Gregor the Overlander
The book Gregor
the Overlander by Suzanne Collins was copyrighted in 2003. The novel is a
fantasy book that suggests that there is another world underground. In the
beginning of the story, Gregor and his baby sister Boots fall into a hole that
takes them to the Underworld. Gregor wants to go home but he decides to fulfill
a quest that he believes will help him find his father. After obstacles of evil
rats and spiders, Gregor is about to get his father when one of his quest mates
fights against him. In the end, Gregor defeats the rats and the spy, saves his
father, and returns home. The overall them of the novel is that you should
always stick with your family no matter what and to be loyal to your friends.
The story
is told in 3rd person point of view. The story is told as the event
is happening rather than it being a memory. The first part of the book starts
with Gregor dwelling over his father that disappeared and not being able to go
to summer camp. Gregor suddenly finds a portal in his laundry room that takes
him to the Underworld where he meets the underlanders who take care of Gregor
and his little sister Boots. The underlanders tell him that they believe he is
the savior and that he can save the underworld people. Gregor decides to join
the quest and believes that he might be able to find his father. The main
character meets many creatures while on his journey and some of join him on his
quest. In the end, Gregor saves his father and returns to the Overland. The
audience of this novel is intended for kids and teenagers. The general genre of
this book is fantasy because the setting is in a make believe world and the
animals can talk. The author makes the story interesting by adding a lot of action
and conflict. Suzanne Collins likes to write about adventure and it is
effective to the audience because kids like to have adventures.
Gregor
the Overlander affected me personally by giving me hope that miracles can
happen. For example, when Gregor found his father, it was almost impossible
that the family members would see each other again but it was a miracle that
they did. The book helped me understand how little kids work because it talked
a lot about Gregor’s little sister Boots. This novel was very similar to the
lightning thief book series by Rick Riordan because both of the main characters
are kids, they both discover new creatures and they both go on a quest.
I thought
that the novel was one of the most entertaining books I have ever read but it
was not a very challenging book. Harder vocabulary should have been included
and the message should have been deeper. I recommend this book to anyone who
wants to read a fantasy story and I would defiantly read the sequel to this
book.
Tab McCarty
11-7-13
RATING ***** 5/5
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