Kissing The Rain

Rating:
Summary: GREAT novel! - Julia Tramantano
Review: Moo Nelson is a young man who has to face the everyday chellenges of an oveerweight adolescent. His friends are not real friends, his enemies are real enemies though. He must deal with the "rain" (insults and beatings) every day of his life, but rather than drugs or alcahol, he escapes his inner torments with the simple peacefulness of a bridge.

One day however, the peacfulness is shattered as a case of road rage turns violent. Suddenly Moo is hurtled into a confusing series of events that endangers his well being. If Moo tells the truth, or if he lies, something terrible will happen. All Moo does know, however, is that he somehow has to overcome the rain.

This book is speactacularly written, truly revealing the inner torments of an overweight teenager. The confusing thoughts, the pain, the misery all comes pouring out in a horriyingly calm and accepting manner. I am 15 years old and an avid reader, so I am not easily impressed, but the book was very impressive. If you enjoy this book I would recommend "Crusader" as well.

Rating:
Summary: CONFUSING BOOK
Review: The book Kissing the Rain is about a fat kid,
Michael (nicknamed Moo) who is teased, or RAINED
OFF as he calls it, a lot. Every day after
school, after the Rain, he goes to a bridge with
a highway on it. He goes there to calm his mind
and to lose himself at the bridge. One day, he
sees two cars pull over. Pretty soon, a fight
starts and one guy is killed, but no one is sure
who kills him. Moo is one of the few witnesses
and the police take a statement from him and he
has to go to court. Some people want the guy who
supposedly killed the man in jail, but that guy
will do anything to keep that from happening,
even bribe Moo and seriously hurt his friend. To
find out what happens to Moo and the rest, read
the book.

I liked this book a lot. It reminded me of
people I know at school who are teased a lot just
because of how they look. That helped me connect
with Moo and understand his feelings, which were
quite accurate. The plot kept me interested and
it was written like Moo was actually telling the
story to you. It had curse words, badly spelled e-
mails, improper grammar, and other things to make
the book seem real. The ending was a perfect
cliffhanger and it made you wonder what would
happen next. I know there is not going to be a
sequel so this book lets me imagine the ending.
Also, it left you with a message, which is you
can say you are going to do something, but are
you really going to do it? Choices in life are
often very tough to make. I recommend this book
to anyone, no matter what they like or do not
like.

Reviewed by J. Plowe for Flamingnet Book Reviews, www.flamingnet.com.


Rating:
Summary: Great Novel, interesting approach to writing
Review: Yes, I do rate this a 5 out of 5. It has an interesting approach to writing, because the 'cause's are spelled cos, and Brooks uses capitals very often throughout the book, practically on every page. It's a great book to read, and sometimes the main character, Michael, nicknamed "Moo" for his fatness, states his thoughts in the book, and his thoughts are peculiar and its like...he takes all the words literally. For example, when a guy says all right?, after that he thinks of like...ALL RIGHT? IM ALWAYS LAUGHED AT FOR BEING FAT AND PUSHED AROUND. ALL RIGHT? yea...right.