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This Side of Paradise By: Laurel

The book that I read is called, This Side of Paradise by Steven L. Layne. All I have to say about this book is that it was outstanding. Plus, the author’s style was fabulous the whole way throughout the story. The details and word choice was amazing. In addition, I really loved how the main character, Jack Barrett, told the story in his point of view, which would be in first person. This book used very different words, and sometimes challenged me. To begin, the plot of the story is that Jack and troy have a father that is pretty much insane. Their mother is acting bizarre, and their Gram seems to be the only one that agrees on the family’s odd actions. When the family moves to Paradise, it seems as if everything is perfect, almost too perfect. The plot was a very interesting in the book. I know what it feels like to have the feeling that there is a problem, and I feel as if I can relate to the book because of that. That feeling has washed over me numerous times. The main characters in my book were Jack Barrett, Troy Barrett, Gram, and Chip Barrett. Jack Barrett is a boy who’s in 11th grade. I guess you could say he is pretty shy, but very open minded about everything in his life. I like his personality because he does not talk as much as Troy, but I also would’ve liked to see him stick up for himself, his gram, and his younger brother Troy.

Troy on the other hand, is the exact opposite. He says whatever comes to his mind, and asks way too many questions that are just unnecessary. I am fascinated with Troy’s character, but sometimes he is too high maintenance. Gram is a nice, caring, grandmother that just loves spending time with her grandchildren. Chip Barrett used to be normal, that is until he started working for Eden. Not too long after he got his job, Chip started acting insane. Chip is over obsessed with being perfect 24/7. I believe that I can relate to Troy because of his attitude, and Jack because of his open mind. I am definitely not shy like Jack, and I don’t ask a million questions like Troy, either.

This novel was awesome! I would most definitely recommend this fiction book to anybody. I feel as if I could tell anybody to read this, and they would agree that this book is excellent. I loved this book, and I think other people would love this book because of the suspense. Also, the fantastic choice of words really made the book great. Like I said, girls and boys both would not regret picking up this book because I know for a fact that they would love it, just like I did.