Sunday, October 9, 2011

Choice Book Blog


            For my choice book I read the book Radiance by Alyson Noel. It is the sequel to another series she wrote called the Immortals. In this book the main character Riley has tragically died at the age of twelve. The book never really says how she died. She has started get used to life in the Here and Now, which is where people go when they die. She gets to live with her parents who also died and her dog Buttercup. After adjusting to her new life, she is told she must go to school. On her first day she is taken to have her life judged to decide what her job should be. She is decided to be a soul catcher and is sent back to the Earth Plane with her guide Bodhi or as she liked to call him “Dorky Guy”. They must find the spirit that is haunting a castle in England. Several things are different in the Here and Now from Earth. For example because thoughts are energy and so are the spirits of people so you can hear others thoughts. Also you can create things simply by thinking of them.
            I think that this is a very interesting book if you enjoy fantasy novels. Some of the things in this book really make you think twice about the things you’ve done in life like when she is judged the judgment council shows her a video of everything she has done in her life.  It also makes you wonder what really happens after people pass away. Also it made me wonder more about what dogs and other animals are thinking because she can here other people’s thoughts and therefore her dog’s thoughts but she can’t really understand them. This reminded of a book I read in 6th grade called The Good Dog by Avi. The whole book is written through a dog’s point of view.

1 comment:

  1. This sounds interesting! A recommendation based on this: The Lovely Bones is a good fantastical story! You might really like it!

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