Book Review

Book Read : Soul Stealer by Martin Booth


Application:

I learnt that when you are doing things, don't be rash but think calmly about whether your method will work. Also, your rashness will cause you to oversee some small matters or clues which might matter alot and would affect the results in the end, which may make you happy or sad. Think twice before doing something so as to ensure what you are doing is right and won't do harm to innocent people. Also make sure it will work without creating unnecessary trouble. Your actions can create chain actions which might create harm that you do not want.

Analysis:

I am going to show you the comparison between Tim and Sebastian. Tim is a inquisitive kids who likes to ask alot of questions and like to make some remarks about his sister but he is also a caring brother. He stood up for his sister when Scrotton bullied his sister and wanted to take her sandwich. He is quick thinking and can solve the problems that he encountered like in the supermarket, he saw a thief going around stealing stuffs yet he cannot do anything about without arousing the thief's suspicion. But then, he remember he had the power of a puniter which he did not know how is it like so he decided to try it out. In the end, the jacket of the thief was unzipped and the thief was eventaully caught. Meanwhile, Sebastian is an unpredictable person. One day he says he won't do this, yet the other day he did it. For example, he says that he won't change to an animal to go to school but on the next day, he did it, making Tim and Pip worried for him.

Synthesis:

There are many climax in this book but the most exciting part is the one at the end where Sebastian, Tim and Pip team up together to fight against Scrotton, Yoland and De Loudeac. Many battles happened there and the enemies almost succeeded in their plan in hoping to steal people soul. It was so exciting with what seems like 1 to 1 combat. And what the exciting is when De Loudeac held on to Yoland and pull him down into the reactor where both of them died due to the extreme heat. Scrotton exploded into thin air when the policeman shot him, leaving the police confused on what Scrotton was.

Evaluation:

I think that the book title is a good one. It tells us what we would expect in the storybook but I thought that it would be for the good side but it appears that the soul stealer was Yoland. It somewhat gives me the surprise that the soul stealing skill is not for the good guy but the opposite. Normally, the title of the book is to explain what is going on or what will the good side have that let them win the battle but this book is the opposite.