Review the Review
One reader of this book, named Evan, posted the following review online:
"This is a very interesting book, which has been written by a talented author with a strong grasp of the English language. The characters are all very realistic and remind me of people I know, particularly Joseph. I thought it strange that the title had little to do with most of the actual story, as the running man doesn’t play a major part in the story. Throughout the story the underlining message is that you shouldn’t judge people before you get to know them; everyone has a reason for their past. I would recommend this story for anyone who enjoys a good read, though the intended audience is Young Adult."
What is your response to Evan's comments?
"This is a very interesting book, which has been written by a talented author with a strong grasp of the English language. The characters are all very realistic and remind me of people I know, particularly Joseph. I thought it strange that the title had little to do with most of the actual story, as the running man doesn’t play a major part in the story. Throughout the story the underlining message is that you shouldn’t judge people before you get to know them; everyone has a reason for their past. I would recommend this story for anyone who enjoys a good read, though the intended audience is Young Adult."
What is your response to Evan's comments?
posted by Mr. Sylvan at
6:19 PM
8 Comments:
Yes, i would agree with most of Evans comments in his review. I do believe it was a pretty pointless name for the book. Maybe something to do with the silkworms would be more appropriate. The idea of silkworms just staying inside a box relates well to Tom who stays inside his house the whole time.
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Jordy P, at 1:54 PM
agreed,
i think that the title should have been something along the lines of Mystery Man.
i dont understand why the author chose "the runningman" for the title because it doesnt reflect on the book very clearly.
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RoB DiGiTy, at 2:02 PM
I agree with Evans comments about the title of the book as the running man had no real importance in the book. The title should have been something about Tom Leyton or silkworms or something more relevant to the story.
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Dom, at 2:17 PM
I agree with Evans comment as well as Jordy, Rob and Dom’s comments. Although I think the author chose the title “The Running Man” because it tells the story of how when Joseph was younger he judged the running man without truly knowing about his past but then later finds out the reasons from his past that explain why he had become that way and this is what I think the moral of the story is all about. This same pattern of judging, then finding out the truth repeats through the novel.
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OLLIE, at 2:19 PM
Yes i can see where Ollie is getting at and i think his opinion is correct,
but i still think that the title could have related more to the problems of Tom Leyton or the ways Joseph relises that everyone is different.
By how it shows that Joseph now knows that 'you cant judge a book from its cover.'
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RoB DiGiTy, at 11:44 PM
Yes, I think that Evan's comments were quite correct, all of the characters seemed very realistic and I also think that the title of the book ("The Running Man") was odd. Seeing that the running man didn’t play a big part in the story, I think that the title could have included something about Joseph or Tom.
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The Sam, at 7:14 PM
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Dylan, at 8:46 PM
At first I agreed with everybody's comments and thought they were very valid as I have every 'Post' so far. Then I actually thought Evans comments, the book and every comment so far and came to the conclusion that I disagree and a few points.
Evan said "This is a very interesting book, which has been written by a talented author with a strong grasp of the English language." Now, in my opinion, a talented author is someone of the likes of Dan Brown, James Patterson and Jefferery Archer. Okay, Michael Gerard Bauer may be a 'good' author but we are talking about a man who has "The CHILDREN'S Book Council of Australia" sticker on the front. Evan then went on to say, "The characters are all very realistic and remind me of people I know.." does this mean that Evan has a friend of his mothers like Mrs Mossop who regularly drops by to exchange gossip about one of their neighbours who she suspect is a lunatic!
Possibly the only thing I agree with Evan about is the unusuality of the title, but in doing so I disagree with what Ollie had to say about the title.'ollie' said "Although I think the author chose the title “The Running Man” because it tells the story of how when Joseph was younger he judged the running man without truly knowing about his past but then later finds out the reasons from his past that explain why he had become that way and this is what I think the moral of the story is all about." I believe that if you're going to write a book containing judgements of character and morals and so on you would write a book for a more mature audience then CHILDREN and have the audience age group consistent through out the novel.
I thought 'jordy p' had a great point about how similar Tom Leyton is to silkworms and the connection between them
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Dylan, at 8:49 PM
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