My Response!

For my R+E, I read the book 'Things Not Seen' 

Have you ever wished you were invisible? Most people have. Well, one day a boy named Robert, or Bobby, wakes up one morning to find that he is gone! As in not there. Invisible. Naturally, the first thing to cross his mind is, "Cool! I'm invisible!" But soon he realizes this this is not fun, and definitely not a joke. He can't talk to anyone, make friends, go outside normally, or go to school until he is fixed. His dad (the obsessive scientist) tries his best, but it has him stumped. But, despite his problem, Bobby finds a way to go outside without being noticed -- to wear no clothes at all. So, fully invisible, and fully naked, he goes outside and goes to the library, where he meets a girl named Alicia. The good thing about her is that she is blind, so she doesn't even know he's invisible until he tells her. Then, when the school and government get suspicious and the law threatens to tear his family apart, he has to think up some quick solutions and takes some daring chances. Can an invisible boy, a blind girl, some compulsive scientist fathers, and their conservative wives save Bobby -- and themselves? Read the book to find out!

My Exploration

For my E, I read the sequel, called Things Hoped For. I also asked my friend who also read the book some questions. 

1. How are Things Not Seen and Things Hoped For alike or different? 

Maddy: Well, in both of them, there is some sort of sienc-y mystery, involved, and they are both kind of paranormal in a way. Also, there are some of the same characters.

Me: Both of them have a science-fiction sort of mystery going on, and also the main character in the first one, Robert, is a secondary character in the second book. I don't think they are actually a series but they have very similar plots. 

2. What did you like about this book? 

Maddy: I liked the plot because it was interesting and there was always something happening.

Me: I liked that it was kind of a science/mystery thing, and it was like a clean, kids version of CSI, almost.

3. What was something you didn't like about the book?

Maddy: Well, it was kind of bland for me, and also it was a pretty short novel considering the story line. It could be a longer book if it was re-written. I've never really like Andrew Clements. 

Me: I didn't like that the author used repetitive words sometimes, and a lot of the sentences started the same. He also had a lot of choppy sentences.

4. What would you rate this book, and why?

Maddy: I would give it a 7.5/10 because the author didn't really go into detail in some of parts, but it was still a good story.

Me: I would give it a 6/10, because there wasn't enough description to really soak in the book.

Ratings!

I rate this book (Things Not Seen) a 4/10.

PErsonally, this was not a good book. It started out pretty slow and was a little lacking description. The plot could be interesting, but the author did not do a very good job with it. The only thing that kept me the least bit into it was the story, but I did not like the way the author wrote it.