When I first opened this book, I honestly had no idea what to expect. I read the summary about it, and was suddenly very curious. As I started reading, I got the chance to read about Reef, one of the main characters in the book. My first impression of him was that he was a rebellious jerk, but as I continued to read, I found that his character is much deeper than that. He's troubled, and expresses his problems of anger and rage through crime/harm.
Further on into the book, I caught a glimpse of another main character, Leeza. At first, she seemed very compassionate, and caring. Not that she isn't, she is very much so. But her reasoning is something I didn't expect. She's hurt emotionally, and she finds that helping others is some what of a healing process.
My first impression of the setting went along quite well with the characters. When I was reading about Reef, the setting was more.. him. He was mainly in an abandoned hotel. I felt that it symbolized him as a person. It was run down, and out of shape. No one bothered to take care of it, or even pay attention to it. That's how I pictured how Reef feels.
When it came time to read about Leeza, she was in a hospital, helping out an elderly man who couldn't remember anything. I also took it as something that symbolizes her. She was surrounded with death, seeing as though her sister died of cancer, but she was also surrounded with new life. She herself, is trying to heal, and create something new for herself.
My first impression of the subject matter was that it was going to be a good read. I honestly felt that the book would be able to reach out to people in some sort of way, and let people know that hey, there are others out there that go through the same thing you do, sort of thing.
The over-all tone of the book is quite amazing, if you take the time to think about it. There are moments where it's funny, and it gives you a laugh, while others it's kind of like WOAH! That hit close to home.. I feel that there are many emotions surrounding this book, and will definitely captivate future readers.
Further on into the book, I caught a glimpse of another main character, Leeza. At first, she seemed very compassionate, and caring. Not that she isn't, she is very much so. But her reasoning is something I didn't expect. She's hurt emotionally, and she finds that helping others is some what of a healing process.
My first impression of the setting went along quite well with the characters. When I was reading about Reef, the setting was more.. him. He was mainly in an abandoned hotel. I felt that it symbolized him as a person. It was run down, and out of shape. No one bothered to take care of it, or even pay attention to it. That's how I pictured how Reef feels.
When it came time to read about Leeza, she was in a hospital, helping out an elderly man who couldn't remember anything. I also took it as something that symbolizes her. She was surrounded with death, seeing as though her sister died of cancer, but she was also surrounded with new life. She herself, is trying to heal, and create something new for herself.
My first impression of the subject matter was that it was going to be a good read. I honestly felt that the book would be able to reach out to people in some sort of way, and let people know that hey, there are others out there that go through the same thing you do, sort of thing.
The over-all tone of the book is quite amazing, if you take the time to think about it. There are moments where it's funny, and it gives you a laugh, while others it's kind of like WOAH! That hit close to home.. I feel that there are many emotions surrounding this book, and will definitely captivate future readers.
