Wednesday, December 23, 2009

DAN BROWN: A MASTER IN CREATING GENIUS PLOTS

TITLE:DECEPTION POINT
AUTHOR:DAN BROWN

WHAT'S INSIDE:

DEEP IN THE ARCTIC ICE, A RARE OBJECT BELIEVED TO HAVE COME FROM OUTER SPACE IS DISCOVERED AFTER BEING BURIED FOR SOME TIME. PRESIDENT HERNEY OF THE UNITED STATES CALLS RACHEL SEXTON, AN INTELLIGENCE ANAYLIST TO VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE OBJECT FOUND(IT SO HAPPENS THAT RACHEL SEXTON IS THE ONE AND ONLY DAUGHTER OF SENATOR SEDGEWICK SEXTON, AN ASPIRING PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WILLING TO DEFEAT HERNEY AT ALL ODDS IN THE ELECTIONS).SENSING THAT MORE HELP IS NEEDED, OCEANOGRAPHER MICHAEL TOLLAND IS THEN SUMMONED TOGETHER WITH YET ANOTHER EXPERT, CORKY MARLINSON, AN ASTROPHYSICIST. AS THEY GO FURTHER IN STUDYING THE OBJECT(BELIEVED TO BE A METEORITE), THEY SOON DISCOVER THAT EVERYTHING IS A FAKE. SOON, WILLIAM PICKERING ADMITS THAT HE IS THE MASTERMIND IN PLANTING THE FAKE METEORITE BENEATH THE ARCTIC(THIS IS TO HURT SENATOR SEDGEWICK SEXTON'S CAMPAIGN). AFTER HIS CONFESSION, HE THEN SHOTS CORKY, MICHAEL AND RACHEL TO ASSURE THEIR SILENCE. HOWEVER, THE THREE OF THEM WERE ABLE TO ESCAPE DEATH.

ALREADY AWARE OF HER FATHER'S EVIL MOTIVES IN CASE OF WINNING THE PRESIDENCY,RACHEL SEXTON REFUSES TO SUPPORT HER FATHER THIS TIME. THUS, PRESIDENT ZACH HERNEY ONCE AGAIN SITS AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR A SECOND TERM

COMMENTARY:

THE BOOK IS DEFINITELY A PAGE-TURNER! DAN BROWN IS NOT JUST SKILLED-HE IS UNDOUBTLY A GENIOUS! HE KNOWS HOW TO MAKE THE EVENTS IN THE STORY APPEAR REAL.GUYS, I TELL YOU, THIS IS A MUST READ!!!!!

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

NOT JUST ANOTHER TEEN ROMANCE NOVEL

TITLE: A WALK TO REMEMBER
AUTHOR: NICHOLAS SPARKS


WHAT'S INSIDE:

BEAUFORT,CALIFORNIA-LANDON CARTER, FAMOUS YET UNMINDFUL OF HIS FUTURE, IS FORCED TO PARTICIPATE IN A SET AFTER-SCHOOL COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES AFTER THE PRANK HE AND HIS FRIENDS PLAY GO TERRIBLY WRONG. HIS PUNISHMENT INCLUDES A SPRING PLAY UNTO WHICH HE HESITANTLY AGREES. ON THE OTHER HAND, JAIME SULLIVAN, A CONSERVATIVE AND RELIGIOUS DAUGHTER OF A PASTOR IS ALSO INCLUDED IN THE PLAY. WHILE WORKING TOGETHER FOR THE SUCCESS OF A PLAY, LANDON AND JAIME BEGIN TO DEVELOP SOME UNEXPLAINABLE FEELINGS FOR EACH OTHER. NO SOONER, THEY DISCOVER THAT THE ARE FALLING SO DEEPLY INSIDE WITH ONE ANOTHER. BECAUSE OF THIS, A DEEPER KIND OF RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THEM IS FORMED. THIS FURTHERS THE GAP BETWEEN LANDON AND HIS PEERS.

LATER IN THE BOOK, JAIME CONFESSES TO LANDON ABOUT HER INCURABLE SICKNESS. LANDON IS THEN WORRIED AND CAUGHT OFF-GUARD. SOON, JAIME IS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION. AFTER THE INCIDENT, LANDON ASKS FOR JAIME'S HAND IN MARRIAGE. SENSING HER END IS NEAR, SHE AGREES. SHE DIES MONTHS AFTER THEIR MARRIAGE. HOWEVER, LANDON LOVE FOREVER STAYS AND REMAINS..........


THE COMMENTARY:

THIS IS NOT ONE TEEN ROMANCE NOVEL WORTH FORGETTING-POIGNANT, PLOT WELL-WOVEN, BEAUTIFUL AND SINCERE. NICHOLAS SPARKS HAS THE ABILITY TO MAKE THE READERS CARE ABOUT THE CHARACTERS HE CREATE. MOREOVER, THIS NOVEL OF HIS DELIVERS SUCH A "BEAUTIFUL MESSAGE"-LOVE IS NEVER BLIND. RATHER, IT IS UNCONDITIONAL-IT SEES PAST A PERSON'S OUTWARD APPEARANCE. THIS NOVEL IS ONE OF A KIND-A RARE FIND! GUYS, IF I WERE YOU, BETTER READ THIS IF YOU HAVEN'T!