOWS THAT AS LONG AS YOU HAVE ONE PERSON ACCUSING YOU OF SOMETHING THATS HOW YOU WILL BE JUDGED BY MANY OTHERS EVEN IF YOU PROOVE THEM WRONG. LIFE IS UNFAIR LIKE THAT AND YOU SHOULD STAY AWAY FROM THE BAD THINGS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE EVEN THOUGH YOU KNOW YOU WILL NOT DO ANYTHING BAD. ONE THING WILL LEAD TO OTHER THINGS.
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Summary: An Interesting Book To Read
Review: Monster is an exceptional book, in my opinion, that cannot be written in a better way. Steve Harmon, the protagonist, tells his views on what happenend during his time in jail and in the courtroom. He views back his life as he is being accused out in a robbery. The dialogue is written like a film script which tells this unique story with a vividly image.
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Summary: Monster By Walter Dean Myers Review By The ShNaMasta
Review: Monster is about a 16 year old boy named Steve Harmon. He is accused of assiting in a murder by being a lookout, while a criminal shoots a convienence store owner. The story is conveyed by Steve in a movie script he creates based on his jail and court experieces. He also shows his emotions through his journal which he writes in while he is locked up.
This book is good for the ages of maybe 12 to 16. This is because it shows a kid in adult situations which may relate to many teens. At first, the author's way of sending out the story is confusing, but then it becomes more natural. Monster is not a very long book but its theme is fantastic. Big things come in small packages.
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Summary: Worth Reading
Review: I thought the book "Monster" was a good book. It was very interesting and kept me reading until the last page. I think that everyone knows someone that has been accused of something that they were not a part of. I think that this book is a good example of that. I think that this book is well worth reading!!!
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Summary: A student from Prosser C.A.
Review: Monster by Walter Dean Myers was an excellent book! Once I started reading it I couldn't put the book down, I was into the book when I read the first page. I think it was a good book, because of the way Steve was expressing his feelings throughout the book. I felt like I was in the courtroom by the way the attorneys and witnesses were talking back and forth. I read this book in a fast pace, and I know everybody could read in a fast pace too. I recommend this book to anyone. I guarantee that students of all ages will enjoy this book as much as I did.
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Summary: Poor Kid
Review: It was interesting to read a book in the view of a "ghetto" kid accused of a crime and I liked how several characters became intertwined in a chain of events throughout the clarification of the story. However, the defendant progressed through the entire book without ever gaining a chance to defend himself, and explain the truth. Maybe the author tried to show the actual injustice faced in life today, but it really frustrated me to an extent that the book left me feeling irritated and unsettled!
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Summary: MONSTER- Walter Dean Myers
Review: Monster, a story written by Walter Dean Myers, is very complex, sophisticated, but interesting book. In this story, a young teenager named Steve Harmon, along with two of his friends; attempt to rob a drugstore near their town. After being caught and charged with a series of crimes, including murder, they faced a number of trials. But the book mainly focuses on Steve, who believes he should be released because he didn't plan the robbery, or kill anybody. This book is written in dialogue form, in which characters from the beginning could reappear, making it a challenge for the reader. We think the author's writing is very complicated because he adds various scenes through out the book at moments notice. Thus, the plot is hard to follow. He can persuade you into believing that one guy was guilty, then as the story goes along, your mind adjusts to believing it is a different character. The setting of the story takes place in two main places, The Manhattan Detention Center, and the Manhattan Courthouse. By these, we see what it is like to actually be there. People fighting, crying, yelling, pleading at one another. The courthouse is very important to Steve because there he fights for his freedom and what is right. The courthouse is where everything is real. The truth is brought to the reader, and is also where the reader makes his/her decisions as to who is guilty and who is not. Once again, we believe that MONSTER is a spectacular book to read. Not only does it bring TRUTH, MERCY, and JUSTICE, but it also relates to everyday life and how to handle situations, and what decisions to make and which one is the best to follow. We recommend this book, mainly for teens and up who are interested in mystery-murder type of novels, for example, Who Killed Miss Griffin? So if you are eager to find out if Steve gets released, or gets put behind bars, read Monster, by Walter Dean Myers. By: Junior J. Vinci
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C.S. Thompson
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Summary: Riveting for the reluctant reader
Review: I am a media specialist in a senior high school. One of our supplemental reading programs is the Administrator's Reading Circle where an administrator host a group twenty students each grading period for four sessions for discussion of a book. This grading period the tenth the comments of the students has been overwhelmingly positive. Even though the activity is a voluntary one on the part of the students, some reluctant readers joined the Circle and have shared with me the power of the book as they have read it over and over again. Walter Dean Myers has managed to take the experiences of a young juvenile and penetrate the imagination and thought processes of my students.
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Summary: Innocent Until Proven Guilty
Review: In the fiction novel written by Walter Dean Myers, "Monster," it is obvious that there is an injustice that is taking place. Can you ever think back to a time in which you know that you were innocent of doing something, and still everyone accused you of being guilty? Well, in Steve Harmon's situation, he is innocent, and he has his back against the wall with everyone accusing him of committing the crime of murder. For starters, Stever Harmon, was not even in the store at the time of the murder. This goes to show that a person's color was able to give he or she false characteristics of who they really were and what they really did. Myers does an excellent job of showing the main character's feelings when he shows his handwriting in the journals he wrote in during the trial. Myers allows for the reader to have some sort of relationship with Harmon that shows that Harmon is innocent of the charged crimes, but he does it in such a way that we don't feel emotional over his hardships. It is written in a very well form of giving just enough information that the reader can comprehend with the situation at hand, yet keep a distance from becoming attached. This is one of the reasons in which I enjoyed this book so much. In closing, I would like to touch on the title, "Monster." In my own words, I believe this title has to deal with how people view Steve Harmon without even knowing who he really is as a human being. A monster is a make believe character that kids try to keep away at night with nightlights. Steve Harmon does not deserve the title of monster, because we should not try to keep him away. We should learn from how he deals with the opinions of society.
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