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Title: The Devil and His Boy by Anthony Horowitz ISBN: 0-698-11913-4 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: September, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.4 (5 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: The Devil and His Boy
Comment: The Devil and His Boy
This story begins in the small town of Framlingham, where young Tom Falconer is cruelly treated by Sebastion and Henrietta Slope, the owners of the Pigs Head Inn. Tom Falconer is an unhappy young man who isn't having any luck in life. However, this rapidly changes when a mysterious man arrives at the inn and demands that he take Tom back to London. After a short struggle they are both on horseback and on the path to London but trouble is not far off. They soon encounter a masked criminal, Gamaliel Ratsey, who promptly murders Tom's rescuer and would have murdered Tom if he hadn't quickly rode out of sight on the horse.
After the attack Tom finds himself on the streets of London starving and without money. He soon finds himself a home however, when he is recruited by Dr. Mobius to play a part in his play, The Devil and His Boy. He lives and rehearses on a weather-beaten boat with the troupe of actors who call themselves the Garden Players. He is sure he is being left in the dark, that there is something Dr. Mobius isn't telling him, and his suspicions are confirmed when an unknown man appears on the boat and makes some kind of deal with Dr. Mobius. Tom soon finds out that the play is to be performed in front of Queen Elizabeth of England and he allows himself to dream of riches and glory. Unfortunately, Tom has no idea that the play he will perform is actually the beginning of a dark plot of destruction set by Dr. Mobius himself!
I believe that the two major themes in this book are those of morality and honesty. However, these two themes are touched on very lightly. Crime is a common thing on the streets of London and Tom is pressured several times into a life of thievery. His best friend while in London is Moll Cutpurse, who herself is a master pickpocket. While he stays with her they often go to places full of criminals who brag of the riches they have accumulated through treachery. This is a strong temptation for young Tom but he stays with what he knows is right in his heart and becomes an actor, one of the few things that makes him happy.
Honesty is also a theme that is present in this book. When Tom first decides to join the Garden Players he doesn't know if he should trust Dr. Mobius or the other actors. He is very suspicious especially when Dr. Mobius goes into several fits of anger. I think morality could tie into this too because his good sense of morality tells him that these people were not to be trusted.
Overall, I think this book does an excellent job of portraying a plot that keeps you on your toes and shows how a good sense of morality can do a lot for a person. Also, a large amount of information in this book is actual fact and many characters were real people. This puts a bit of English history into a fascinating plot, which showed that a little imagination can go a long way.
Rating: 3
Summary: Hey...Sub-Par...
Comment: 1. Children's books represent some of the best literature in the world.
2. If you are above children's books, you had better go back to school to learn how to spell. Get a personal editor.
Rating: 1
Summary: Sub-Par
Comment: I found this book disapointing. [Of course, its pretty pathetic that I'm reading children's books to begin with, but thats another matter.] Anyway, I think that the author exploited the Elizabethan setting, exagerating some aspects to the point of caraciture, but presenting nothing truely horrifying. It seemed so unhistorical, I was suprised to find out how much of the story the author "based on fact." He treated the themes of morality and honesty very lightly; the character Molly was a thief out of necesity, but the real hero unrealisticly and sanctimoniously refused to turn to crime. And the ending was predictable.
Read Susan Cooper's King of Shadows instead.
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Title: Eagle Strike (Alex Rider Adventure) by Anthony Horowitz ISBN: 0399239790 Publisher: Philomel Books Pub. Date: April, 2004 List Price(USD): $17.99 |
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Title: Stormbreaker (Alex Rider Adventure) by Anthony Horowitz ISBN: 0698119347 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: April, 2002 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Point Blank (Alex Rider Adventure) by Anthony Horowitz ISBN: 014250050X Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: April, 2003 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Myths and Legends by Anthony Horowitz, Francis Mosley ISBN: 185697975X Publisher: Larousse Kingfisher Chambers Pub. Date: 15 April, 1994 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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