Toni+W

=Toni W's 9th Grade Book Review=

The eery tale of the "Red Dragon" creates fears that didn't exist in your life, and keeps you guessing throughout the book. You start to hear noises in the dark and see faces in the shadows. This book is a 4 out of 5. It falls into 3 main categories: scary, mystery, and graphic, 3 of the best types of books! At every turn you feel frustrated because you, and not the characters, know exactly who the murderer is. You squint your eyes at the gory scenes when the killer murders his victims. You fill up with sympathy for the main character, Will Graham, because of what he goes through just to solve this case. This book is worthy of all people to read. Throughout the book, I felt as if I was following around the characters with a video camera, as they would in the movies, and was documenting the entire thing. It felt so real to me, and I felt like I could imagine the characters easily. At times, maybe even too easy. It gets very descriptive, and it loses me for a couple of seconds. But the next thing you know it says something crazy, and your back on the hook. Temptation reals you in. When I imagine this book in my mind, I can hear the screams, I can see the killers face. It makes me see the horror and makes me realize how terrible it is when this happens in the real world. The characters are very realistic. Not like those cliche romantic characters or the action hero. The romance throughout this book actually brings in the fact about making love and you don't normally see that. Also, The hero doesn't win like you expect them to. The hero gets put down from time to time, and not all the victims have a happy ending. The psychopath is crazy to the point of hallucinations, and flash backs to his childhood. He was brought up in a bad way, and you can tell he's torn up inside and out, and that is why he does what he does. His situation is more real than any of the other characters in the book, in my opinion. Thomas Harris did a great job writing his characters. "Red Dragon" by Thomas Harris, is an intriguing, and spooky story of insanity and mystery. This book will not only appeal to teens, but to adults too. Its vulgar language and gruesome endings of the characters causes chills and laughter, while the back flashes and the frustration, keeps me angry and willing to read on. I would definitely recommend this book to a friend, relative, neighbor,etc. because it'll appeal to all minds. This book is filled with some vulgar romance, gore, mystery, and more! Teens and adults are sure to enjoy.