Last time it demanded a lot more of me emotionally. My casual, chill attitude has removed a lot of the stress: let's see if I'm still like this on week 52 (haha)!
This week's book was chosen due to its length: it was shorter than an average novel but not small enough to feel like I'm copping out. It's the ideal book for that year 3-4 age range who need something with a bit of a kick to keep them engaged.
The Switch is a story of two boys from entirely different worlds, who accidentally switch bodies one night. The first boy, Tad has all the privaliges that money and wealth can afford. Bob on the other hand has had to grow up on the wrong side of the tracks. When one night a case of magic means they swap bodies, chaos ensues. The journey that the boys will undertake includes murder, burglary and genocide!
Will they make it back to themselves is the ultimate question.
The language in this book isn't overly complex, but every now and again you stumble across a beautiful gem of a word, like the word languid, which stood out so loudly in the sentence that all I could see was the word itself. I had to reread that sentence twice!
The best thing about this book though is it's portrayal of characters. It's a twisted version of Oliver Twist where even the heroes are villains. There are no real good guys in this book, save the two boys themselves. If you're looking for something with a happy ending, this really isn't it!
I'm very glad I got a chance to sample the Horowitz style of writing, and while I won't be cracking into Storm breaker any time soon, I would certainly be open to more Horowitz stories!
Book 9 of my 52 book list and a book published in the 20th Century.
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