Tuesday, November 22, 2011

"Speak"

Authors Note: this essay is mostly about how Lauire Halse can really write a good book. She takes a topic and makes it seem so easy. Her books teach lessons and you will see that if you read this essay. Life is a lesson and so is this book.
 
Sometimes when I read a book I feel surprised. The book “Speak” is definitely a book that you’d be surprised at. Laurie Halse definitely hits the spot. She makes the book fell like you don’t know what going to happen. Books like this are the best you can find, and Laurie Halse can make that happen.

I really like the way Laurie Halse writes her  books. Something that I really enjoy are the topics that she chooses to write about. In the book “ Speak” it really touches your heart on how such a bad thing can really make you think,  “ Wow that is really sad that that is the way bullies choose to live.” Most of the time Laurie’s books make you think and then realize that is life is the best classroom to learn a lesson. It is true that her books have a purpose and reason to read.

One way to learn a lesson is the experience of life. Life is probably the biggest classrooms to learn from. There are many good and bad examples, and that is how we learn. In Laurie’s books her setting takes place in a lot of areas of a persons common daily life, which all takes place in life. “Speak” is a good way of learning another life lesson. Laurie uses good and bad situations and how to put them in a way to learn so I know that bullying is a very good example of a bad situation. As the reader, she couldn’t have picked a better example to write about.

Laurie Halse is an excellent writer. I think that i wouldn’t change anything about her book because I can tell she put a lot of energy and thought into this book. Many people could probably go on an on but there is really nothing to change. The topic is really a good life lesson, the writing technique it spot on and the characters has character to it. If I had to absolutely change one thing, that would be that I would have read it sooner because it was that excellent.

The books Laurie writes can be exciting, she takes a simple life lesson or topic and make it as surprising as it can be. Harassment can be tough, but getting through this book won’t be.
“ Speak “ is a book where, you will definitely realize life is one big lesson, and Laurie teaches it.