Book Reviews

Trapped by Michael Northrop

When school closes early because of the snow attack down, Scott and his friends decide to take advantage of the extra time to behave on a go-kart theyve been building in shop class. alone with nearly e genuinelyone else having left the school, and the snow coming down fast-breaking and faster, they realise they may have made a shocking mistake. So begins a chilling (sorry!) tale, which sees seven students struggle to stand on as the weather gets ever worse.

I normally dont comment on the presentation of novels, but have to cultivate an exception here because Trapped really is superb in that respect. Each chapter opens with a simple black and white picture showing the snow falling and the pile on the fuze getting higher and higher. Its incredibly simple, but really adds to the tensity and the claustrophobia created by the characters situation - big thumbs up from me, really original! Other than that, there are some other very strong points of the book. It features a likeable narrator in Scott, a premise which is realistic enough to be truly scary, and Northrop has a very easy to read writing style - I got through this in a oppose of hours, I was so keen to see what happened next.





That said, there are a duad of drawbacks - notably, the rest of the cast surrounding Scott seem a position on the clichéd side. Theres a mean kid who isnt really that mean, a couplet of girls who provide romantic interest for some of the boys, and not that overmuch character development taking place. The other thing which bothered me a little was the speed of the novels climax; the events of the last couple of chapters seemed to deserve considerably more time.

All in all, though, this is an sweet read which Id happily recommend. One word of warning onwards reading - given the weather forecast as I write this and the way in which Northrop makes the characters fate seem so plausible, if youre of a nervous disposition you may want to supply it until the summer before...If you want to get a full essay, devote it on our website: Orderessay



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