Deception Point

By Dan Brown

Review by Lauren

The opening paragraph grabs the reader’s attention.

·Put reader right into the action

·Make reader imagine the unimaginable (ie. It’s not everyday that a 13 year old girl is accused of murder…)

·Don’t start with “the book I read was…” That’s way too BORING! Hook us into the plot!

Something is waiting out in the ice of the Artic, will it lead to rejoice or disaster in America?When the truth is revealed everyone will be astounded. Including the reader. John Henry (the President of the United States) struggles to hold his position in Dan Brown’s Deception Point.

The title and author are worked in naturally

·Don’t say, “My book was The Giver” when you can say, “Jonas, a twelve year old boy and the main character of Lois Lowry’s Newbery Award winning novel The Giver, must make decisions that impact his entire society.”

The overall idea and plot are discussed, without giving away the ending

·Keep it short and sweet, even if it’s a long book

·Just give the reader the gist of the book. Be clear, make sense, don’t give away the ending

In Deception Point NASA is struggling to stay alive during the election for the president, they need something to boost their virtue. When NASA finds something in the ice they rejoice. In the election Senator Sexton is battling the president for the position of president. With Sexton against NASA, if he becomes president NASA will diminish, opening space to all the private space companies, destroying it as we know it. Rachel Sexton, the senator’s daughter, doesn’t like her father very much. Working for the president, could she save NASA and space, as we know it?

Describe one exciting incident in detail

·Again, don’t give away the ending

·Be clear enough so that someone who HAS NOT read the book can follow

One super exciting thing that happened in the book was when Rachel and a few other scientists went out on the ice to take underground pictures of the meteorite 500 yards away from the tent, three men tried to kill them! The men had guns that shot ice pellets and were very deadly. When they printed and saw the picture they knew why, but that is for you to read and find out why.

End the review with your opinion and recommendation

·Who might like this type of book? (Sports fans? People that love to laugh? History buffs? Late night readers that like to be freaked out?

·What did you think? Is it worth reading? If it won an award, is it worth the hype?

I think people who would like this book, would be people that like all of the other Dan Brown books, but if you haven’t read those then I would say people that love stories about political problems and adventure stories. This book does contain some stuff that might be a little to intense for some people though.

I think this is one of the best books I have ever read I think you would too. This is a book definitely worth reading.