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Summary: Excellent and worth the time
Review: "The Boxes" was quite simply an excellent book. The plot is well thought out and the book flows well. It has a fairly good ending which is something that I find rare for Sleator's books. It is worth the time.
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Summary: Marvelous Sleatorian Fun
Review: "The Boxes" is a thoroughly enjoyable fantasty fare from my beloved W. Sleator. This book is a sort of reworking of Pandora's Box with some neat elements thrown in. A great book for elementary school kids, even has some sort of ethnocentrism type elements included. Entertaining!
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Summary: Strange and weird, I love it!
Review: A great sci-fi book! Good for ages 8 and up. It had a catchey begining but the middle was a bit boring, but it all worked out with a marvelous ending!
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Summary: Be Careful What You Open
Review: A Review by DJThis book is mostly about my main character Annie who is left with two boxes from her uncle. Her uncle told her not to open those boxes nor tell any one about those boxes. Well, she broke those rules and opened both of the boxes and something incredible happened. She told her friend about the boxes and what was in it and what was happening with those boxes, something that she wasn't suppose to do, which was a very big mistake on her part.
I like this book because it keeps you glued to it, like you always want to read more and more to see what is going to happen. The book is very easy to read for all ages to a kid to a full grown adult. The book is very smooth; the author leads up to the high point of the book very smooth. But you have to keep in mind what happened in the very beginning of the book, or else you will be lost from the get go. There aren't very many characters and I thought that was plus because usually when I read I get lost in the characters because there are so many. I would recommend this book to any one that likes twisted books, and leaves you hanging just a tad bit.
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Summary: IT WAS GREAT ! ! ! !
Review: All I have to say, is that, this is the most incredible book and my favorite book I have ever read!!!!!!!! I'm trying to write a letter to the author himself, if you guys at AMAZON have any info about that, please e-mail me! EVAN :)
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Summary: A wonderful Pandora's Box, plot-twisiting, free-for-all!!!
Review: Another wonderful book from the mind of William Sleator. Again, his writing is clear and understandable, but his plot twists are wonderfully unexpected. For every child who has been told not to open a door, or look in a box, this book will keep you imagination reaming with posibilties long after you put the book down. A true classic in the sense that you find something new everytime you read it. So go ahead and read it.
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Summary: The Boxes
Review: Before Uncle Marco goes on another of his constant trips, he leaves Annie two mysterious boxes. Like Pandora, she must keep them safe and never open them. But curiousity gets the better of her. Soon the unspeakable occurs. Grotesque, crablike creatures come out with the ability to communicate to Annie telepathically. Annie could never fathom the power they have. . . This was a good book, partly, because I'm a fan of sci-fi/fantasy books. I couldn't put it down. There was a lot of action and cliffhangers near the end. You never knew what was going to happen next. The creatures and their customs were very creative. It's easy to read for all ages from kids to adults. The only problem was that it ended with a cliffhanger even though all of the problems have been solved by the protagonist.
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Summary: For My 8th Grade English Class
Review: Before Uncle Marco goes on another of his constant trips, he leaves Annie two mysterious boxes. Like Pandora, she must keep them safe and never open them. But curiousity gets the better of her. Soon the unspeakable occurs. Grotesque, crablike creatures come out with the ability to communicate to Annie telepathically. Annie could never fathom the power they have. . . This was a good book, partly, because I'm a fan of sci-fi/fantasy books. I couldn't put it down. There was a lot of action and cliffhangers near the end. You never knew what was going to happen next. The creatures and their customs were very creative. It's easy to read for all ages from kids to adults. The only problem was that it ended with a cliffhanger even though all of the problems have been solved by the protagonist.
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Summary: Yet another wonderful job, Bill!
Review: Congratulations on another wonderful book. I don't know, the way he writes just kind of put a spell on me. He's my favorite author, and the combination of the real and the unreal just... put me over the top. I can say the same for most Sleator books.
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Summary: The Boxes book reveiw
Review: I believe The Boxes was a very well written book. It has alot of very descriptive passsages such as the following. "A flabby, dark haired man with a greasy face smiled stiffly at us." Or "The big old furnace in the main room was like a black monster with lots of tentacles and right now it was hissing and rumbling softly with the effort to heat the house." These are both terrific examples used to show expression and detail instead of just telling it. Annie is a fifteen year old girl with short, black, hair and dark eyes. She lives in old neighborhood that is trying to be bought by the evil Crutchley Development Company. During this rough time her Uncle Marco leaves her with two odd and mysterious boxes. Before he leaves for some strange, unknown destination, he tells her they must never be opened, ever. Her curiosity is too much to bare and she gives into the irresistible temptation. " It had a disk-like body and six legs. Actually, only the back four limbs seemed to be legs, planted firmly on the floor. It was rubbing it's front two legs together. I couldn't see much of the face, only a ridged triangular head. The mouth seemed to be closed, and the other features, if there were any, were buried in the ridges." This is the great horror that Annie has unleashed. Now she must suffer the consequences. Though the book was very well written, it just stopped toward the very end. There was no exciting, meaningful lesson or last words to remember. This is not a book that ties up all the loose ends. In a way it was just disappointing. I expected more of a logical scientific ending to sum things up. Even though it had a poor ending, I still give the book 4 out of 5 stars. It was excellently written by author William Sleator. It shows a great use of similes and metaphors. It is a wonderful science fiction novel that has suspense, action , and demonstrates a strong sense of friendship. It also shows that either controlling a situation or losing control, can strongly affect the outcome. The Boxes is a book for all readers even those who don't particulary enjoy science fiction. I suggest that anyone should go out and get a copy today!
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