Dark Dark Wood Essay

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Reading Ladder of Preference
In a Dark, Dark Wood - Ruth Ware; (Conflict between peers that lead to something horrible)
Death Sentence (Escape from the Furnace) - Alexander Smith; (Escaping by using their power against them)
Solitary (Escape from the Furnace) - Alexander Smith; (Stuck in a hole with only the idea of escaping keeping him sane)
The Asylum - Madeleine Roux; (Uncovering the secrets of not only the school but himself)
Fugitives (Escape from the Furnace) - Alexander Smith; (Running away from the police, soon to realize the police isn't what they need to run from)
Execution (Escape from the Furnace) - Alexander Smith; (Finding the man responsible for starting a war of genocide)
Hoot - Carl Hiaasen; (Struggle to save owls from a pancake restaurant)
Tuesdays with Morrie - Mitch Albom; (Morrie spreading his ideas on how to live life)
Maus - Art Spiegelman; (Mouse version of a Holocaust survivor)
Skeleton Creek - Patrick Garman; (Search for the secrets of a town while gaining help from a friend)

In a Dark, Dark Wood: I have never read any books that were that long and that in depth but I am glad that I did. As soon as I started reading it I dedicated a lot of my time to continuing to read it. This book is not just about someone who was murdered but the steps that lead up to the murder. The main character wakes up
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The main character, Alex finally escapes prison but along with escaping he also starts a war between the world and the creatures that were locked up in the prison. The story is kind of slow but it covers for with interesting side conflicts that happen. I like how the story does not just show them running from the police but how the prison escape leads to something much greater than just what was in the prison. I would recommend this book for people who like books with side conflicts that don't have to pertain to the main

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