The book, Skeleton Key, written by Anthony Horowitz is a thriller. The book is told from the point of view of Alex Rider, a 14 year-old boy. After many missions Rider has gotten tired the spy company, M16, for manipulating him into these dangerous assignments. Yet, he gets convinced into doing another one. His objective this time was just to act like a normal kid going on a vacation to Skeleton Key, an island near Cuba. He was just being used to limit the suspicion of his fake parents who were actually spies. But, he ends up getting into much more trouble. Alex’s fake parents were looking for a nuclear bomb after being tipped off that an enemy had bought weapons grade uranium. His parents went scuba diving while Alex was left on the boat. They
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One way it kept me involved is that there were many curveballs the author through at you during the entire book. The author sometimes uses lots of detail when describing characters, and some times doesn’t use very much. An example when he uses lots of detail is when he wrote, “She too was casually dressed, in a loose-fitting skirt and blouse, with a brightly colored bag dangling from her shoulder and a loose string of beads around her neck. She wasn’t wearing any makeup. She was slim, with brown, frizzy hair tumbling down her shoulders. She looked more like a schoolteacher that a CIA agent.” An example when he used little detail was when he wrote, “The policeman nodded.” The plot moves slowly due to the book being very detailed. The imagery keeps me interested because it gives me a good idea of what things look like while still leaving some for your imagination. An example of imagery is, “There was a steel-and-glass desk with a telephone, a computer, ‘in’ and ‘out’ trays, and a halogen lamp on a long, metallic arm. A leather sofa stood against one wall. On the other side of the room was a silver filing cabinet with six drawers. A picture hung on the wall behind the desk: a seascape.” The author’s tone was serious because there wasn’t any joking around. Most of the characters were that way through the
One way it kept me involved is that there were many curveballs the author through at you during the entire book. The author sometimes uses lots of detail when describing characters, and some times doesn’t use very much. An example when he uses lots of detail is when he wrote, “She too was casually dressed, in a loose-fitting skirt and blouse, with a brightly colored bag dangling from her shoulder and a loose string of beads around her neck. She wasn’t wearing any makeup. She was slim, with brown, frizzy hair tumbling down her shoulders. She looked more like a schoolteacher that a CIA agent.” An example when he used little detail was when he wrote, “The policeman nodded.” The plot moves slowly due to the book being very detailed. The imagery keeps me interested because it gives me a good idea of what things look like while still leaving some for your imagination. An example of imagery is, “There was a steel-and-glass desk with a telephone, a computer, ‘in’ and ‘out’ trays, and a halogen lamp on a long, metallic arm. A leather sofa stood against one wall. On the other side of the room was a silver filing cabinet with six drawers. A picture hung on the wall behind the desk: a seascape.” The author’s tone was serious because there wasn’t any joking around. Most of the characters were that way through the