Monster (Amistad) | Walter Dean Myers

Monster (Amistad) | Walter Dean Myers | MONSTER

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Monster (Amistad)

	Monster (Amistad) Walter Dean Myers Amistad, 1999 - 288 pages average customer review:based on 682 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

What did she see?

I picked MONSTER up while participating in the African-American Read-In Chain, with the notion that I'd probably not choose to finish it. I could not put this book down! I simply had to know what would be the outcome of Steve's trial.
There are a number of touching moments in MONSTER as well as harsh, real moments. He has real, 16 year old fears like going to the bathroom in front of the other inmates. And he also must deal with the harsh realities of physical and sexual violence while in prison. He spends a lot of his time trying to figure out just who Steve really is.
The novel comes to a close with a wonderful and thought-provoking scene between Steve and his attorney.
This book really involved both my thoughts and emotions. Great read!

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MONSTER

MONSTER

MONSTER! Is that really what Steve Harmon is? Steve, a six-teen your old boy an accussed felon of this story. Steve was falsely accused of aiding a robey and being at the scene of a murder. This happens when a small group from a gang the "Diablos" want to make quick money. The boys decide to "hit up a drug store and rob the joint." The boys do not realize the consequences of this event. The consequences are 25 years in prison to life and even to a death sentence. Steve is unable to handle the fact he is facing jail, he writes a journal that he is going to turn into a movie.
The journal is about what occurs in the court room during Steve's trial.
This book is for teens to adults. Children would not be able to grasp how Steve Harman is connected to a crime he was accused of. Also the book might be a little to violent for the children to handle, there is mild violence, and language throughout the book. Teenagers would love this book, it has much meaning to it. For an example the book recieved it's name "Monster" from a statement made by the leading prosecutor about Steve, the defendant.
I absolutely love this book. Once i picked up the book i wanted to keep reading it. Walter Dean Myers does an fabulous job in this book by creating to different views in this book, a movie and Steve. I highly reccomend this book for almost everyone above elementay school.

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Steve Harmon - Monster or not?

The novel Monster by Walter Dean Myers is a story about Steve Harmon who black, 16 years old and on trial for murder. The story is written like a screenplay but also has narratives that show the what Steve Harmon is feeling. It is a very fast moving drama that goes from the prison to the courtroom and flashbacks of Steve's life and the plot is very believable. Throughout the story, Steve questions whether is a monster or not because he is feeling like that is how the different people in his life see him - his attorney, his parents, the jurors. He struggles with whether he is good or bad. Because even if you were the lookout are you a murderer? Sometimes in the eyes of other people you are already convicted. Steve uses his journal to give you stories about prison and to show his thoughts on his predicament and what is happening each day in the trial. The descriptions that are given of prison life make you feel like you are there with him. This experience changes his life. The dialogue and language change with the scenes and it gives you a clue what the character is like by their speech. In the end, you are left really not knowing whether he did it or not even after the verdict.

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Well written YA novel

Monster is a strongly written novel with an even stronger theme. The few characters that are deeply developed, although most are not developed at all, are really able to connect with the reader, and get inside their head. The pacing is very easy to follow with it being very fast paced in most places, although some parts are rather tedious, especially the lawyers' closing arguments. The plot and point-of-view can be a little confusing, because the novel switches from third to first person often, but the important plot points are clear. The setting is shown in a rather unusual way, and it can sometimes be unclear as to where you are, but the movie script does provide an interesting read.

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Tyler's book review

Monster by Walter Dean Myers, is about a kid named Steve who is 16 years old, he is black, and lives in New York. Steve is a boy who goes to jail, because he robbed a store. Almost the whole book is about him in the court room.
This book is definitely a book worth reading, because it is written very well. It's worth reading but it's very hard to understand because it is written in a movie form. This book would be great for 12-13 year old, because the way its written is hard to understand but it would be easy enough for 12 and 13 year olds to understand. There for this book was very interesting and a good book.

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