The veldt

Have you ever thought of making things to do all your work? In the book The Veldt by Ray Bradbury you will experience compassion and hate. This is a great book except for the beginning, it takes too long to develop witch bores the reader before the good parts. This book also has a lot of good parts in it to, like the screams that sound familiar. Over all this author made the story come together quite nicely, except for a few mistakes (like the whole beginning). This book is the most shocking book I have ever read because of the suspense!

This book is the most shocking book I have ever read, even though the author gives you hints along the way it still came as a shock. The author did this by making some clues as fakes or in the wrong order while somewhere in the correct place at the right time. During the surprise the author made it seem as if it was not a big deal by having the children that ended their parent’s life, by sitting down and having lunch. Here is the example: pg 25 last paragraph “well here I am,’’ said David McClean in the nursery doorway. “Oh hello.’’ He stared at the two at the two children seated in the center of the open glade eating a little picnic lunch”. The author makes it seem as if nothing happened as if it was a normal day with some high suspense. Mostly because she later asked him for a cup of tea.

Although this book is full of suspense and mysteries it is also filled with boring everyday life that we do not need a book to know. Here is another example: At dinner they ate alone because peter was gone to a carnival. So George Hadley sat bemused at the table watching the dining room table produce warm food. (Pg 7 last paragraph) This is also a very good example for another thing the period of time or when it takes place. (It tells you nothing and all of the sudden a table is producing food then the wife goes on complaining about automatic bathtub tooth brush and so on.)Witch confuses the reader a lot and the might put the book away and not read it witch would not be good. The author could have fixed this by making the title more futuristic, or using future names. This would make it more understandable to the reader.

As you can see this book is the most interesting book ever. However it has plenty of mistakes and could have used a little more detail like when he said the vultures were flying overhead he could have said hovering,stalking,ect. Over this entire book contained plenty of action and surprises other than boring and lame begin. This book has a few messages, one is that you should be happy with what you have and not complain because it could get worse. Also one could be that don’t let riches and things get in the way of your life because they will destroy you.