I'm still in the beginning of the book, but I think it's really good. Every chapter keeps me interested and pulls me in to make me want to read the next. The author makes some bold decisions on plot (mostly about bullying) which adds to the intense vibe of the book. I've also noticed that the character's names are sort of ironic. For example Nick's name, Nick Levil. The last part says 'evil' and that's what he is! Or Principal Angerson - an angry guy. Overall, I would definitely recommend this book and I think some parts can be relatable to students.
Friday, November 18, 2011
Hate List
I've just started reading the Hate List and it's very intense so far. The book opens with a scene about Nick, Valerie's boyfriend, shooting or wounding a bunch of innocent classmates at school, including Valerie (however, she was only wounded, not killed). Right after he killed them, he aimed the gun at himself. It was said that the people he was trying to kill were supposedly on the "Hate List", a spiraled red notebook Nick owned. Valerie looks back to when she Nick used to talk and remembered that he often very subtly mentioned suicidal thoughts, without really saying 'suicide'. He would always ask her, "Do you ever think about just leaving?"
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I also read this book and liked it a lot but I disagree with you when you said that Nick is evil. In many ways, he had a tough time of life, I'm not condoning shooting people or suicide but I definitely think there is more to him than just "he's evil". Maybe further into the book you can see my point a little better but I remember feeling very sympathetic to Valerie and Nick. For different reasons of course. I'm not saying what Nick did was right, but I don't think that he should be painted as evil. I read this last year, and liked a lot of it, it was very intense and different than anything I'd really read before.
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