Amityville+Horror

Margot Period 4-5 2/06/09   __Buddy book Evaluation__ Jay Anson calls my book “Amityville Horror”. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes scary, mysterious, and gross things. I would rate this book a 10 because the book is really good and mysterious and in the end it doesn’t leave you hanging. The author is really good at telling people and describing what is going on and you can actually visualize what’s happening. Therefore, I would definitely give this a 10. The plot of the book is that a family named the Lutz moved into the house and they disturbed the spirits in the house. This is a problem to both families. So they spirits play tricks on the Lutz’s to get then out of the house. The first thing that the spirits did was making the house really cool. This aggravated the George the father because he was throwing o much wood into the fireplace. Also, the spirits made the toilets pitch black with chunks of something, which let out foul smells. Kathy got really mad because she just cleaned the toilets yesterday. Meanwhile, the keyholes around the house are dripping green slim and blood everywhere. Last, the kids had friends who were invisible to everyone but them. Missy the little five-year-old girl had a friend named Jodie who was a pig. The other boy Chris who was seven-years-old had a friend who was scared f the house and would only play outside. To continue on, the main characters are George Lutz, Kathy Lutz, Missy Lutz, Chris Lutz, Danny Lutz, their dog Harry, and Father Frank Mancuso. First, George Lutz is a young man 28 years old and runs his own business. Second, Kathy Lutz is 30 years old and works at home. Third, Missy Lutz is 5 years old and doesn’t go to school just yet. Fourth, Chris Lutz is 7 years old and is in kindergarten. Fifth, Danny is also 7 years old and is in kindergarten. Sixth, Harry the dog, he is 3 years old but in dog years he is 21. Last but not least, Father Frank Mancuso, he is 56 years old and is a priest who blesses people’s houses. These characters are all important too, because they were victims of the DeFeo spirits. The least favorite character is George because he is snobby and mean to him wife in children in the book and I think that is embarrassing to his family and friends. The setting is at 112 Ocean Avenue Amityville, Long island. My opinion of how the author described the house was really accurate and I can visualize the whole house. I think that the house sounded creepy when they were listing the characteristics of the house. The one thing that freaked me out was that George and Kathy found a secret room in the basement. I also, though that when the house was always cold was weird. I wonder why he didn’t hire a plumber or electrician to fix the thermoses tat. Last, when the author said that the key wholes were oozing green and red slim I got freaked out. I think that the theme of this story is that you shouldn’t keep secrets from people. This shows because when the Father blessed the house he heard a voice say “Get Out!” but the Father didn’t leave or tell the Lutz’s about what happened. I picked that example because the Father didn’t warn the Lutz’s that someone or something is still in the house. Also, when the Father didn’t tell the Luz’s what happened with his car is another one. I picked that example because what if the Lutz’s leave the house and their car falls apart when they are traveling to Deer Park? Therefore, I think that the theme of the book is that you shouldn’t keep secrets from people. With out a doubt, I would recommend Amityville Horror by Jay Anson to people who like scary and mysterious books. This book was suggested to me by one of the students in my buddy book group. Students and adults should be encouraged to read this book or see the movie because you can learn to let out things with out it being a secret. Therefore, I would rate this book a 10 because of the action and mysterious content. Just to make sure you didn’t forget the main characters had to go through a tough time to find a house that was perfect for them but it turned out it was their worst nightmare.