Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life

Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life by Wendy Mass, is probably the best book I have ever read. I've only read the first few pages, and I am really loving it. Jeremy is the main character and Lizzy is his best friend. Jeremy's dad passed away and his mother works late, so he barely gets to see her.

Guess what made me want to finish this book? Well, the first sentence did. It was, ''my sweat smells like peanut butter''. After I scanned over that, there was no way to make me stop reading. My first thoughts were, why? and how? But it was also kind of funny. I love starting a new book because I never know what the first words are going to be.

This book was in a realistic fiction bin, but I think it has some mystery in it too. How many keys are in this world? There are so many. Jeremy is trying to find six certain keys before his 13th birthday. When there is something missing and it's nowhere to be seen, I would call it a mystery.

I made up a name for this book or a word to describe it. ''Juicy''. Why do I call this book juicy? It is because there are a lot of surprises. For example, when Lizzy makes a suggestion, such as, ''lets walk to the supermarket'', I never know how Jeremy is going to respond. I make a guess on what he might say, and then I read on. My guess is usually the opposite of what he says. I get so excited when another juicy part hits my eye.

Over all, I absolutely love this book and there is no reason for every one else not to try it too. Have fun reading!

1 comment:

  1. Audrey, this is a glorious post. When I read it, I can hear you talking, so your voice really comes through. I think it was clever how you came up with a word to describe the book. This book is 100% juice!

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