Rule of the Bone
Over the summer I read a book called Rule of the Bone. While I was sick this week I got a chance to go through my books and I saw it in my closet and remembered how good I thought It was, so that is why I decided to write my blog about it. It was written by Russell Banks, and was written in 1995, but chapters were released in 1992, 1993, and 1994 in newspapers. What I liked about Rule of the Bone was that it didn’t hold back at all on stuff that may be inappropriate, and it made it seem more realistic. Also, this made me realize this isn’t supposed to be geared towards kids that are 12 and 13. It is about a 14 year old kid named Chappie. It goes through a rough, exciting, crazy, and unexpected journey of the hardest years of his life. Chappie is a great character that makes some crazy moves in life that sometimes I cannot relate to. But sometimes he is in situations that are very easy to relate to, it also helps that we are around the same age and we are both boys. In a way he reminds me of a mixture between Ponyboy and Johnny, because he is making decisions he shouldn’t be making and everyone looks down on him because he is small. I’m not sure if I would recommend this book to be put in the classroom library, because of its inappropriate content, but I would definitely recommend this to Ms. Tabor. Rule of the Bone is very unlike most of the books I’d liked before, because it is more realistic, and intense. My Dad recommended it to me. It was one of those books that I couldn’t put down, because something is always happening.
Great blog!!!! I totally agree how books are more better when they tell the real story(with inappropriate stuff), instead of changing it when it is inappropriate.
ReplyDeleteWell, what is inappropriate? Who gets to decide that? I think each reader chooses what is too challenging for them as a reader. For some people it is violence. For others it is mature content about relationships. And yes, it's the real world and the way people are, so if you are ready to read about adults (and young adults) behaving, thinking, and talking like adults, then that's all good -
ReplyDeleteI think if a book bothers as you are reading it or makes you uneasy, then the easiest thing in the world is to close the book.
Russell Banks is a great writer - and I would agree that most of the seventh grade is looking for something else to read.