Book 3 Book Review

     I read two books for my book three project. Both of these books were very different from one another and special in their own way. The two books that I read were LET ME OFF AT THE TOP by Ron Burgundy and The Road by Cormac McCarthy. Whats so special about LET ME OFF AT THE TOP is that it is written from the perspective of a fictional character, not too many books have done this. I thought this book was extremely funny, it kept me laughing right up to the very end. Ron Burgundy's character is well portrayed throughout the entire book, they do a great job of showing his over the top personality.( Get it? Over the top) I just want to say that they did a great job with San Diegos favorite news anchor and I hope they come up with more hilarious stories about him. Now let me talk about The Road, it was so different compared to Ron Burgundy's outlandish stories. It was dark and brooding, always so serious. It kept you on the edge of your seat, never letting you know what was around the corner. It was about a man and his sons struggle to survive in a world where there was no hope left, only bitterness, hatred, and greed. The Man tries to teach his son right and wrong but its hard when the word around you is in shambles. They are the good guys they are the ones carrying the fire. This book won a Pulitzer Prize, it is also one of the many thrillers written by McCarthy. Both of these books were great and I would recommend them to anyone.

     I feel like one idea that is portrayed in both books is a bond made in love is one of the strongest bonds there is. This may sound strange coming from a book written by Ron Burgundy but its true! Him and his wife Veronica have a very strong bond they are in love and will stick together no matter what. Also Ron has a strong bond with his dog Baxter, he loves Baxter and Baxter loves him. Baxter is also Rons protector, he makes sure nothing bad happens to him. The bond the Man has with his Son in The Road is really strong, the man will do anything to protect his son. He doesn't care if he dies, he doesn't care what happens to himself as long as his son is OK, as long as his son keeps on living. His Son is the last bit of good in the world and he wants him to keep going. An example of the bond the man has with his son is " The man fell back instantly and lay with blood bubbling from the hole in his forehead. The boy was lying in his lap with no expression on his face at all." The Man will do anything for his son even kill.

     Another idea portrayed in both books is that sometimes violence is necessary to survive. Again that sounds kinda weird coming from Ron Burgundy but its true. Ron says when your in a prison riot you need to be violent sometimes you may not want to, but you have to to survive. He says you have to be crafty and mean to make it out in one piece. This is what he said about weapons during a prison riot. " Prison is not a craft fair. You made these things to hurt people, so get to it!" Again sometimes you have to be ruthless.This works for The Road as well, the Man does not want to hurt anyone, but sometimes its necessary for him and his son to survive. He shot and killed a man with a flare gun to make sure that his son was safe, to make sure that his son would see another day. He didn't want to kill that man, if he would have left them alone he would still be alive. The Man is a pretty ruthless guy when he needs to be, but his son doesn't understand that. He doesn't understand that sometimes its neccesary to be mean and nasty, you can't be nice to everyone, you can't help everyone. His son is one of the last good hearted people on the earth.

     In closing both of the books that I read for my book three project were amazing and special. They couldn't be anymore different if they tried, But they both had something that made me want to keep reading, just to see what would happen next. I would give each book an A+, they were both so good and I would gladly read each one of them again.