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Review: It was great!!!!!!!!! You got to read it.
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Review: The book The Boxes is a non-fiction book. I don't really know the theme of the book cause it doesn't really have a theme. This book is about a girl, Annie, that has a very mysterious uncle, Uncle Marco, that leaves on these mysterious trips and doesn't tell anybody were he's going or when he's getting back. One time when he goes he leaves these two boxes under her control and tells hers not to open them. She becomes extremely curious about what is in the boxes and decides to open them. What is in the boxes are mysterious things that now she has to deal with. At the same time she has to deal with a construction that is trying to tear down her neighborhood to build a mall. Another problem is that the construction company wants what is in the boxes and they try to take it. This book is very interesting, and it is really weird and sometimes confusing. I liked this book because it was creative and the plot of the story was different from most books I have read.
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Review: The Boxes is a good Sci-fi book and I gave it five stars. The reason I gave it five stars is that I think that William Sleator had a good use of dialogue. Also he had great description and detail about what the characters looked like. For example "Uncle Marco pushed back his thick hair. He had a narrow face with a strong nose and a cleft chin, and pale blue eyes. He was very good-looking." An example for dialogue is "Did you leave the boxes with me on purpose? Did you want me to open them?" it made them sound normal. I also liked how he made the creatures telepathic. The story line was extremely good and the flow of the story was moderate. One thing that I would change about the book is the amount of dialogue used in some parts of the story. Another thing is the topic of some chapters changes a little too much. Also he could have described how the creatures looked in more detail. He also could have made the creatures more vicious. I would recommend this book to every body who likes Sci-fi or not. I think that it is a good book for ages twelve and up. My conclusion is that Sleator did an excellent job writing The Boxes.
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Summary: Ho-Hum.................
Review: The Boxes is a middle-of-the-road book written by William Sleator, a mastermind of young reader's science fiction books. Some pros and cons...-Cons -SLOW CHARACTERS: for the people being in high school, they're kinda short in the intelligence end, as some parts to the story are glaringly obvious, yet they can't figure it out. -ODD ENDING: the ending calls for a sequel, as its a cliffhanger, but is there one? The plot leaves no remaining probles for the protagonist to solve, yet somehow it still isn't finished...hmmm..... -Pros -CREATIVITY: even though this is another one of those books in which the hero has to save the whole world, this is VERY original. The ficticional creatures (duh, its sci-fi) and their customs are very imaginative, yet not over-the-top -SUSPENSE: even with all of the flaws mentioned above, I raced thowards the climax & ending. (even though it was a let-down...) You should be able to finish this book very short amount of time. -BOTTOM LINE: This is simply an average book. There's thousands better, and thousands worse. If you're a sci-fi fan, why not add this to your collection?
-crf
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Summary: Be Careful What You Open
Review: The Boxes Review You will not want to put down this thrilling science fiction book with a cliffhanger ending. This book gets you interested and sets your imagination on a journey that will keep you guessing. You never want to stop reading. We want a sequel to find out what happens to Annie and Henry next! St. Bartholomew Catholic School Fourth and Fifth Grade Classes.
Columbus, Indiana
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Summary: St. Bartholomew School 4th and 5th Grade
Review: The Boxes Review You will not want to put down this thrilling science fiction book with a cliffhanger ending. This book gets you interested and sets your imagination on a journey that will keep you guessing. You never want to stop reading. We want a sequel to find out what happens to Annie and Henry next! St. Bartholomew Catholic School Fourth and Fifth Grade Classes.
Columbus, Indiana
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Review: The boxes was a great book! It left you with suspension of what was going to happen next. It made keep reading, and never put the book down. It also leaves you on the edge of your seat wondering what's happening next. If your a person who likes suspence, and terifing creatures, then this is definently the right book for you.
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Review: The boxes was an excellent book that I wold love to explain to others. I am giving this book a 4 out of 5 stars. This was a terrific science fiction book. The author wrote great detail on the creatures. Some examples from the book about the description of the creation were when Annie says, " I could see what it really looked like. I felt sick. And yet, even though I wanted to run from it, I couldn't. It legs, planted firmly on the floor. It was rubbing the front two legs totally diffferent personalities. For example, each of Annie's (main character) friends acts differently at things. William Sleator also explains how a money craving company, tries to get what they want if they cam't make a deal. For example on how thhe Crutchley Development Company can't get Annie's family to sell the house so they try to brake in the hose, and follow the family mambers. The book is about Annie, and how she opened the boxes that lead to the opening of a new life in which she has not seen. These new creatures aren't the prettiest things in the world and nicest. Thing that make Annies want to get help. I would do the same thing to. Her Uncle Marco told her not to open the boxs, but Annie thought that there was nothing bad in them, just an artifact or something. So she opened it. I think you whould to. As much as I think this book was good, the ending left you hanging. an example would be how did Annie save her house from being bought by the big company, and what happened to the creatures? The ending was pretty much stated badly. You can't have a perfect story and have a bad ending. It's just can't work. Besides that, it had a wonderful beginning and middle that entrenches you. I would really recommend this book to someone who wants to expand his or her mind or ideas. This book is also realistic. Annie goes to school like a normal day person, has freinds like everbody eles's, and goes through things that you and I would go through at school. In fact her main freinds are so cought up in love that they don't even help Annie out of the problem that she has. The growninups in this book were really out there. You have the company's manerger throwing fits, an uncle joking, making a teen- ager not believing her, and so on. This book also shows how a small community try's to push awway a big company. With a book that expands your mind, and fun to read, I think you should read this. Enjoy!
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Review: THE BOXES I liked THE BOXES because it had a lot of suspense. This book is about Annie's uncle leaving 2 boxes with her while her uncle goes on a mysterious trip. Her uncle told her not to open the boxes but she couldn't stand not knowing what where in the 2 boxes. Annie tells her friend Henry about the boxes. 1 of the boxes where in the basement and the other box was in her closet. In the box that was in her closet there was a weird creature that they called the clock and it could make slowdowns for the creatures in the basement. Annie, Henry, and the creatures are the only ones that don't get caught in the slowdown but every one else gets caught in the slowdown. I liked this book because it had a lot of action and cliffhangers near the end. I recommend this book to people that like science fiction books. By JUSTIN
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Review: The novel, The Boxes, in my opinion is one of the best books written. It is a very good science fiction/mystery. I enjoyed it very much. It was very well written and descriptive. It kept me reading for hours! I enjoyed it very much and if you decide to read it, I hope you like it as much as I did.
(If you liked this book, read the pre-quel ' Marco's Millions."
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